Category: Opinions

Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its new findings on Global Warming. To put it quite bluntly, the news is not good. In fact, their new report supports…

I have heard a lot recently regarding this new dating app called Tinder. The app draws from your Facebook profile in order to create a short and minimalistic dating profile. Your profile…

Governor Pat Quinn last week stated that the temporary income tax increase he implemented three years ago may become permanent. According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, “Keep tax hike or face…

A few of my friends have recently decided to change their major or minor, or add a major or minor, a process college students are no strangers to. Actually, I don’t think…

Last Friday, March 21, Saint Xavier University held its annual Health Fair. What struck the staff members who attended the fair most was the fact that the target demographic seemed to be…

Nowadays it seems like everyone from hipsters to soccer moms are taking up a gluten-free diet. But do they even know what gluten is, or if there are even health benefits to…

As I write this article on the last few days of my spring break, friendship is on my mind. Now a sophomore, I have been home for several school breaks and a…

As our society pushes an image of fitness, whether it is bigger muscles or a thinner stomach, many are turning to vitamins and supplements such as protein shakes. Most pick up this…

President Obama recently set sanctions against Russia for their continued presence in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. According to the Associated Press’s Nedra Pickler’s article “Obama announces sanctions on Russian officials”, President Obama froze…

My dear readers, it is finally time for me to write about something that has been bothering me for quite some time. “Why put it off so long if it irks you…