North Korea has a brand spankin’ new leader, and they’re still pouncing around Eastern Asia like they’re the tomcat of the alleyway. Six and three years ago, sanctions were bestowed upon the tyrant country under the rule of the dearly departed Kim Jong-il for testing nuclear explosives underground and for rockets that invaded Japans aerial [...]
Questionable ethics of “democratic” politicians
April 16, 2012 By
It wouldn’t be the spirit of election season without a scandal to accompany the campaigns, and it certainly wouldn’t be the true spirit of government if the prime minister’s “ethics team” wasn’t behind the whole ordeal. In South Korea, right before the nation’s parliamentary elections on April 11, a political scandal involving the alleged cover-up [...]
Students agonize over tuition increases and pepper spray
April 15, 2012 By
Tuition costs continue to skyrocket; consequently, government funding — when it’s not being cut — is only able to relieve a smaller financial burden from students’ shoulders. As a result, college is becoming ridiculously expensive for many and simply unaffordable for some. We are challenged to question more seriously the real value of a college [...]
Campfire ban won’t tame the flames
April 10, 2012 By
If the grassroots organization Campfires Limited has their way, campers may be singing around the flashlight and roasting s’mores in the heat of the sun.
The group is circulating a petition that would ban campfires from May 1 to July 15 each year.
The following are the stipulations to the rule as listed in the petition:
1) Campfires, [...]
GSA: God save America
April 10, 2012 By
Blasphemy; the conniving little puppets from the General Services Administration (GSA) practically stole from the stars and stripes on a 5 day drunk-a-palooza in Las Vegas, with everything from $44 meals to commemorative coins. Commemorating what, the raw abuse of the federal government’s money, America’s money? This has sparked an outcry from the rebel alliance [...]
Bobby Seale- an invitation to radical beliefs
April 9, 2012 By
Bobby Seale spoke in the Gardner Auditorium in the College of Business on April 3. A crowd of about 500 people showed up. Students and faculty crammed into the tiny auditorium to hear the co-founder of the Blank Panther Party speak.
While many of the topics addressed seemed great in theory, they’re radical in practice. One [...]
Assisted suicide in Switzerland unethical
April 9, 2012 By
Can you make a good living off of killing someone else? Assisted suicides have been legal in Switzerland for 70 years, even foreigners can get non-doctor suicide help. Two groups that offer assisted suicide in Switzerland are Dignitas and Ex International. These two organizations will rarely assist those with mental health issues and they usually [...]
Apple sweatshops in China unjust
April 9, 2012 By
There are anti-suicide nets set up all around the perimeter to stop workers from jumping to their deaths and endless work with harmful chemicals; an unsanitary apartment which you are already in debt in order to afford and not enough money to fill your stomach at the end of the day. These are the conditions [...]
Human trafficking in the United States
April 3, 2012 By
Slavery: a word that stirs many negative feelings in Americans. It has been outlawed in almost every country, yet it still occurs in the United States and many other countries. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It is a form of sex slavery that is made up of 80 percent of women and 50 percent of [...]
New athletic hires steer NAU in positive direction
NAU has tapped into the fountain of youth in an attempt to invigorate the athletic department.
The administration hired Lisa Campos to fill the Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics post and subsequently tapped Jack Murphy, a former assistant at Memphis who also had stops at UA and with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, as the basketball coach. The [...]