April 13, 2012

Jacob Sklar The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on the subject of the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature legislative achievement, Obamacare.  The course of the arguments made it clear that the Court’s four conservative justices, as well as the moderate Justice Kennedy, were highly …

Dan Casto In a conversation with a fellow writer about the recent acquisition by Facebook of Instagram, he deemed the app a service for “hipsterfying.” Interestingly enough, I had just come from a conversation with two hallmates about the overwhelming presence of hipsters or hipster …

John McGovern This December will mark 40 years since man last walked on the moon. This anniversary highlights 40 years of stagnation in manned exploration beyond our nearest celestial object and 40 years since the human race dared to travel farther than any species we …

LaTricia Mitchell If you’ve entered Lowry at all in the past week, you should recognize the name Trayvon Martin. If nothing else, you know his face, thanks to the Black Student Association’s art wall that details Trayvon’s case and a number of past and present …

Ramsey Kincannon Since the Space Race, people worldwide have been foolishly captivated by the necessity and power of space exploration. We seem to think that we are about to find Earth 2.0, where we can move once we use up all of our natural resources. …