NewsfeedWith enrollment continuing to increase at the University, a number of issues have been addressed that have come about because of expansion. Housing has been built, classrooms have been added and new faculty members have been hired to fill the need more warm bodies create on campus. While these issues may be easily recognizable, one that has seemed to develop under the radar as a result of our growing campus is a variance in course standards. »
Two U.S. air marshals shot and killed 44-year-old Rigoberto Alpizar Wednesday at Miami International Airport after he allegedly claimed he had a bomb and ran from the plane screaming. While an investigation of the shooting is still underway, the recent incident fuels debate as to the presence of armed air marshals on flights and whether they create safer travel or present a greater danger to passengers and crew. »
Three Des Moines, Iowa teenagers were recently sentenced to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine and 80 hours of community service after lighting opossums on fire and video taping it for the purpose of putting it on a Web site. During the sentencing, Judge Fredrick Breen called the act "perverted" and said it was one of the most disturbing cases he has ever seen, and prosecutors and animal rights activists are saying the punishment is far too light. »
Flipping through Newsweek one day, I came across an article that alarmed me.
The article was about a boycott against American Girl because the company was donating money to Girls Incorporated. As college students, I believe that some of us have heard of American Girl and/or Girls Inc. For those who have not, American Girl, a part of Mattel, makes dolls that help teach adolescent girls history and life lessons. Girls Inc. is a "non-profit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold," according to a press release from American Girl. Girls Inc. addresses issues that have been deemed relevant in today's world through extensive research. Through affiliates, their Web site, and educational publications, Girls Inc. has helped millions of girls in the 141 years of their existence. »
For months now people and organizations have been bashing Wal-Mart, America's largest retailer, for practicing unfair business. Hearing all this complaining is enough to make me sick. America is a country founded on the ideals that everyone should live how they choose. Why begrudge Wal-Mart for making money? »