Opinion

     You’re like me, I’m like you. We are humans. It’s not our fault that we are afraid. Fear is one of the emotions that can only be experienced, not easily explained or demonstrated. You already know what fear feels like. You’ve experienced this before. Yet you are told not to fear anything, to […]

     I was born and raised in the largest denomination of the Christian religion, Catholicism. I didn’t choose this religious identity, it was given to me. My only exposure to Christianity as a young child was through the lens of the my Catholicism. Then, once I was a little older, I went to a

     There’s a well-known poem (“The Dash”) that highlights the importance of a person’s dash; that is, the little, often unnoticed, line in-between the year of someone’s birth and death. It’s one’s dash that really matters.   The last stanza of the poem is telling: “So, when your eulogy is being read With your

[twocol_one] Not Really by Gaelan Campbell      The largest country in South America, Brazil is home to 205 million people. It has the seventh largest economy in the world, is a major exporter of oil, and if you have ever had a cup of coffee, you very likely got it from Brazil. Combined with

Education initiatives for a demographic that some would label as “ex-offenders” are often met with skepticism or even hostility. Why should we have a special focus on people who betrayed society through criminal activity? If those who broke the law are denied opportunities for higher learning, isn’t that just a natural consequence of their actions?

Eastern University president Dr. Duffett wrote an article in August for the Philadelphia Inquirer arguing for the inclusion of private colleges in Hillary Clinton’s plan for free college. Clinton’s proposed New College Compact ensures free tuition at four-year public colleges for every student whose family’s annual earnings are $85,000 or less, with that amount growing

So I’ve been sick for the past few days, and it has been driving me up the wall. I mean, this whole thing has just been nuts, and…wait. What’s that date on the cover page? This is the last issue of the year, isn’t it? Oh, great! I was hoping this day would never come,

When the news of Antonin Scalia’s death hit the press it did not take long before the political posturing began. Voices on the Right quickly pronounced that Senate Republicans should make certain to block any Obama nomination to fill the seat left vacant on the high court. Many on the Left reacted with equally strong