Category: Opinions

On February 8, Stephen Braun of the Associated Press reported in his article “NSA gets under 30% of phone data” that the US government’s data collection has had a massive drop off…

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first of what I hope to be a glorious chronicle of the neighborhood that surrounds our wonderful campus. I am of course talking about the beautiful…

I have been having some philosophical discussions with some friends recently. These discussions lead to me finding an interesting concept in an article by Tim Kreider of The New York Times. The…

Six years ago a strange tradition began. Before every Super Bowl the network hosting gets an exclusive one-on-one interview with the President of the United States. This last Sunday, Fox hosted the…

Normally I try not to focus any attention on Justin Bieber. The less I think of him the better. However, I am a man who likes to go online, read the paper,…

A couple days ago, Saint Xavier sent out an e-mail stating that it would remain open despite the cold weather, and many students (even some of us at The Xavierite) were less…

Ah, the “sophomore slump.” For several years I have been convinced this was no more than a myth or a justification for the laziness of second years. As a sophomore in high…

I largely missed most of the Grammys this past Sunday. I don’t know much about popular music, but I think the Grammys are kind of cool because they match older musicians up…

I think most Chicagoans can agree it was quite a ride living in “Chiberia” (as it has been named by a forecaster at the National Weather Service) during the first few weeks…

Heeeeeeeeere’s Johnny! Actually, it’s just me. Welcome back, everybody. I hope you all enjoyed your break from your diligent studies. But now it’s back to the grindstone and listening to me rant,…