PC: ‘Politically Correct’ or ‘People Caring’?
By Jesse Harper, jlh286@zips.uakron.edu
December 5, 2016
In today’s day and age, it seems that certain groups, specifically those associated with the political right, are quick to demonize individuals and organizations for being “PC,” or politically correct. It seems that within the last couple of years or so, there has been a movement in the U.S. to ...
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By Abigail Bashor, acb130@zips.uakron.edu
October 31, 2016
When you ask most adults what their feelings toward the 2016 presidential election are, oftentimes a resounding groan or exasperated sigh is the answer you are met with. Ask millennials, and the response is not all that dissimilar. Still, a striking difference between the two groups remains: voter t...
Stop using #repealthe19th
By Dominic Grossi, djg63@zips.uakron.edu
October 19, 2016
#repealthe19th Have you seen it? A recent Snopes article made a slight downplay of the trending hashtag, with a claim that most of the hashtag’s use was to defame and denounce the hashtag itself. Yet, anyone with a Twitter account can and is encouraged to go into their Twitter search and look fo...
It’s Time for a Break
By Abigail Bashor, acb130@zips.uakron.edu
October 17, 2016
The middle of October for college students signifies the halfway mark of the fall semester. For the most part, students have adjusted into routines and stuck with them. Having created some form of a balancing trapeze act between school, jobs, and extracurricular obligations, it can be difficult for...
The Slow, Painful Death of Decency in Politics
By David Trujillo, dlt61@zips.uakron.edu
October 5, 2016
In 1992, George H. W. Bush got hammered by the news media and general public for checking his watch while at one of the Presidential debates. Acting like he wanted the event to be over was considered rude, and unbecoming. Fast-forward to 2016. While Barack Obama delivers a powerful and moving eulogy for ...
Why UA’s Starbucks aren’t worth your buck
By Jesse Harper, jlh286@zips.uakron.edu
October 5, 2016
The Starbucks that litter The University of Akron’s campus are, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the most unorganized, ill-managed, and poorly-functioning Starbucks that I have ever seen. The beverage quality is appalling, with the appalling beverage quality comes drinks that are far from worth the pri...
A Republican presidency would be a disaster for religious tolerance
By Nick Golina, njg44@zips.uakron.edu
October 3, 2016
The current Republican platform claims that education includes the importance of “the handing over of a cultural identity.” Such a cultural identity within the republican psyche includes an evangelical conception of Christianity that would advocate for a religious curriculum strictly based on th...
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