Aliens Are Out There
[caption id="attachment_11976" align="alignright" width="300"] Saturn’s moon Encledus that has frozen underground oceans --- Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA[/caption] For centuries, people have been searching for answers to...
An Open Letter to Saint Xavier Students
[caption id="attachment_11972" align="alignright" width="300"] SXU Spring Formal --- sxu.edu[/caption] Hello fellow SXU Cougars, To all the students who did not get a ticket to Spring...
The Importance of Self-Care
[caption id="attachment_11913" align="alignright" width="300"] Spas like this one in Korea offer many ways to relax and take care of yourself. --- Bethany Mollenkof/Los Angeles Times/TNS[/caption]...
Conscious Consumer: Pets and Produce
[caption id="attachment_11910" align="alignright" width="300"] The writer’s dog, Buddy. He is a very good boy on days that end in “y.” -- James Cantu[/caption] One of...
What’s the Deal with Gender Reveal Parties?
[caption id="attachment_11907" align="alignright" width="300"] The hottest trend on the maternity circuit? The gender reveal party. --- Tom Goheen/MCT[/caption] Despite my efforts to do a social...
Why We Shouldn’t Arm Teachers
[caption id="attachment_11904" align="alignright" width="400"] President Trump meets with those affected by mass shootings in Parkland, Florida --- Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS[/caption] After the horrific mass shooting...
The Olympics Aren’t All Fun and Games
[caption id="attachment_11845" align="alignright" width="300"] Adam Rippon, the first openly gay figure skater, of Team USA performs during 2018 Olympics Games. --- Carlos Gonzalez/ Minneapolis Star...
Conscious Consumer: Antibiotics
[caption id="attachment_11842" align="alignright" width="300"] A live sample of the MSRA bacteria. --- Photo provided by Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS[/caption] The development of antibiotics in the early...
To Gerrymander is to Pander
[caption id="attachment_11839" align="alignright" width="267"] Outlines of some gerrymandered districts -- Los Angeles Times/TNS[/caption] In the past few weeks in Pennsylvania, a GOP lawmaker, Chris Dush,...
YouTube: The Problem of Sensationalism Versus Quality Content
When YouTube first debuted on the Internet in early 2005, the video-sharing website was one of the first of its kind. The only other site...