Typically when classes are in session, the PODS of Glenn G. Bartle Library are a place of hustle and bustle. On weekends, it becomes slightly less busy, but Bartle Library still attracts its fair share of studious students. But during finals week, and even during the week prior, the traffic of people entering and leaving...
It’s 10 p.m. The paper is white. There is still so much left that I must accomplish. 15 pages … all due tomorrow. A thought passes by. Better check my email. Why not watch a video on YouTube? Just one. 20 minutes wasted. Still, I haven’t written anything. Just received a text message. I better...
The lesser-known title of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five” is “The Children’s Crusade,” a particularly poignant homage to the horrors that persist and have always persisted in international conflict. In the first chapter, the wife of Vonnegut’s close friend, Bill O’Hare, scolds Vonnegut for wanting to write a book on war and she reminds him that...
Very few things are more invigorating and more enjoyable than a long-distance run. Even though I may be nothing more than a running enthusiast, rather than a running competitor, when skies are clear or gray, whether it is raining or snowing, it is wonderful to lace up my sneakers, tie them tight — though not...
The current question pervading the minds of many individuals concerned with both international affairs and American foreign policy is twofold: Is a nuclear Iran dangerous to American interests? And if Iran becomes a nuclear power, which many experts expect them to be within the year — and assuming no preemptive measures are taken — is...
A free press is defined as one that is entirely free from government censorship regarding politics or ideology. That said, this definition is not satisfactory. As it stands, this definition fails to consider that there are other factors — such as the interests of publication’s owners, or perhaps the convictions of the publication staff, or...
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