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Emmy Awards shine light on race in film, TV

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Earlier this month, Vox published an article about how color film was created for white people and distorted darker skin. Lorna Roth, a professor at Concordia University, researched the topic and concluded that older technology distorted the features of African-Americans. Some of these problems included the reproduction of facial images without ... [Read More…]

Budget passes with lack of conversation

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On Wednesday, the Students' Association passed the fall 2015 budget in record time with a $9,712.80 overall increase in incoming revenue. In just over 45 minutes, Congress passed the $163,076 budget, with only one motion interrupting the flow of things. The new student fee of $25, proposed and passed by SA last semester in an attempt to bring ... [Read More…]

War on police will not solve anything

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"It is time that you guys know that we are no longer playing around with the police departments. Aurora and Denver, we are about to start striking fear, shooting down all cops that we see by theirselves (sic)." This call, released by the Aurora Police Department over the weekend, is just the tip of the iceberg in what is called the war on ... [Read More…]

Opinion page aims to stir conversation

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The function of the Opinion page is to get students, faculty, staff and all other readers to talk about things happening on and off campus. By detailing our opinions through columns, editorials and cartoons, we hope to stir up conversation about things ranging from the lack of Blue Bell to recent shootings. Just as we are encouraged to think ... [Read More…]

In the midst of crisis, Facebook proves helpful, comforting

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More than 4,600 people are confirmed dead from the Nepal earthquake. And according to Al Jazeera, Nepal's prime minister said that it could reach up to 10,000. At a time when people are displaced, missing or even dead, a surprising resource is providing comfort for those looking for loved ones: social media. New Internet technology like ... [Read More…]

‘A cog in the machine’ is no excuse for former Nazi

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Tuesday was a controversial day in Germany with the start of the trial of 93-year-old Oskar Groening, the "Accountant of Auschwitz" as he's known in the German press. He is being charged as an accessory to 300,000 murders. Most people view the events at Auschwitz to be black and white, and therefore, may be confused as to what the "controversy" ... [Read More…]

A week in news that goes beyond Kylie Jenner’s lips

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People across the internet have been puckering up for the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. And if the concept of the challenge doesn't make you laugh, the results will. Instead of drastically enhancing their lips, people (yes, men and women) have accidentally burst blood vessels under the skin and caused extensive bruising. And while we'd love to ... [Read More…]

To kick or not to kick the Yik

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The Office of Multicultural Enrichment is fighting one of the most powerful forces in the history of civilization: the Internet. The "Kick the Yik" campaign was launched by OME in response to the abundance of racist, sexist and offensive yaks on the controversial app. They are encouraging students to delete the app from their phones. The ... [Read More…]

Campus carry bill seems to cause more problems than it solves

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In March, the Texas Senate passed "campus carry" legislation that would expand the state's concealed handgun license (CHL) rights to allow CHL holders to also carry their guns into certain buildings in Texas' public colleges and universities. It's expected to pass the House as well, and Governor Abbott has said he will sign any open carry bill ... [Read More…]

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