Close encounters
Last week, a car bomb went off in a suburb of South Beirut, Lebanon’s capital city The area, known as Harat Hreik, is the headquarters of Hezbollah, which is aligned with...
Wage debate takes new turn
While the debate over raising the minimum wage continues in the United States, after Obama expressed his support for a raise to $1010 an hour, the idea of a maximum wage has been...
Problems with our education experience
Last year, I started university, and since then, I’ve gained an entirely new perspective on education Well, university education anyway Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed...
The fundamentals of the Syrian conflict
The Syrian conflict, which began as an uprising against President Bashir al-Assad’s long-standing regime, has developed into an immensely complicated and deadly civil war...
Talking Mental Heath: Preparation
‘Tis the season of midterms and finals and in past years, perhaps you have procrastinated, pulled all-nighters and, in a frazzled state, consumed a lot of caffeine and...
The Weigh In – Walking on the Hawk
For the hawk - Dani Saad A few years back, the hawk on the floor of the FNCC was tiled over Then, it was put back on the floor and the tradition of not stepping on the hawk...
Students should rally behind contract staff
Unfortunately, many at WLU are completely unaware of the contract staff issues that have been arising for months CAS have been in reconciliation for some time and now are meeting...
Iran nuclear talks collapse — here’s why
When former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term ended and was replaced by moderate cleric and former diplomat Hassan Rouhani, hopes were high for a reset to...
PINK sends wrong message
Last week, I walked through campus cutting through the concourse to get to my class, and I came face-to-face with a cardboard cut out of a Victoria Secret’s PINK model The...
We are all to blame for Ford scandal
One of the worst parts of a political scandal, besides those hurt by the scandal itself, is the tendency it has to overshadow Scandal has the power to divert public and...