Over the past few years, October has become Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Professional sports associations like the NFL have taken to wearing pink gloves, shoes and using pink towels on the sidelines. Now college athletes are wearing pink themed apparel, and I feel that the pink has run its course. […]
Opinion
Religious Freedom?
Abdullah During Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah bent to his knees to pray in the end zone after he returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown. He was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct for his religious display. Abdullah is […]
Too Fancy for Football?
Does changing your look really change your luck? Coaches and universities are always looking for an advantage against their opponents. The newest craze traveling through college football is the uniform race, with styles ranging from brighter and bolder helmets to jerseys, pants and shoes. The University of Oregon and the […]
Can we prevent 1.4 million by January?
We may be almost 5,000 miles away, but we’re still involved. Right now, at this very moment, I promise you’re better off than them: them being our fellow people of West Africa. The Ebola epidemic has reached a death toll of 2,917 as of last Thursday, according to the World […]
When can we afford to be healthy?
It’s full of neatly stacked recyclable boxes, plant based nutrients and gluten-free ingredients – it’s the organic aisle. It's the aisle that also screams the lovely reminder that I am a poor college student living on ramen. Is anyone else tired of skipping the organic aisle, because I’m pretty sure […]
Suffering mental illness or gun control?
On Tuesday, there was a shooting at a UPS location in Alabama. It always upsets me whenever there’s a shooting or any sort of violent act like this. My heart always goes out to the victim and their families, but it seems like those sentiments fade all too quickly for […]
Tennessee “Almost” Technological University
Tennessee Tech prides itself on being one of the best and most affordable colleges in the state, yet we can’t keep a solid Wi-Fi signal. I’ve lived in New Hall North and Ellington and currently reside in Tech Village and can safely say that the Internet on campus is less […]
Rape Culture: Non-existent or reality?
She is someone’s wife, sister, mother, daughter. We’ve heard it before. But have we heard it in its most real context? In its raw form? How about this—she is someone. She is a human being. Period. First of all, I am not an outraged feminist or a female elitist. But […]
Coffee or Clean Water?
Warm scarf. Frayed sweater. Crisp air. Burning trash. Rosy cheeks. Starving bellies. It is time to speak up on an issue of contrasting standards. It is time to talk about my favorite season and why I need to enjoy it more this year. Every year, autumn swarms me with tastings […]
Intolerant views make the world go blind
I have a love-hate relationship with social media. Somewhere in between the time I got my own computer in middle school and the time I got an Ethernet cable in my room, I started my life with social media. Back then social media was so innocent and sweet. Not everyone […]
