By Mathew Laurrie Features Editor I hope the Boy Scouts of America have a bigotry badge to add to its vest of merits. More than 1.1 million people affiliated with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) recently received a questionnaire intended to gauge their insight on allowing openly gay individuals to serve as scouts or leaders,…
By Kevin Rogers Opinion Assignment Editor Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., cemented himself as one of the leading defenders of American liberty in Congress last Wednesday. Paul, seeking answers on the Obama administration’s drone strike program, stood for 13 hours to filibuster the confirmation of CIA nominee John Brennan. Paul focused on one core question: does…
By Deirdre Spilman Opinion Editor Residents of New York City have been relying on the dietary wisdom of Honey Boo Boo and her family for far too long. Many people enjoy ridiculous quantities of soda and are not willing to part with them. On Monday, Judge Milton A. Tingling struck down Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor At their best, tattoos are a form of artistic expression, not a ploy to seek some sort of reward. Usually, people choose to get a tattoo of something meaningful. Whether it honors family, friends or a song lyric, the artwork possesses some kind of symbolic importance. Lately, some individuals have…
Students who were looking forward to see a national musical act come to campus will be sorely disappointed. The news that the Campus Activity Board (CAB) would not be hosting a spring concert spread quickly last Tuesday. Some Bona’s students on Twitter derided the decision. They lobbed criticisms at the school’s administration and CAB and…
By Deirdre Spilman Opinion Editor The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s new, ignorant attempt at saving time is putting our nation at risk. The TSA will now permit passengers to board planes with objects that were rightfully banned after 9/11. They can have blades that are 2.36 inches or 6 centimeters or less in length and…
By Gwen Furmanek Assistant Opinion Editor An 87-year-old woman died because of the lack of morality in today’s world. Lorraine Bayless was denied CPR at Glenwood Gardens in Bakersfield, Calif., according to a March 4 USA Today story. A nurse refused to perform CPR after Bayless collapsed last Tuesday in the dining room and was…
By Kristie Schiefer News Assignment Editor Oh my, why is this freshman in his underwear thrusting the air? My thoughts exactly as I watched my first Harlem Shake video. What is now a popular dance (if you could even call it dancing) craze has come close to dangerous territories and even crossed over those fine…
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor When I think of a threat, I think of something along the lines of the classic sloppily pasted-together note saying something like “bring me $3 million before sunset or you die.” Or maybe a gun pointed at a group of people while the gunman tells no one to be a…
By Sara Ward Associate Editor By now, it seems like everyone has seen a version of Harlem Shake videos on YouTube. This recent craze involves one person dancing at the beginning of the video and ends with an entire room of people joining in while “Harlem Shake” by Baauer plays in the background. The videos…
Staff Editorial “The weather here is ridiculous.” “I am going to fail my midterms, I swear.” “I’m so tired. I cannot wait for the weekend.” These are complaints one hears a lot during this time of year. However, we do not hear complaints about serious issues like a lack of drinkable water sources or not…
By Kevin Rogers Opinion Assignment Editor During Lent, many Christians observe the Stations of the Cross, detailing the agony and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. These images and the final resurrection are powerful symbols for Christians worldwide and the basis for their faith. But what if Jesus emerged from the tomb on Easter Sunday, guns drawn…
By Gwen Furmanek Assistant Opinion Editor Social Security has been part of the United States’ federal budget since 1935, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt began the government’s biggest entitlement plan in history. The “Baby Boomer” generation has reached the age needed to collect Social Security benefits. With the mass amounts of people who are now…
By Sam Berkhead Managing Editor Rest in peace, rock ‘n’ roll. Debate its date of death all you want, but the spirit of rock music is long gone. But kids, the noise just isn’t what it used to be. Metallica cut off all their hair and started making corporate sellout old-dude music almost 20 years…
By Kyle Zamiara Promotions Editor He’s dated celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson and Taylor Swift. He’s exposed previous relationships and talked about his love of porn in Playboy and Rolling Stone. And for the past two years, he has disappeared. But the singer-songwriter who has stolen and broken the hearts of countless teenage girls…
By Nicole Albright Contributing Writer It was the news that shocked the world: On Feb. 11, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would step down from his position. Now the race is on for the papacy, and some Americans want one of their own to be considered for the position. An American pope? Such an idea…
Jeff Peterson’s obituary, published Tuesday, told us what Jeff did during his life. But the obituary didn’t say what kind of man he was. Jeff liked to laugh and make others laugh. One time, he walked past my office when a work day had stretched into evening. “I don’t know if you’ve heard,” he said…
Spring break approaches, and students should look forward to the chance for a few days away from campus. Unfortunately, that break is usually paid for with a dreadful set of midterm exams and projects. The stress of midterm exams and projects can be a daunting task requiring long nights of constant typing, reading and the…
By Sam Berhead Managing Editor Rihanna, always one to push the fashion envelope, swapped her handbag for a scumbag as her accessory of choice at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. That’s no surprise. Like it or not, she’s been reunited for a few months now with the ex-boyfriend who almost killed her four years ago. We’re…
By Nate West News Editor The times they are a changin’. The lyrics to the famous Bob Dylan song ring true lately. For the first time in almost 600 years, a pope is resigning from his papal duties and in 2020, for the first time since 708 B.C., wrestling will not be included in the…