Obesity ads going too far?
Despite high literacy rates, advanced health care and other resources at the disposal of the common American, there’s a growing problem amongst this population: obesity.
Despite high literacy rates, advanced health care and other resources at the disposal of the common American, there’s a growing problem amongst this population: obesity.
That time is upon us, where we get a Monday off from classes and the campus events reflect a time of social upheaval and change.
Martin Luther King Jr. is among the most favorably remembered figures in American history. At times he reaches an almost mythic status, a heavenly figure sent to trumpet the melodies of equality and freedom.
Each year at this time, Eastern Michigan University and this publication pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
What comes to mind when you hear someone called a “feminist?” When some people hear the term “feminist,” they might imagine a man-hating woman who never shaves her legs and is in a perpetually bad mood.
What have we learned since the last race to the White House? We’ve learned that a professor of constitutional law has no more regard for civil rights and liberties than a Texas oilman.
The Obama administration has inaugurated 2012 with renewed belligerence toward Iran, which threatens to destabilize the region and spark a wider conflagration between the world’s major powers.
While relaxing and being somewhat bored over break, I turned to Netflix – as so many do – to occupy my time.
Governor Rick Snyder is pushing for more immigrants to settle in Michigan. An AnnArbor.com article states, “It’s time for Michigan to start importing talent.
Well it’s been a long campaign season already, but we’re mere days away from the most anticipated day of the election cycle.
Earlier this month the Democratic-controlled Senate voted 93 to 7 in favor of approving the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes the military to unilaterally detain indefinitely without trial any individual anywhere in the world – including U.S.
As easy as it is for liberals — at least the liberals who haven’t swooned by his libertarian seduction — to write off Congressman Ron Paul’s (R-TX) as a crackpot, they should be cautious.
Biology 105 here at EMU has two obvious effects: wrecking your GPA and, less bitterly, the reification of concerns about our world with regard to climate change. Yet the class’s method of getting our attention about this potentially cataclysmic issue is, well, boring. Of course, climate change as a whole has become such an uninspiring topic because it’s always approached in the same fashion: You’re told the world is being destroyed, sea levels are going to rise and the polar bears and pandas are going extinct. I write this not sardonically or even to marginalize the very real worries encompassed in climate change.
Structuring electoral districts for political advantage has a long and proud tradition in American history. Did I say proud?
Three years after the Wall Street collapse initiated deep recession, the world once again stands on the precipice of an economic abyss, demonstrating that the current crisis represents not merely a conjunctural downturn in the markets, but a systemic breakdown of the capitalist system. This time the immediate issue is the economic and political crisis engulfing the euro zone, calling into question the viability of the euro currency and the European Union itself.
Answer this question: If you had to pay for college out-of-pocket as you go, would you still be attending right now?
The Republican Party could easily describe the macroeconomic policies of the Democratic Party as ‘tax and spend,’ but then, not much can be said for their approach or stewardship over the U.S.
This week, the Center for the Study of Equality and Human Rights ended its “Let’s Make It Better Now” video contest, aimed at reducing bullying for LGBT youth.
A Huffington Post article reported, “The Senate on Thursday blocked a second attempt to spare U.S.
In May, I used these column inches to offer my take on the Republican presidential primary. I dismissed all but four GOP hopefuls as having no chance at the nomination.