What a mixed year 2014 was. There were a lot of ups and downs on a global scale … almost too many to count. 2014 was the year that mankind landed a spacecraft on an asteroid flying through space, but it was also the year that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) came to prominence. 2014 was...
The phrase “chivalry is dead” is often said to mean romance is dead, whereas the term chivalry has much darker, complex overtones than that. Chivalry is not a synonym for romance. In actuality, it refers to “the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.”
Out of this knight’s code, the genre of chivalric romance was born. This...
Here we are, back again from another winter break and about to begin another quarter. While the schoolwork went on a two-week hiatus, the rest of the world continued to turn, and while everyone from first-years to super seniors were allowed a vacation from professors and their assignments, the issues of funding remained, even as students left. The tuition...
If you’ve spent any time watching television during the holidays, odds are you've seen at least one advertisement within the past few weeks about donating to a charity of some sort. There are, of course, the commercials that plead for starving children in Africa. Then there are the adorably cuddly puppies. Or the commercials that advocate donations to help...
The last week of classes is finally here. For first-years, the anticipation is new, a feeling of excitement mixed with nervous energy as the last day of finals draws inexorably closer. Other students who have already been through the mud know what to expect — some pass with flying colors while others struggle through with the same hapless stumbles...
No one can adequately deny that there are often problems with police abuse of power, from intimidation to unlawful searches. In an attempt to lessen incidents between police and students when the latter are stopped by the former, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) gave students at East Side Community High School a presentation on what to do...
Two years ago, Californians overwhelmingly voted Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act, into law, but the Ninth Circuit of Appeals on Nov. 18 overturned one provision of that law — the requirement for sex offenders to report all online identities within 24 hours of creating them. Judge Jay Bybee summed up the court’s conclusion, writing, “the...
Whether it's 30 miles or 300 miles, living away from home for the first time can be a frightening experience. However, living away from home isn't quite the same as living on your own. For many college students, the experience of living away from home for the first time begins on move-in day, when it is time to pack...
The latest social media scandal, fondly dubbed “Turkeygate” by the media, has hinged on the way that Malia and Sasha Obama are supposed to dress and behave. The two Obama girls were dressed formally and seasonally — Sasha in a maroon dress and Malia in a plaid skirt and gray sweater. When asked by her father if she wanted...
With the passing of the law “yes means yes,” California became the first state to clear any misconceptions surrounding consent. The campaign behind it defined consent as “a mutual verbal, physical, and emotional agreement that happens without manipulation, threats, or head games,” and the law reiterates the importance of consent being a mutual, continuous and whole-body experience.
This bill is...