I’m a feminist, but I’m also kind of a traditionalist. The term “feminist” conjures up in the minds of most an image of a hairy, independent woman who is single and abrasive and has a...
A report by the World Health Organization released earlier this week linked processed meats (such as bacon, sausage and ham) to cancer and the Internet is not ready to accept the facts.
The bad news...
If you know anything about Grimes (Claire Boucher), you know she loves mainstream pop music, even though her own style is more alternative. Music media rejoiced Monday when her video “Flesh...
The Internet has exploded after video of a police officer pulling a student off a seat and dragging the student on the ground has made rounds on social media.
The student was repeatedly asked to leave...
By now, you’ve probably heard about the Homecoming parade crash at Oklahoma State University. Four people were killed, and a total of 51 individuals were injured.
Adacia Chambers was arrested in connection...
Saying “no” may not seem like a feminist issue on the surface, but give me a chance to explain and I think it will become clearer.
Women are socially conditioned to be complacent, doormats,...
The topic of President Barack Obama’s visit to the East End Family Resource Center in Charleston Wednesday was the massive opioid abuse epidemic taking West Virginia by storm.
Addiction often gets...
In class today, we read an article asking whether or not journalists should be compared to vultures.
The main issue discussed in the article was the fact that journalists were tweeting to...
Star Wars has been a cultural phenomenon since the first film, “Star Wars” (later changed to “Episode IV: A New Hope), hit theaters in 1977. Whether audiences are drawn in by the expansive sci-fi...
Let me begin by saying white privilege most certainly exists. There are other types of privilege and discrimination that people encounter, which has no bearing on the existence of white privilege.
If...
As the university narrows down the candidates for a new president (may Stephen J. Kopp rest in peace), it is important for students to be informed about each of the candidates and what they would bring...
What are the two-wheeled contraptions people are riding to class now? It’s not a skateboard and it’s not a scooter. Some call it a hover board; but what exactly are they and where did they come from?
The...