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Join the Movement
Hannah Stewart Contributing Writer This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first and only use of atomic weapons for warfare in human history. Two bombs were dropped in two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6, 1945. It is estimated that 150,000 people were killed instantly, however the final tally of those who died…
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Ian Bick Interview: EDM Entrepreneur
Whether you know him from his outrageous and over-the-top rave events at Tuxedo Junction or from his current involvement in a Ponzi scheme, nineteen-year-old Ian Bick is certainly a name that doesn’t go unmentioned when discussing nightlife, entrepreneurship, and federal charges. Though he personally didn’t want to say anything about his trial and the charges…
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47 Traitors or Patriots?
It is no secret that the U.S. Congress continues to struggle with bipartisanship. Tensions between both Republicans and Democrats reached an all-time high on Monday, March 9th when it was revealed that 47 out of the 54 incumbent GOP Senators signed and delivered a letter to the Iranian government that some believe was meant to…
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Writing Department Merger Squashed
Leo Budnick News Editor As of March 4th, the Professional Writing Major was in the process of facing a merger with the English Department. Students in the Professional Writing Majors have since learned that the merger will no longer be happening, as confirmed in a statement by the Chair of the Writing Department, Dr. Patrick Ryan….
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The Best Actors and Basketball Players Come Together at WCSU
Kyle Kloiber Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 24, WCSU welcomed in the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters to what became a pretty packed (not sellout, however) O’Neill Center. It was one of the closer games in the Globetrotters’ history that consists of only three losses. However, it is all the cool shenanigans that these players do…
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Dear Freshmen
Kristen Askin Contributing Writer Dear Freshmen, I am not good at school. If you’re looking for advice on how to get all As, make the Dean’s List, or cram for finals, this is not the place to look. The advice I do have to offer, however, I hope will help you not only in…
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In Defense of Greek Life
We’ve all seen the movies: the ones that star an innocent and naïve college freshman who winds up going through recruitment for the promise of really making a difference in the world, only to have their world be tilted completely on its axis with the introduction of excess booze, drugs, sex, and general debauchery….
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Ringling Bros. Circus Abolishes Use of Elephants
“How does a business be successful?” asks Kenneth Feld, President and CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. “By adapting,” he says. Under constant pressure from the general public, animal rights activist groups, and “anti-elephant” ordinances from cities in which they wish to perform, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum…
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