LinkedIn Series, Part I: Why You Should Get One
As a college student in the Social Era, having a LinkedIn profile is no longer an option, but a must. LinkedIn is a professional social networking site. Used correctly, it can become one of the...
View ArticleOpinion: The Farce that is America’s Political Party System
In an election year, we have been bombarded with political ads and campaign donation requests. We have voiced our opinions, and supported our chosen candidate. We watched with anxiety as the ballots...
View ArticleYouth respond to Obama’s reelection
A mirror image of 2008 appeared on the Facebook newsfeed this past Tuesday as many young members of states all around the U.S. claim they plan to move out of reach of Obama’s laws and health-care...
View ArticleElmo Gets Handsy: The Dark Side of Sesame Street
The news finally settles down to relative normalcy after the presidential elections. The politically charged Facebook status’s become few and far between. Class schedules, “inspirational” quotes,...
View ArticleAfter the Election: What Do DU Students Think?
On November 6, 2012, the American people spoke in the presidential election. President and incumbent Barack Obama secured his second term in the White House by obtaining both more electoral and popular...
View ArticleWhy I Voted for a Third Party Candidate in a Swing State
I spent most of this election year as an undecided voter, unable to decide which presidential candidate I had deemed the “lesser of two evils.” After supporting Jon Huntsman’s failing campaign during...
View ArticleIs the Republican Party a Thing of the Past?
When I hear Republicans talk about each other it seems to me that there is very little difference between how Republicans feel about Republicans and how Democrats feel about Republicans. In the last...
View ArticleFighting Discrimination for Lady Liberty
Sen. John Kerry’s last act as acting senator to file Senate Bill 48, which espouses for immigrating same sex couples to receive the same treatment as their heterosexual counterparts, has injected the...
View ArticleThe Calm After the Storm
As I type this I am sitting in a close friend’s living room watching the election results come in. By the time this article is posted, we will have a new president. But while we all await in flux the...
View ArticleThis Week’s Top Five: News of the Week
Here are this week’s top five stories in entertainment, national, global, political, and sports news so that you have something to discuss in the car with that guy you found off of the FSU Carpool...
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