Category: Opinion

Egypt captured the globe’s attention with its civil unrest. Almost immediately after the resignation of Egypt’s President, Hosni Mubarak, the world’s attention was diverted to Tunisia and Libya. Pro democracy demonstrations broke out in Tunisia, which inspired Libyan citizens to rebel against Muammar Gaddafi, their leader for over four decades. Pro-democracy supporters have been called, “rebels.” Essentially, they are fighting […]

The recent headlines which herald the tumultuous events occurring in the Middle East have arrested the attention and captured the imagination of Americans from every political spectrum. It is amidst these violent seas that America must reaffirm her ardent support of the State of Israel. In looking through the corridors of history, it becomes clear that Israel and the United […]

With the Iowa Caucuses less than a year away, many have been wondering who the GOP will select to enter the political ring against the reigning champ. President Obama won the race as a freshman senator from Illinois. There is no reason why a relatively obscure politician from the right side of the aisle cannot do the same. News sources […]

The seeming problem confronting many college graduates is that there simply are not as many job openings as there are job applicants. We’ve all been there. Hunting for summer jobs until the summer’s over, turning in 20 applications and never getting an interview… What are we to do? It’s not like the job market has a “graduates only” section if […]

I said goodbye to my grandfather Saturday. We stood in a frigid downpour in front of his grave as a member of the United States Air Force played TAPS on her bugle in the distance. As the honor guard knelt on one knee and presented my dad with the folded flag, he thanked him for my grandfather’s service and sacrifice […]

Losing a player to injury just a few weeks prior to a national tournament is a big deal, but it happens to most teams at some point in their history. But losing a player to an honor code violation is something that few schools have to face. Brigham Young University (BYU), affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day […]

If you have not seen the official logo of the 2012 Olympics, then you are behind the times. In the past week, this little symbol has caused something of an uproar in the Middle East. The logo itself is a pretty simple affair and is absolutely unworthy of any kind of controversy. It is a jagged rendition of the numbers, […]

Professor’s film premieres at festival A simple DSLR camera, 500-watt light bulbs and a shower curtain from Wal-Mart. This was the starting recipe for a short film worthy of the Dam Short Film Festival in Las Vegas. Yet even with such basic equipment, Liberty University professor Chris Gaumer produced his first short film entitled “Terrific. With Love,” which later shared […]

In the past decade, social networking websites have exploded onto the scene. First Myspace, then Facebook, and now Twitter, each one increasingly important to how we interact with one another. The sad reality is that online interactions are becoming even more common than face- to- face conversations. The important thing to ask yourself is whether these changes are for the […]

Be careful collegiate ears what you hear. Lady Gaga’s popularity is increasing across Liberty’s campus and some are wondering, “Are Liberty college women finding their guidelines for a good role model in the Bible or in tabloids?” With that being said, for whom are the women that young women turn up the volume for? Too often Christian college women look […]

You know that scene in E.T. when the disproportionate alien waddles breathlessly to the window in a bright blonde wig and points with his bony, bejeweled finger to the window cooing, “E.T. phone home.” “E.T. phone home.” Well, I know exactly how the little alien feels. In a sense, I’ve been working towards home my entire life. I’ve never truly […]

When an individual has insufficient funds in his bank account to make a purchase, their card is either denied or is charged an overdraft fee. When states run out of money, certain items in their budget must be cut or reduced. The search for the proverbial money tree has rendered fruitless, and therefore these are the fiscal realities of life. […]

As usual, the Obama administration is not on the same page as the rest of the world. Last week, legislators that walked off the job in Wisconsin fled to Illinois. The unrest in Egypt, Libya and Yemen played out on the International stage. President Obama announced that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which banned the federal government from […]