Have the students on your campus ever heard of “Goooh?” Pronounced “Go,” like other odd-sounding disruptive technologies with names like Google and Skype, iPod and iPhone, and if you’re as old...

Every two years, something remarkable happens in terms of global unity — countries come together for friendly competition in the form of the Olympic Games.Today marks the start of the two-week period...

This past weekend wasn’t just big for football fans; it was also big for Sarah Palin, who gave the keynote address at a for-profit gathering of “tea party” activists.The National Tea Party Convention,...

There is a country in the Middle East that seems dead set on triggering a third world war.Earlier this week, Iran successfully tested its first radar-evading aircraft. They have also pressed ahead with...

Ever since my freshman year at Kent State, one issue has been bothering me. It is something that most people refuse to talk about so they don’t sound “wrong.” It is a taboo on this campus. It is...

“Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God.” That was my mom, screaming, as Tracy Porter of the New Orleans Saints picked off Peyton Manning and ran back 74 yards to give his team a 14-point advantage with three...

We’ve been throwing around the term “economy” a lot these days — most often pairing it with other words like “bad” or “downturn.” Some people are even comparing today’s economy to the...

On Tuesday, one of my classmates inquired about where my family is originally from. As usual and without hesitation, I immediately explained to her that we’re from Sri Lanka, a tiny island south of India.I’ve...

“I found out I don’t work on Valentine’s Day, and I was disappointed because I know that means I’m going to sit at home alone all day and think about the fact that I don’t have anyone.”When...

I didn’t like “The Catcher in the Rye” when I read it in high school. Everybody told me I should have. They told me that Holden Caulfield’s life was a metaphor of their own. Even my English teacher...

Hump Day Hump Day cheers and jeers Hump day cheers and jeers CHEERS TO• Cheers to the Olympics, which begin this Friday in Vancouver, Canada. We always enjoy seeing the world come together for a few...

Ever since Al Gore’s triumphant PowerPoint presentation, “An Inconvenient Truth,” hit the screen, it seems like global warming has been at the tip of every tongue as the principle reason we should...