As citizens of the U.S., we have been afforded rights that allow us things such as freedom of speech, the right to privacy and the right to a “speedy and public trial.” Although most Americans know they are afforded rights such a...
There isn’t much that can be said about Milo Yiannopoulous. In 2014, he criticized and harshly condemned the politicization of video game culture. He stated, on the Breitbart website in September 2014, “Because an army of so...
Today, Americans live in what is known as a “throw away” culture. That is, rather than using what we have or “making it work” when something isn’t exactly how we want it, we will often just get rid of it. This tendency...
Tuesday marked the 52nd anniversary of the assassination of al-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X. On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X was gunned down before giving a speech to his followers in the Audubon Ballroom in New York C...
An interesting development concerning the European Union (EU) went largely ignored last week, but was no less telling about the future of the political and economic union. As reported by The Independent, President Donald Trump...
Dear University Community:
On Feb. 15, Gov. Rauner delivered his 2017 Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol. We are pleased that the Gov. proposed an increase in Monetary Award Program (MAP)...
Illinois is now going on 20 months without a budget. With the minimal progress that has been made on this disaster, it becomes easy to just assume that our legislators and the governor of Illinois are doing absolutely nothing in Sp...
Everyone knows about politics and discusses it at some level with other people. Some are really engaged and do all their research so you know they probably know what they’re talking about. Others try to avoid politics at all costs,...
Imagine walking into an ice cream parlor to buy a milkshake. You approach the counter where an employee shows up and explains the dozens of different ice creams. Of course, there are the standard chocolate, vanilla and strawberr...
Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump ran his first official solo press conference as president and, well, it was rough. What makes it even worse for the Republican Party’s president is that it really wasn’t a good week f...
I have tried to stay away from politics as long as I could but with a new administration, it’s pretty hard to do. One of the most irritating things is to watch someone who thinks they know how to do something when, in fact, they...
Practicing informed shopping is a lesson we should all take the time to learn and understand. Being an ethical consumer can be anything from looking to buy products like appliances that are made in America or avoiding cosmetic prod...
