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Does School Keep Getting in the Way of Your Education?

Does School Keep Getting in the Way of Your Education?
Get Involved Outside the Classroom, Where Learning is Limitless by: Steven Benson With over 20,000 undergraduate students, it is very easy for one to get “lost in the crowd.” Walking through the Diag, students often see unfamiliar faces, an occurrence quite different from the typical high school...
May 12th, 2010 | Education, Featured, Issues, Recent | Read More

Should Anthropologists be a Part of Military Operations?

Should Anthropologists be a Part of Military Operations?
Science Based Field Research Could Address the Roots of Terrorism by:  Dr. Scott Atran S enators, I appreciate your letting me, an anthropologist, relate my views on the U.S. government’s strategy and efforts to counter violent extremism and radicalization and the military’s role in these efforts....
April 12th, 2010 | Featured, Issues | Read More

Does North Campus Suck?

Does North Campus Suck?
Life: Up-North by: Dylan Stec Whether it’s the waiting, the bus rides, the isolation, or the abundance of food stealing critters, everyone seems to have some reason to hate North Campus. Knowing this, I realize I’m fighting an uphill battle when defending my beloved home. The very fact that there...
March 31st, 2010 | Featured, Issues, North Campus | Read More

Global Climate Change: Where to Next?

Global Climate Change: Where to Next?
Take Responsibility and Take Action by: Lilly Zoller As children, we were all taught various invaluable life lessons such as: treat others as you want to be treated, always say please and thank you, and be careful what you wish for. Unfortunately, it seems that the United States government missed...
March 24th, 2010 | Climate Change, Featured, Issues, Recent | Read More

Should Obese Airline Passengers Pay Extra?

Should Obese Airline Passengers Pay Extra?
Obese Passengers Create an Unfair Burden? by:  Jae H. Chung Anyone who needs multiple seats due to their size should be required to purchase multiple seats. Why? Let’s conduct a thought experiment where the large passenger sits in a seat located by the aisle. In order for the large passenger...
March 17th, 2010 | Featured, Issues, Obesity, Recent | Read More

Selling Kidneys for Cash

Selling Kidneys for Cash
Cash-For-Kidneys? NO Sale! by:  Robert L. Houbeck You trudge along the Huron, absorbed in wonder at what the miracle of compound interest is doing to your college debt.  Suddenly, a splash, a cry.  A man flails in the water.  He can’t swim; you can. “Please, help me!”  You (1), plunge...
March 10th, 2010 | Featured, Issues, Recent, Selling Kidneys | Read More