My first gay friend was a severely closeted, hip-hop dancing Bible-thumper who came out to a few friends at a party. From that day on, his popularity grew exponentially. To this day, he still stands as...
We’re in the middle of November, and suddenly everything seems like it’s about to cave in around us.
We say this because we know the feeling all too well, and we know that it’s likely you’re suffering...
You may be tempted to go for the short and easy answer and state that your professors are the ones responsible for educating you. They’re the ones being paid by the university — or more accurately,...
I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of the 1540, Loyola’s secret society dedicated to performing “good works” for the school and upholding the Jesuit ideals that it holds dear.
I do not know...
Michael “Mike” Brown is a person whose name and story we are all likely familiar with. By story, I am referring to the events surrounding his death: how his body laid lifeless in the middle of the...
There is a monster among us.
Or so the media would have us believe, if its coverage of the so-called Ebola crisis is any indication.
The way that the media and much of the general public have treated...
This summer, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court gutted section 4 of the Voting Rights Act — striking down key requirements to allow changes in election laws. The changes being adopted make...
When the weekend ends and it comes time for the Sunday coffee date with best friends, there is always the story about the person at the party that just would not stop touching. About the guy friend that...
Purple ribbons, tabling and Take Back the Night are all a part of the October ritual of raising awareness about domestic violence. As college students, we may feel somewhat disconnected from the issue...
The first of two Vatican conferences on the family ended on Saturday, Oct. 18. The conference was called at the request of Pope Francis, who met with nearly 200 cardinals, bishops and priests from around...
Millennial.
It’s a label applied to our generation constantly, and a word loaded with stereotypes. We are self-absorbed, entitled, lazy, bad with money and incapable of finding work.
These messages...
The journalists of the conservative media often make the claim that climate change has a marginal impact on society at large and that it’s an issue of interest only for rich liberal elites.
Do these...
