In a few days, the University of Minnesota campus will resemble a post-apocalyptic ghost town, when most of us will rock this casbah — leaving behind the diabolical chaos of finals, the over-caffeinated...

By now, the atrocities committed by President Bashar al-Assad, the ruthless leader of Syria, are well known to the international community. Reports of chemical weapons being used by the oppressive regime...

  Can people with severe disabilities have sex? This is a legitimate question that is often considered taboo in America due to our sensitive attitudes toward sex and physical disability and our primal...

  As anyone in the rap game will tell you, it is never wise to start a beef with Jay-Z, especially when he is on a vacation. If only U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and many other conservative politicians gave...

  “Think being a teen parent won’t cost you? Think again,” read a huge ad on the New York City subway. My first visit to the Big Apple and the historic Grand Central Station turned...

Flipping through TV channels Easter Sunday, amid a candy coma, I chanced upon a scene involving Jesus coming back to life. I guess I wasn’t fortunate enough to bear witness to the Second Coming of...

The “Cannibal Cop,” as national headlines labeled him, Gilberto Valle was convicted of conspiracy to kidnap earlier this month. Now an ex-police officer of New York, Valle, or “Girlmeat...

  NBC is seeking two new faces to lead their late-night comedy shows, “The Tonight Show” and “Late Night.” “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno may be replaced with “Late...

  The professional wrestling giant, World Wrestling Entertainment, has a message for kids: “Don’t be a bully, be a STAR.” The inspirational words are meant to address bullying, a...

If there is anything that Americans despise more than air travel, it is the stress of security protocols. Once admired as one of the most convenient modes of travel, flying doesn’t make us feel on...

  "Vietnam Veteran. Need money to eat, haven’t eaten in a while,” reads the sign that a homeless man held outside Sanford Hall. As the light turned red, I waved at him to come closer and...

  It’s no surprise how expensive getting a college education has become. Some students have found rather interesting ways to get a good bang for their buck. Imagine a young woman in college....

Smoking hookah is now one of the most common college pastimes, as one in three college students has reported smoking hookah. What people don’t always realize, though, is that hookah isn’t any...

  “Started from the bottom, now we’re here,” Drake raps. This is also what people sing when they get offered a full-time job upon the completion of an internship. Others get nothing...

North Carolina is not “a better place to be” if you are a woman indulging in topless protest, as its state slogan would suggest.  House Bill 34 seeks to outlaw any exposure of “external...

  By now everyone is familiar with the horrific incident out of a Minneapolis Delta Airlines flight that occurred earlier this week. An Idaho man allegedly slapped and hurled a racial slur at a toddler...

  "Live and let live” is a mantra of the past. Now, it is about living and telling others about your awesome life and leaving your defamatory opinions online. I have a friend. Let’s call...

President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address last week. His message — let’s try to make it work, America, for the middle class. In a speech that has already been subjected...

Today is Valentine’s Day, the one day in the year dedicated specifically to love. Now, I’m no Dr. Date, but “love” is as complex of a word as it is an emotion. “I love you,...

It has been almost two months since one of the most heart-breaking morning of my life. I had woken up lazily, late afternoon on Dec. 14, 2012 after finishing my semester early and checked CNN. What I saw...

During winter break, my social media news feeds were full of new fans and haters of TV shows. These were friends and colleagues who I knew weren’t into certain shows, but suddenly, they were critics...

  If anyone remembers Anwar Al-Awlaki , the U.S.-born Muslim cleric who is said to have inspired many Islamic militants, including Major Nidal Hasan  who shot fellow soldiers at Fort Hood,...

Seeking the truth and presenting it to the public does not seem incredibly challenging to many, but a journalist’s job is dangerous and full of risks. Many journalists have been hurt in their line...

John Kerry, the former Democratic Sen. from Massachusetts, has a tough job in front of him as the new secretary of state. The new secretary’s foremost priority should be to allocate the Bureau of...

