Liberal arts degrees have long had a rap of being a kind of luxury, add to this stereotype financial difficulties for the schools and employment obstacles for students, and the arts enter into severe scrutiny, if not blatant criticism.
It is expensive to maintain small classes necessary for effective teaching of liberal arts; institutions like Wellesley [...]

It is no secret to NAU students the school’s retention rates are dismal, to say the least. With numbers hovering around 70 percent of freshman students returning for their sophomore year, there is a simple question that needs to be answered — Why?
Perhaps it is because of the small-town culture shock felt by the So-Cal [...]

The United States is a country filled with opportunities, wealth and thriving technology. However, some of those who are native to our thriving nation are struggling to “keep up with the Joneses.”
40 percent of Navajos live in poverty today; many tribal lands have no Internet or cell phone service, and less than 10 percent of Navajos [...]

Mr. Chen, well done sir. Escaping the authorities in the “Land of Many Exports” is quite a TV-movie deserving feat in itself, but doing it without the aid of sight is more deserving of an action packed, Jet-Li blockbuster. Chinese authorities have already begun to round up relatives and associates of the blind activist, who [...]

In the midst of legislative battles regarding the financing of contraceptives to increase women’s reproductive health, universities and students across the nation have been pushing for the promotion of healthy sexuality.  Primarily student-run programs with tables and giveaways, this trend, known as “Sex Week” has become an integral part of higher education in many schools. [...]

On April 18, The Los Angeles Times released disturbing photographs of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan posing with the deceased bodies of suspected Afghan suicide bombers, against the wishes of the Pentagon.  The photographs were released on the “condition of anonymity.”  The anonymous solider reportedly told the Times he released the photos to prove a [...]

Understanding that people with radical ideologies, liberal or conservative, don’t comprise a too significant portion of the constituency, Obama and Romney will need to target and appeal to a wide range of moderates and persons undecided if they wish to be elected to office.
This challenge will prove far more difficult than appealing to either extremes [...]

Invisible Children, the group behind the KONY 2012 campaign, who had held their universal promotion campaign push on the stoner holiday April 20, have come under a tremendous amount of scrutiny from supporters of gay marriage and liberals, which are of course the same group of people. Invisible Children’s first yearly report of 2006 gave [...]

The culture of the American consciousness can at times be very vexing. Perhaps the most angering aspect of all is our concept of equality and justice. Since the first settlers came to this continent in the 15th century, inequality, discrimination and racism have been an integral part of our recipe for success.
Within the last month we [...]