If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen at least one Disney movie. Also like me, you’re absolutely in love with them. However, have you ever taken a moment to think about the misconceptions that Disney movies are promoting to the children (and adults)...
If there is one thing that amuses the heck out of me every time I go home, it’s the constant bickering between my mother, a former Navy officer, and my father, a former Marine. It’s always entertaining hearing the typical “my branch is better than...
If there’s one thing I truly do not like about my morning commute on campus it’s the never-ending game of dodge the pedestrian. It seems like on every corner crossroad on campus there is someone who doesn’t know the rules for crossing the road properly....
There’s a saying I heard a lot when I was in the Marine Corps: “If you’re old enough to fight for your country, then you’re old enough for a beer.” This has often led to much debate about why the drinking age is 21 and if it should be lowered...
Everyone that gets out of his or her respected military service always embarks on a very mystical adventure that no one really seems to know much about. That adventure is the grand quest for knowledge about the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) claim...
Each time they receive their paycheck, the teachers of Illinois contribute 9.4 percent of their pay toward their pensions. And it turns out that for years the state of Illinois has somehow found a way to neglect paying its portion of the pension. The...
AJ Edwards Columnist I don’t think that Valentine’s Day is different from any other day. I don’t believe in going out of my way to give my wife a gift or take her to some expensive restaurant. To me, I think one should always treat that special...
Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School and NIU. All of these schools are connected in the most tragic of ways. At each of these schools, and sadly many others, student lives were tragically ended through a senseless act of...
On Jan. 24, 2013, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted the ban on women serving in combat. I personally believe that this is a very bad idea. I’m not a chauvinist, I just believe that this could be counterproductive. The main reason I’m against women...
Have you ever logged into your email account and found you have received several messages about meeting someone online? Or have you turned on the TV to see some picture-perfect couple boasting about how they found each other through some website and it...
Returning home after a long trip can sometimes leave you feeling stressed, anxious or even a little bit depressed. Sometimes it’s because you left a wonderful vacation and now have to deal with the reality of being a student or an employee. Maybe you’re...
