Perspectives

ASHTON ELLISStaff Writer “Remember when the whole world looked up.”  These words appear as the tagline to the new film, “In the Shadow of the Moon.”  Set for release this month, the documentary features interviews with every living member of the Apollo Moon missions.  They recall the crowning technological achievement of the twentieth century: landing a man on the moon and … [Read more...] about Reignite the engine of exploration

CURRY CHANDLERStaff Writer One of the basic tenets of journalism is that the profession is concerned with the five Ws: who, what, where, when and why. Concerning teenage suicide, the answers to the who, what, where and when are known, but the why remains unanswered. Suicide among young Americans has skyrocketed, definitively capping a lengthy period of abatement in suicide … [Read more...] about Suicide rate skyrockets, rises 76 percent for American girls

RACHEL JOHNSONAssistant Perspectives Editor Oprah Winfrey is arguably one of today’s most influential women in the United States and even in the world. She hosts an Emmy Award-winning talk show that has made her worth an estimated $1.5 billion. She is an actress, a book critic, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a humanitarian. Now it seems that she’s attempting to add … [Read more...] about Celebrity may negatively sway voters

BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor An open market for ideas, critical thinking, tolerance and free speech, is supposed to be the mainstay of American universities. However, as director Evan Coyne Maloney’s upcoming film, “Indoctrinate U,” highlights, the truth is becoming just the opposite. By revealing specific instances in public and private colleges, Maloney proves that … [Read more...] about Film exposes truth about academia