It’s that time of year again. A time where we give gifts, stuff ourselves at modern-day feasts and face the coldest weather of the year. It is the time of bell-ringing Santas, toy drives and goodwill: It’s time for charity. Most people are not able to give huge sums of money or donate their precious time volunteering…

The term Apple Cup brings many things to mind. The roar of the crowd, the schools involved, the pride for your team and and the contempt for your opponents. It is more than a mere football game. The first Apple Cup took place in 1900, although it was called the governor’s trophy until 1961…

WSU’s general education system is more than 20 years old and drastically outdated. As part of the Academic Affairs Program Prioritization, a goal was set to restructure the content of general education. So WSU’s new provost, Warwick Bayly, appointed the General Education Visioning Committee to serve in that capacity…

When a doctor tells you about a new medical device the FDA recently approved, you would probably assume it is medically proven to help patients and is an advancement beyond the conventional devices in use. You would be wrong. The FDA’s review process for medical devices is more than 30 years old…

Last week, while walking down a Halloween aisle, a friend of mine pointed to a slutty French maid costume and said, “Hey, you should wear that for Halloween.” After taking a swing at his head, I was restrained and regained my cool, but this humorous and slightly irritating exchange made me realize how easily Halloween can be summed up by floozies and booze…

During the last 20 years, the U.S. economic situation took a turn for the worse. Since the most recent market blows, the downturn has turned to a nosedive. Rising unemployment and outsourcing of blue collar jobs has led American society into a post-industrial economic minefield…

She was told to look pretty and stand in the corner until it’s time to parade in front of the media for the John McCain campaign. Sarah Palin was brought on board in the hopes people would say, “Hey look, she has a vagina just like Hillary. I’m going to vote Republican…

Homecoming should bring campus together and stimulate school spirit as we hit the stride of the new year. Unfortunately, not all homecoming events achieve this goal. Making Homecoming a competition where teams compete for points to prove they have spirit deters busy students…

The time we spend on social networking sites such as Facebook and playing video games has come to define our generation. Countless hours of our productivity are wasted on these zombiefying, drone-inducing in-activities. In any one of my classes, at least a quarter of my classmates are checking their Facebook pages or playing video games…

It may feel as if voting makes no difference and our electoral system is corrupt, but acting on that feeling and not voting will allow that fear to become a reality. Millions of people died fighting to give the American people the right to vote. They died believing their ultimate sacrifice had a purpose…

The American electoral system should be quick, simple and as fair as possible. Instead, it is a long, drawn-out mudslinging contest. Clever politicians are able to hold the same office for years and, in some cases, lifetimes. The power that political parties wield allows them to catapult their choice picks to the top of the American power structure…

Russia recently invaded Georgia. This act of war shocked the world and despite some cease-fire agreements, Russia still has not completely pulled its troops out. Now, some nations with anti-Western sentiments are trying to use this situation to gain advanced armaments from Russia…

Once you leave home, you can never go back. The home you left is not the home you return to. At first the change is small, you are driving the same roads you did before, but somehow things are a little different. Then the changes become more pronounced. New businesses…

If you leave the country and try to reenter with some type of electronic media, there is a chance that your laptop, digital camera, cell phone or other electrical devices could be chosen for a random inspection and possibly be seized for a number of weeks. These inspections of what – to most people – are their most private possessions are done without cause or warrant…

As the Fourth of July nears, we should take a minute and think about why we are celebrating. Obviously, it is Independence Day, but the reason why we celebrate is often confused. There are many people who misguidedly believe that the Fourth of July is the celebration of the day the colonies gained sovereignty…