You have to admit, the world is getting pretty scary. Friday, the United Kingdom announced to the public that it successfully foiled a terrorist plot to "commit mass murder on an unimaginable scale." When I heard the news, I didn't flinch.
Drew Robert Winter makes the case that the president is a tyrant in his column, "'Freedom,' as defined by Bush, only infringes on people's rights," (SN 8/2). I've been hearing this accusation since 2000, when President Bush "stole" the presidential election.
Reprinted from the Nov. 6, 1981 edition of The State News I'm in my office and just as this student walks in, the phone rings.
As some Christians deny scientific evidence, which can be proven, I will fight them with their own book of knowledge.
I stumbled last week into two of the more interesting conversations I've had on education. With the school year beginning and debate revving over President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, these talks struck me as getting down to the rub about our future.
Five children were drowned, their mother confessed to the crime — and yet no one is guilty. On July 26, Texas jurors found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity for the methodical killing of her children on June 20, 2001.
The past week has seen the United States brutally attacked by a massive heat wave. More than 100 were killed in California alone, the vicious force tearing through the country, sparking record highs in state after state.
Boom. Boom, boom, boom … boom. Pause, repeat. Boom. Boom, boom, boom … boom. Pause, repeat. That is the sound of the bass, which is followed by voices — laughing, yelling, chatting — and Fergie belting out "Let's Get Retarded." Despite assumptions, this isn't the soundtrack to a Friday night bash.
Reprinted from the November 12, 1979 edition of The State News I'm on my way into my building and there's this sign taped up on the front door: "IRANIAN STUDENTS GO HOME!" I'm standing there looking at it when one of my former students comes up.
Many Americans see evangelicals as a monolithic group that opposes gay marriage and abortion and worships in the suburbs at megachurches.
Freedom has been one of the most central concepts in America since the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock.
The great state of Missouri is no New York or California, but it has a lot to offer. From Burt Bacharach to former President Harry S.
During the dead of winter, my skin usually looks milky white. Sometimes I smooth and straighten my naturally curly locks.
Reprinted from the May 2, 1980 edition of The State News I'm slithering on my belly commando-style through the bushes over by Beaumont Tower with a broomstick for a rifle last night, this campus cop spots me and comes charging on over. "OK buddy," he snarls, stickin' his .44 Magnum in my face.
Nobody's perfect. Your elementary school teachers used to tell you this when you made a mistake.
Conception — the point at which life begins. At least it is according to the fundamentalist community, anyway.
One morning something bad happened. I got to the last spoonful of my Lucky Charms and suddenly noticed a crippling deficit of colored marshmallows to frosted oats.
I can't get enough of Lash Larrowe. From his improper English to his tendency to be politically incorrect, it's undeniable that Larrowe is real.
Reprinted from the February 13, 1978 edition of The State News I'm over in the corner with these stonies, getting set to try out their brand-new gatling bong, this earnest student butts in. "Can I speak to you for a minute, Dr.?" he asks. "Can't you see I'm busy?" I snaps.
The Bush administration needed four years and a Supreme Court ruling to forcefully accept that, yes, captives in the war on terror are covered by the Geneva Conventions, which call for humane treatment. Despite disturbing reports that the United States has used extreme interrogation techniques — pouring phosphoric liquid on detainees, beating them unconscious and simulating drowning with "waterboarding" — President Bush has steadfastly maintained that torture has never been used on prisoners to extract information.