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(09/24/13 2:59am)
In light of the diplomatic agreement between the United States and Russia that aims to end the use of chemical weapons in Syria, it may seem as though the relationship between the two countries is improving. This assessment, however, does not reflect the bigger picture. There is still much tension between the two governments, as a recent exchange of editorials demonstrates. Before the resolution had been reached, Vladimir Putin, in a New York Times article, cautioned the United States against using military force in Syria. Several days after Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov announced the U.S.-Russia solution, John McCain told the Russian people they “deserved better than Putin” in Pravda, a Russian political newspaper, in response to Putin’s NYT piece.
(09/16/13 2:07am)
The idea that watching pornography can start to negatively affect people’s lives holds sway in popular culture. Fans of the MTV series “True Life” may recall the episode about three young people addicted to porn. And Joseph Gordon-Levitt is starring in “Don Jon,” a movie with a pornography addict as its main character. These examples show the effects of porn addiction. But it is also important to consider how pornography impacts the lives of not addicts but mere viewers.
(09/10/13 2:41am)
Although a vote is not likely to occur until next week, it appears that Congress will vote “nay” to military action in Syria. This seems to put the possibility of intervention to an end, since Obama has expressed hesitancy about launching a strike against Syria without Congressional approval. But even if the legislature does approve the use of force in Syria, the public backlash that has already occurred will weaken the strength of any anti-chemical-weapons message that a missile strike would demonstrate.
(08/29/13 1:44am)
In a speech about the Syrian civil war, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the use of chemical weapons against civilians by the Bashar al-Assad regime is now “undeniable.” The Obama administration has begun “weighing a military strike” in the country. It appears that this strike will consist of firing cruise missiles from the Mediterranean at suspected chemical weapons laboratories within Syria.
(08/22/13 1:39pm)
I spent a lot of time this summer watching videos of parties and football tailgates put out by “I’m Shmacked,” the irksomely named online video series that chronicles the exaggerated-for-entertainment social lives of universities across the country. As kitschy and redundant as they were, I found myself watching quite a few of the clips, drawn in by how exciting the parties seemed and how elated the students at them were.
(04/23/13 3:07am)
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in response to receiving a letter from the U.S. attorney general that refused to rule out a CIA policy allowing drone strikes on U.S. soil in emergency situations, filibustered John Brennan’s nomination for CIA director for four hours. Backed by senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Paul made statements about the importance of trial by jury, claiming that this drone policy went against the Constitution.
(04/16/13 12:00am)
The announcement that new member fraternity pledging was to end by April 7 shocked and hurt the fraternity community. The decision was unforeseen and had to be hastily carried out. To organize an entire brotherhood in order to reshuffle plans for something so important as initiation is no small task. The University’s decision caused so much hoopla not because lazy fraternity brothers wanted to milk as much cleaning as they could out of new member pledges, but because it interfered with traditions that stretch back for years.
(04/09/13 1:04am)
Recently, several American universities have started to revamp their degree programs by incorporating creativity into the curriculum in order to encourage innovation and clever thinking in real-world scenarios. Schools such as Oklahoma State University have implemented initiatives such as “creativity challenge[s]” to their campuses. The idea behind these new creativity programs is that students need to think about new approaches and original methods of problem-solving in their courses. The idea being that the more creatively a person can think, the more beneficial he will be to his field of study. These new innovation-driven curriculums are useful in theory, but teaching students to apply creative thinking to their studies via additional classes is immensely hard.
(04/02/13 3:37am)
Vulgarity in humor is nothing new. One might even call it cliché. Whether in Shakespearean plays, on Vaudeville stages or on Comedy Central, offensive humor is everywhere. While it is nearly impossible to define exactly what makes people laugh, blatant and/or intentional offensiveness is often so different from normal behavior that it comes off as funny. Creating laughter seems harmless enough, but disrespectful jokes, though intended to be humorous, are often vilified when their content involves especially taboo subjects.
(03/26/13 1:49am)
In light of the 10-year anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, proponents of “humanitarian intervention” by the United States in the Syrian civil war should think long and hard before encouraging the U.S. to step in.
(03/19/13 3:19am)
Recently, I walked past a gathering of hundreds of motorcyclists with American flags in Washington, D.C. and muttered, in a moment of thoughtlessness, “luckily these flags are here, or I would have forgotten which country I was in.” It would be safe to assume most people would not make such a statement, because in addition to being petty and potentially dangerous, it could be seen as unpatriotic.