Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic made news in March after his transition from British Premiere League team Manchester United to the LA Galaxy, an American MLS team. The transfer was rumored for weeks beforehand but finalized March 23. According to ESPN, this transfer is the result of a torn ACL…
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“In the Time of the Butterflies” successfully interprets a little-known story
Julia Alvarez’s “In the Time of the Butterflies” is one of my all-time favorite novels for a number of reasons. It was my first introduction to that historical period in the Dominican Republic. Not only does it tell a story I’d never heard, it’s well-written and vividly rendered. It is…
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The March Madness Tournament doesn’t cater to everyone
I’ve never liked March Madness. That’s maybe not the most auspicious start to a sports editorial, but there it is. I’m not a huge fan of any of the so-called “Big Four” sports in the U.S.: football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Baseball is the one I tolerate the best, perhaps…
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The Women’s March and Pro-Life Feminists
President Donald Trump’s election brought about a rash of protests. The subjects of these protests ranged from scientific accuracy to minority rights, but the most prominent was the first Women’s March held Jan. 21, 2017. I knew I wouldn’t go (public protest isn’t really my style) but initially liked the…
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Respect Public Servants
Before Thanksgiving, an airplane captain allowed a family to depart the plane first, telling the passengers that they had somewhere important to be. As this family departed the aircraft, they were booed and heckled without mercy. Passengers openly exclaimed that they could not believe they had paid all this money…
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“Stranger Things” gets stranger and better
As was true of the first season, I can’t tell if “Stranger Things 2” is great sci-fi or an elaborate metaphor for childhood trauma. The show’s strength is balancing 1980s nostalgia and surprisingly pointed commentary on 2017. The show’s much-anticipated second season picks up a year after the events of…
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Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement
On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be working to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord as it stands over the next 3 ½ years. This is not necessarily a permanent withdrawal. Trump expressed his hope that the terms could be renegotiated so that they…
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Meet the Department: English
Critical Thought and Inquiry (CTI) classes allow students to learn subjects outside of their major and get to know professors in other departments. However, you take only one class in each of the CTI categories, so there are some faculty you may not know. This is the third part of…
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The Campaign Trail: Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio
From Henry Clay to John McCain, being a senator has been a popular career for presidential candidates. In this election, Republicans Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are continuing the tradition. Cruz is the junior senator from Texas. He is currently the chairman of United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight,…
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