Finding enjoyable classes to fill perspectives can be a challenge, especially if your major has nothing to do with the topic. Lucky for me, my Geology 100 class is interesting as well as a fulfillment...
Medical marijuana has become legal in thirty-five states, including Illinois, as a treatment for various diseases and specific health problems.
In Illinois, medical marijuana can be used to treat thirty-four...
As students enter the third week at Augustana, they are already encountering a feeling of uneasiness involved with partying.
Students believe they are being faced with a choice of ‘have fun, but get...
Just over a month ago, an unarmed teenager was shot and killed by a police officer. Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was killed on August 9, did not get a chance to begin his freshman year of college....
Government of the people, by the people and for the people, has perished from this earth.
According to a recent study performed jointly by Princeton and Northwestern Universities, the United States of...
Whenever there is an episode of mass violence, as has been happening all too frequently recently, the first thing I do is brace myself for the offensive media frenzy that will surround it.
This is not...
American eating habits are terrible. We have so much food that we are able to eat for the sake of eating, rather than for nutritional purposes.
Foods are crammed with chemicals, preservatives, additives...
On Feb. 2, Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose. At age 46, the actor was found in his Manhattan apartment with an empty syringe protruding from his arm.
Hoffman was known...
Every year when the Emmy’s, Golden Globes or any awards show draws closer, the media and the public begin discussing the race factor. By the race factor, I mean whether or not the voters will nominate...
College is a trying time for everyone. The abrupt transition from high school teenager to a young adult who has very adult worries on top of the workload of classes and extracurriculars is rough. But for...
Every year November rolls around and buckets of Thanksgiving joy are rained down on Americans everywhere. All over America, people give thanks for their families, loved ones, life successes and many other...
This is not the first time the United States federal government has been shut down. This is not even the first time it’s been shut down by a Republican controlled House of Representatives to prevent...
