Most students, myself included, are really, really busy. Classes, homework, jobs, clubs, sports, partying and other such worthy pursuits take up a lot of time, often at a price. We lose sleep, our rooms get messy and, perhaps worst of all, we make eating healthy food a last priority.
Just over six years ago, the first major attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor left our citizens in a state of shock with subsequent waves of fear and anxiety. The country never seemed so united, behind a president who, back then, had a shred of credibility.
Our culture is being eroded and the American way of life is under siege by radical leftists who desire to destroy Western civilization. What communism would have done to our economy had it prospered as some “Americans” desired, multiculturalism will do to our culture if it succeeds — and that is destroy it.
As the tragic anniversary of Hurricane Katrina passed, I’m reminded of how little power we possess in preventing such natural disasters. Despite having the technology to research life’s many mysterious forces, we are virtually defenseless against Mother Nature.
The 2008 presidential election posturing is in full swing and opinions from all sides of the political spectrum are being spewed campuswide.
The United States has been handling housing the wrong way for far too long. More people are becoming homeless for longer periods of time while the cost of renting houses and apartments skyrockets. In urban areas, run-down, abandoned buildings sit empty while families crowd into shelters and thousands sleep on the streets.
I often marvel at how modern technology allows us to collect, manipulate and analyze data, especially when such knowledge can be used to achieve positive goals. Unfortunately, although it is technically impressive, this information can sometimes paint a dismal picture that we must face in order to progress.
It seems one cannot go anywhere these days without hearing about the war with Iraq in various media outlets. As Americans, we tend to get our news through headlines online or by skimming through a newspaper. Most of us really don’t read into the actual story.
According to The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, “An overwhelming percentage of Christians (79 percent) say they believe in the second coming of Jesus Christ.”
The two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina passed last week, and news reports indicate that, for thousands of people down in Louisiana, the situation hasn’t improved enough. Elsewhere around the world, the United States wages endless wars against Middle Eastern countries to stabilize the region, hurricanes slam into Central America and millions of Africans squander away years in refugee camps with little hope for improvement.
Tragedy struck in August when three rescue workers were killed while trying to save six people trapped in a Utah mine. Everyone heard the story.
You sit down in your dorm room, turn on the TV and what do you see? The big news story about the Michael Vick dogfighting case. You think to yourself, “How can a football star commit such cruel and violent acts to poor, helpless animals?”
Being opinionated is not necessarily a negative thing, but an opinion is only as good as the reasoning that precedes it. And that is where our society is lacking.
Picture this: You’re browsing around a store and your eyes spot the most adorable accessory. You think to yourself, “Oh my god, I have to have this. It will totally go with my new pair of Manolo Blahniks.” So you pick up the adorable, little Chinese baby and bring it to the counter with your other couture purchases.
I’m going to join the ranks of many other columnists, environmental organizations and regular folks to decry the purchasing and use of disposable water bottles.
As the presidential campaign season continues its anxious drive toward November 2008, I cannot help but think of some of the broken components of the system by which we elect presidents in the United States.
Technology has changed the landscape in and out of government. The backlog of FOIA requests is huge – The Seattle Times has a pending request with the Department of Energy dating to 1995.
You know it’s tough being a conservative these days when Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani’s own daughter is backing Barack Obama.
But schools named after leaders are a dying breed, according to the Manhattan Institute, a New York-based think tank.
For those of you doing any interstate traveling during what’s left of the summer, take this story to heart.