Loggers suffered a hard loss Saturday in front of a stadium packed with students and parents. The Loggers were hoping to get a win over a struggling Whitworth team for homecoming and parent weekend.While the final score does not reflect the rest of the game, the Loggers were still unsuccessful, losing 33-14. The Loggers had the ball on the first drive, but quickly lost it with a fumble on the kickoff. From there Whitworth had a seven play 34-yard drive for the touchdown with 14 minutes left in the...

In a country where individual efficacy is diminishing, there needs to be a change in the way democracy is executed. Through small interest groups, technical expertise and low voter turnout, the United States of America is a democracy that takes away the power of the citizen. In order to change society and democracy, the educated person needs to step away from the concept of debate to a more dialogue-driven discussion. For a democratic society, debate is not the most effective way to achieve effective legislation. In debate, statistics tend to...

As college students, we may have an ethical argument or a logical argument about comprehensive immigration reform. But what some do not realize is that it also makes a huge impact on college students as well. Foreign students have been coming to America to study for years. They know that the college education system  in the U.S. is one of, if not the, strongest in the world. The more restrictions we have on immigration, the harder it is to let students who want a good education come to the United...

At 12 a.m. Tuesday the United States government functionally shut down, and the blame has not stopped being thrown back and forth. Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) blames Boehner and the Tea Party for the shutdown. “Speaker Boehner and his band of Tea Party radicals have done the unthinkable. They have shut down the federal government,” Reid said. On the other side is Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) complaining that the Democrats will not work out the differences. “Now said they won’t even sit down to work out differences,” ...

This week, the baseball world is in the midst of what might be the saddest exit in MLB history.  Arguably one of the most respected player in all of sports, Mariano Rivera, is playing his last games ever in the MLB. While it might sound dramatic to those on the outside, as a young baseball player myself, Rivera leaving the game is one of the most significant sporting events of our lifetime. Rivera has been dominating the game for 19 years. People will truly miss the role model he has...

The Loggers have had a bright start to the 2013 season with two wins in conference already, with a 3-2 win over Pacific University (Ore.) and a 4-0 win at George Fox University. Most recently, in a rainy affair on Sept. 28 the Loggers triumphed 4-1 over the Willamette Bearcats. The early game saw few decisive attempts by the Bearcats, though the Loggers largely maintained possession. The Bearcats began to show signs of life at the 10-minute mark, and nearly opened the scoring against the Loggers. However, their forward was...