No one needs to own heavy artillery

Jennifer Manalili
April 15, 2013 • 353 views
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Last December, the world watched as 20 students and six adults were killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The ages of the students that perished ranged from six to seven-years-old.What’s more troubling? In February, the Huffington Post reported that 1,280 gun... Read more »

Guns don’t shoot people; mental instability shoots people

J. Rae Chipera
April 15, 2013 • 269 views
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On Friday, Feb. 8, convicted sex offender Adrian Thorsby, 49, was sentenced for firing a 20-gauge shot gun through the living room window of a house in which children were playing. In what country did this occur? The United Kingdom. Firearms are banned in the United Kingdom. Preventing law-abiding,... Read more »

Is it right …

LaShawn Encarnacion
April 15, 2013 • 203 views
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Is it right ... that pro athletes can take performing enhancing drugs to compete? To use drugs such as steroids, human growth hormones (HGH) and numerous types of pain killers to cash in on tens-of-millions of dollars for performances in their sports and endorsements from organizations and charities? Lance... Read more »

Words are like ammunition

Jennifer Manalili
March 12, 2013 • 568 views
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Words are like ammo, they have power, and in some ways that power can be used to hurt people. Perhaps our art is a reflection of this knowledge.Recently, the popular and critically acclaimed film director Quentin Tarantino came under fire after the release of "Django Unchained." At its heart, the film... Read more »

The ‘n’ is silent

Aldo Ramirez
March 12, 2013 • 492 views
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Acclaimed movie director Quentin Tarantino has once again embarked on a dialectic controversy due to the frequent use of the "n-word" in his latest production "Django Unchained," where he uses the controversial word over 100 times."Django Unchained" is set two years prior to the Civil War and portrays... Read more »

We give words their power

Paul Smoot
March 12, 2013 • 446 views
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"There's a n----r on a horse!" gasps a surprised townsman to his wife in Oscar winning director Quentin Tarantino's newest cult attraction "Django Unchained." "Django Unchained" is an epic western that centers around Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave turned bounty hunter who journeys across the U.S. to rescue... Read more »

Hollywood sides with misogyny and loses

Jennifer Manalili
March 12, 2013 • 670 views
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In “Sputnik Sweetheart,” Haruki Murakami writes, “If they invent a car that runs on stupid jokes, you could go far.”In another attempt to appeal to younger audiences, “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane was chosen to host the Oscars.While ratings rose, viewership... Read more »

Google+: Destroying search results?

J. Rae Chipera
March 12, 2013 • 618 views
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Google+ seems to be a sociological mistake overall, but there are a few features that make the social media platform worth using.“Hangouts,” a way to chat face-to-face over a long distance using a webcam, is the single most useful feature on it. The Google Talk plugin helps create an experience... Read more »

Gluttony the reason for the season?

Benny McFadden
December 11, 2012 • 319 views
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is purely American and it is a day solely dedicated to celebrating friendship and family bonds.  Every American family can put their own twist on various long-standing traditions.One tradition Americans could use less of is the gluttonous act of eating... Read more »

Consumerism: A Healthy Diet

Michael Liggins
December 11, 2012 • 881 views
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We Americans are a nation made up of consumers, and that is nothing to be ashamed of. We work hard for our money and spend it on whatever we want. Whether it be on fancy cars imported from Europe or beautiful diamonds from the mines of Africa, we take pleasure in rewarding ourselves. This holiday season... Read more »