On April 4th the 2012 election officially began. President Obama surprised no one by announcing his bid for re-election approximately nineteen months before the election. The nomination and election process is too long. It seems like just yesterday that the midterm elections concluded and the process of the next election has already begun. President Obama is hoping to raise $1 billion for his campaign over the next nineteen months, which begs the question: is any election worth that? The race for the GOP nomination is also starting to heat up...

There are some things I will never understand about women. Why do you go to the bathroom in groups? Why do you ask for my opinion if you don’t have any plans on taking it in to consideration? Why do you listen to and enjoy rap music? The last question is the most perplexing to me. I enjoy an awkward conversation at the urinal and at least you want me to feel included, but rap music, seriously? Last year I was on a date with my girlfriend. It was a...

Winter break was great. I went on a trip with my family, saw my friends from home, caught up on sleep and had a great time. But then I still had two weeks left. That was fine, I still had other friends from liberal arts schools so I saw them for longer than I did in high school. Then they went back to school. But I still had a week left. Winter break is too long. After a semester of school and finals it only seems logical that students would...

As college students, we fall into the wrongly held belief that paying tuition, going to class every once in a while, and taking the tests automatically move us into the category of productive members of society. Going to college used to mean learning a lot, working a lot and making a lot. Unfortunately none of those things are guaranteed anymore. Going to college has changed. The number of Americans with college degrees is going up, the cash grab that having a college degree used to guarantee is gone and it’s...

As I was watching President Obama’s State of the Union speech last week, I couldn’t help but wonder if this was the beginning of the end. If the 20th century was called America’s century, what would the 21st century be known for? President Obama outlined his plan to “win the future,” and called for increased spending in education, emphasis on green jobs and a freeze on discretionary spending. His plan is only serving as a roadblock for America on its path back to the model country of the world. Mr....