Perspectives

Thanks for reading and it's been a pleasure for Loureen and I to present the Perspectives section to you each week. Unfortunately it's time for me to move on to more (or arguably less) important things— like the intense senior-level course load I'll have next semester— and this will be my last column as section editor. During the past three months we've covered a … [Read more...] about Co-create collective impressions

Americans love "Forrest Gump." Upon its initial release in 1994 it marked the top-grossing film of the year in North America and to this day it remains No. 34 on the list of all-time box office sensations. Honestly there's not a lot to dislike about a guy whose most profound insight is that life is like a box of chocolates. But there's something about the actual premise of … [Read more...] about Vietnam analogies misrepresent war in Afghanistan

A young man has been concurrently managing relationships with a number of attractive women. Peers and outsiders observing his behavior may possibly label him as "promiscuous yet he will still undoubtedly receive the notorious yet victorious declaration as a ladies' man." Meanwhile if a young woman also takes part in dating numerous men at the same time or even at different … [Read more...] about Evaluate personal assumptions to achieve equality between sexes

It might be politicians who promise "No new taxes or athletes promising (even while under oath) that they have never, ever taken any performance enhancing drugs (except during those five years in Boston). It might be marriages, in which two people make a promise to love one another for better or for worse" (unless of course "worse" means financial hardship sexual frustration … [Read more...] about God always keeps his promises

Our lives here today are better than any have been throughout history. Our stomachs have never been fuller our homes have never been nicer or safer and our lives have never been longer. We can travel anywhere in the world in a matter of hours enjoy any global cuisine right outside our doors and witness a plethora of academic and artistic wonders at our constant disposal. With … [Read more...] about Humility service create earthly paradise