By Michael R. Ormand Her hair is black with sparse patches of white, as if she fell into a bag of flour. Her sepia skin is well worn from living the life of a black American. Her body is fat from years of beans and government cheese. She sits…
By OcJim In 2008, many feared that the Bush administration would somehow stay around for a third term by staging a terrorist event and declaring martial law rather than holding elections. Accordingly, many believed they were saved with the advent of Barack Obama’s election. While Bush’s departure proved that…
Washington recently became the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage, and the law was quickly signed by Governor Chris Gregoire, who said: "It is a day historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights. A day when we did what was right, we did what was just, and…
By John Shore One of the things in life of which men are most acutely aware is that there are women everywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve already seen five or six different women. And that was just looking out my living room window. And no, I don’t stand in…
By: Tovah Lynne Ubermensch As adorable as the t.v. shows "Teen Mom" and "16 and Pregnant" make being a teen mom look, not so long ago, the sudden rise in teen pregnancy is/was considered a social epidemic. Don’t get the wrong idea. For those who can do it, who can…
By: Erin Cosin A Taste of the Social Media is a conglomeration of interests converging onto one page. Whether you're into politics, religion, protest, science, international news, or just something to make you laugh, A Taste of the Social Media is a one-stop-everyman's shop of internet goodies brought to…
The year was 1998. I was walking towards my honors history class. Little did I know that the next half hour was going to make such an impact upon my life and belief system. I was in the eighth grade going to a middle school in west Texas where…
Tucked away in the lower echelons of today's news, and rather reluctantly presented, is the story of two pre-university age teenagers who have taken the government to court over its decision, courtesy of 'Business Secretary' Vince Cable, to allow unversities across England (but not Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland,…
Gordon sprinkled some food into the fish tank. The flakes slowly spiraled, pink and yellow and orange, but the guppies had no interest. “Is that new?” Bitsy asked, “Cute!” Gordon leaned down and looked through the fish tank across the room at her and smiled. She was murky and…
"You've got to be taught/To hate and fear, /You've got to be taught /From year to year, /It's got to be drummed /In your dear little ear /You've got to be carefully taught." ~Oscar Hammerstein (“You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught,” from South Pacific) A teenager named Sarah Crank…