Category: Opinions

According to Yahoo News, former President of Trader Joe’s, Doug Rauch, has recently announced his intent to implement a plan that would turn expired food into cheap and nutritious meals. This program,…

According to a report by Reuters’ Mary Wisniewski called “Chicago mayor touts drop in crime but murder rate remains high,” Chicago’s murder rate is the highest in all of America and in…

“I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad…. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth, banks are…

How many text messages, instant messages and emails did you receive today? I am willing to bet that the answer to that question for many of us, including myself, is well over…

In the Twilight Zone episode, “Walking Distance,” a 36 year old company executive named Martin, wearied by adulthood’s stresses and responsibilities, seeks refuge in the past as he returns to his home…

With each new semester, comes the formation of new student organizations on campus. This semester, the Asian American Cultural Exchange (AACE) made its grand debut at SXU. With several students already “liking”…

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…