Perspectives

  As little kids, its easy to brush it off as nothing when your friends are mean while at the same time exaggerating those negative actions of other classmates. When I was little and my friend Carl would hit me, we would usually yell a little bit and then get back to playing Legos or Super Nintendo, as if nothing had ever happened. However, when my friend Matt and I would … [Read more...] about America overreacts to UNESCO Palestine vote

While the economy remains Obama’s weakness going into the 2012 presidential race, his foreign policies have not only measured up to his campaign promises, they’ve exceeded them. Examples of this include Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, Col. Muammar Qaddafi just last week (turns out Obama’s “leading from behind” strategy was more brilliant than his … [Read more...] about Iraq is over, the Middle East mission is not

GOP candidates Rick Perry and Herman Cain both preach that the United States must cut spending and impose flat taxes. They believe that they have the solution to balance America’s budget and secure a financially stable future that embraces economic freedom and equality. Because the majority of taxes are taken from the rich, much tax revenue would be lost. These candidates make … [Read more...] about Fair tax falls flat

The voice of Reach OUT leadership has been loud and clear this semester. They have brought a resolution for recognition before SGA and made movements toward applying for ICC membership. This membership, if approved, would mark the first clear policy stance by Seaver College on an LGBT group. The voice of the administration, however, has been neither loud nor clear on this … [Read more...] about Reach OUT or just out of luck, administrators must decide

When the first Invisible Children documentary debuted in 2004, it quickly gained attention. Exposing the gruesome actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army in recruiting and exploiting Ugandan child soldiers, the film shocked viewers and provoked them to action. Seven years later, millions of people have viewed the documentary and offered their time and money to end the violence in … [Read more...] about Awareness raising needs riveting and entertaining detail