GM motors still has loss after bankruptcy General Motors posted Wednesday a $4.3 billion loss for the six-month period following its return from bankruptcy this past summer. Through the first quarter of 2010, sales increased by 16.8 percent. However, this followed their 29.9 percent drop …
International
American serves eight years in N. Korea Aijalon Mahli Gomes, an American citizen was sentenced to eight years in prison after illegally entering North Korea in January. Gomes is an English teacher with strong Christian values and had taken part in anti-North Korean protests in …
Church scandal revisited
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is known as the “Golden Rule” of Catholicism. After attending Catholic school for 13 years of my life, I can’t even recall the number of bulletin boards that this teaching was posted on. Although …
Sweat-free goal promotes activism
The 20th century witnessed the establishment of a strong tradition of student activism on college campuses as a catalyst for social change. This connection was solidified with college involvement in the social movements of the 1960s. Famous examples of this tradition include the Student Non-Violent …
Optimism lacking at Wooster
The sun is finally shining on our small college campus, the birds are chirping, Ricky Martin is out of the closet and MTV finally dropped the word “music” from their name. Why is it, then, that people all around still find things to be sad …
Racial significance of rock ‘n’ roll
“You can intellectualize many aspects of rock ‘në roll but primarily it’s not intellectual. Its music, that’s all,” says Jann Wenner, the founding editor of Rolling Stone Magazine. Gonzo journalist Lester Bangs holds a similarly ludicrous opinion and says “Rock and Roll, at its core, …