By Gwen Furmanek Contributing Writer It is 2012, not 1861. The Civil War is over. Move on. With President Obama’s re-election this year, a Texas man issued a petition of secession on a White House website that has received an estimated 116,000 signatures so far, according to a Nov. 23 New York Times article. In…
By Matthew Laurrie Assistant Features Editor You apply for a job, your application is flawless, you nail your interview, your references give stellar recommendations and you are ready to pursue a new venture in life. But, there’s one small snafu: you’re, shall we say, on the heavier side. That’s an automatic dismissal…