You've probably already seen it: people filling up their own barrels with gasoline, trying to take as much advantage of the lowered prices as possible. While the $1.88 may look good at the pump, the oil surplus will have a lasting negative impact on the economy over all. The New York Times recently said gas prices aren't expected to rise ... [Read More…]
New Year, same resolution ruin
We are fourteen days into 2015 and not only have I already failed to keep all of my New Year's resolutions, but I've forgotten what they were to begin with. The idea of a clean slate is appealing and new beginnings sound refreshing. But neither of those are enough to change the ways of a creature of habit like myself. I enjoy making resolutions ... [Read More…]
One big leap for mankind
The world can be so full of hate sometimes, but on this particular day, it seems as if there's a little less. Yesterday, while I was putting off my work, I saw on TV that Tiffany & Co. featured a same-sex couple in their new ad campaign entitled "Will You." This is the first time the company has done such a thing, and it's received a lot of ... [Read More…]
Putin wasn’t a fan of the koalas at G20
On this day, Nov. 19, in 1985, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attended their first summit meeting together in Geneva. The two produced no earth-shattering agreements, but it was a clear signal of their desire to mend relations and keep the nuclear arms race under control. "Summits" of world leaders are still happening ... [Read More…]
Marissa versus Nature
Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Dominion over animals. It's a God-given right. Recently, however, my house seems to be void of this right, ... [Read More…]
Hollywood: The same old song and sequel
Superheroes, sequels and remakes. That's what it takes to win the weekend at the box office. Earlier this week, Disney announced that Toy Story 4 is in production, set with a 2017 release date. This announcement, along with one from a few weeks ago revealing Marvel's lineup through 2020, have made it apparent that there is nothing original ... [Read More…]
ACU and attendance should break up
Attendance has always been one of those things about ACU that I think is taken way too seriously. Class attendance, that is. The fact that teachers can penalize a student's grade just because he or she has missed the class a certain number of times is beyond me. Last time I checked, students pay for classes. Shouldn't we get to decide how we use ... [Read More…]
Editorial Cartoon: The Ag students strike back
The Ag Department students fight back Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]
What George Orwell knew about Facebook
In George Orwell's book, 1984, the citizens of Oceania participate in a daily scheduled period known as the "Two Minutes Hate." During the hate, party members are required to stand in front of a television yelling obscenities and violently raging against ideological enemies flashed on the screen. Even though the book's protagonist, Winston, ... [Read More…]
Editorial Cartoon: Voting Flaws
Some flaws are found in voter registration. Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]