Student Reactions: Election 2012

November 10, 2012

  After being neck and neck throughout the election on Nov. 6, President Barack Obama pulled ahead of former candidate Mitt Romney after he won the electoral vote of Ohio, a swing state. After...

Goodbye, rocketmen

April 2, 2010

I remember when scientists discovered water on Mars, and when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet. I’ve always followed space news rather closely.

Health care reform becomes law [Poll]

April 2, 2010

After a close five-vote margin in the House of Representatives,President Barack Obama signed the Health Care Reform bill into law on March 23. The bill aims to lower exorbitant health insurance prices and reduce...

Nobel appeasement prize

November 6, 2009

I want to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Quite an ambitious goal for a high school student, right? Well, as he has done since he entered office, Barack Obama has given me hope.He showed me how to win: talk.I’m not lying; all you have to do is talk. Talk about peace and what you want to accomplish to change the world.

Another reason why sports, politics don’t mix

October 21, 2009

All three competing cities also sent their highest foreign diplomats to lobby for their country. I understand that the United States should break out their big guns when needed on a world stage, but we are in a recession, and we are paying...

Challenges of a first-year president

October 9, 2009

We all knew that President Barack Obama had a lot on his plate when he moved into the White House in January. The American people set a high standard for President Obama after all the campaign hype, and he has struggled to keep up with expectations on many issues...