Category: Opinions

By Nick Vasilyev Let us solve a differential equation.  Suppose we want to find the function that is its own derivative.  Then we will write y=sigma x^n/n!.  That’s it, eureka!  The infinite…

Vladimir Putin is kind weird, right? Whether he’s posing for horribly staged photos of him like a shirtless cowboy on a horse, or passing oppressive laws (such as his gross expansion of…

As a longtime supporter of dance and musical theater, I recently saw a local production of the musical Hair for the first time. This musical tells the story of a group of…

I am in a mood to share some mathematical gems. Exponentials are really cool, because it’s common ground with everybody. Teachers write lecture notes so that you can learn not them. Try…

How news and entertainment reaches our ears these days has evolved within the last century. The leap to radio from print was almost unheard of when it first began. But the impact…

Maybe this is a news flash to some of you, maybe it’s not, but people sure are whiney. You see it everywhere: it’s in our halls, our streets, heck (!) I’m about…

Nowadays, we are constantly bombarded by images of celebrities getting facelifts, getting nipped and getting tucked. The idea of getting a new, sleeker look is often applauded by society, while those who…

Mass media is one of the most important and influential aspects of modern society. I recently began taking a mass media course here at St. Xavier, and ever since then, I have…

When I was younger, things seemed to be a lot more fun. Now, I’m not talking about having more responsibility now than I did then or something like that. No; I’m talking…

Upon students’ return to St. Xavier University this fall, we were greeted with some notable changes to the lower level of the Warde Academic Center. For some the most noticeable change was…