  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is the federal law enforcement agency staffing about 2,500 agents tasked with regulating national-scale offenses relating to the three materials that...

  An upcoming reality show starring rapper Shawty Lo called “All My Babies’ Mamas” may never see the light of day due to complaints from groups who call the show too stereotypical...

When a person enlists in the U.S. Armed Forces, the country is counting on its uniformed saviors to get the job done. Choosing to fight for one’s country is one of the most honorable choices one...

It’s no secret that radical Islamic militant groups plague Pakistan. These organizations, such as Tehrik-i-Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba, despise the democratization of the Middle East and the country’s...

  Henry Charles Albert David, i.e. Prince Harry of England, is in the news for comments he made about his experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan.   Deployed on a 20-week stint as Co-Pilot Gunner...

Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” is receiving extensive condemnation for its graphic depiction of torture. Critics, however, are denying a depiction of the reality of the enhanced...

Sexual assault is one of the most terrible crimes that a human being can be subjected to. It physically, emotionally and spiritually scars its victims. According to a 2011 study by the University of Kentucky,...

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and the royal bride Kate Middleton are expecting a baby. And that is being depicted as news in almost all major media outlets.   I didn’t...

Nov. 21 marked five years since I have been in this country. My family recently started paperwork to upgrade our status from “permanent legal residents” to full-fledged citizens. To me it is...

Facebook’s privacy settings — these words invoke a complex array of emotions inside us Americans. Everyone agrees that they are a nightmare. They change too often, are immensely ambiguous and...

On Nov. 6, voters in the Los Angeles County passed the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act  or Measure B, a ballot initiative that requires pornstars to wear condoms in all vaginal and anal sex...

A ruthless covert intelligence employee, who defends the Western civilization, uses questionable tactics against the enemy and has multiple women lusting for him, has flooded my Twitter and Facebook newsfeed....

The 113th Congress will be the most diverse yet. Racial, sexual and religious diversity isn’t the solution to all evils, but with both parties struggling to reform themselves with new ideas, I think...

The year 2012 saw the words “venture capitalist” thrown around in a derogatory manner, especially in regards to Gov. Mitt Romney and Bain Capital. I will be the first one to acknowledge that...

Like half of New Jersey, Gov. Mitt Romney is not looking in good shape. The man, who has mocked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and completely undermined its importance in dealing with natural...

With the U.S. national deficit at $1.1 trillion and our national debt topping $16 trillion, there is no qualm that we need to spend our money wisely. Both Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are...

As the leaves begin to change and the cold winds start to blow, one thing will no longer be in our rearview mirrors: motorcycles. Yes, it’s that time of the year when leather jackets, tinted helmets,...

A Pew survey shows that now one in five Americans dissociate themselves from any religion, bringing the infidel heathen population to its highest head-count ever. This includes people that are part of...

Public schools throughout the nation are having a tough time dealing with students who are unhappy about their lunches, courtesy of new Department of Agriculture regulations. Going into effect this academic...

  Fifteen year old Malala Yousafzai is currently out of danger, after struggling for her life under close medical supervision, in Pakistan.  She was shot in the head last week on her school bus...

I drive to campus every day, obeying all the traffic laws; stop signs, red lights, speed limits — and especially yielding to bikers. I am the person that will face the scorn and horns of cars that...

With the first presidential debate in the books, we saw the domestic issues of the economy, health care and the role of government covered. As important as it is for both candidates to address these issues,...

On October 6, 3 days after Governor Mitt Romney squares off against President Barack Obama in the first debate, two explosive personalities will duel out in a different type of debate.  Fox News anchor,...

The 2012 presidential election is just 40 days away. Both President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaigns are doing everything in their power to make sure they have enough money to run assiduous...

Islam is a religion of peace. I grew up around Muslims and have many Muslim friends; none of them would even hurt a fly, ever. The Prophet Mohammed’s depiction in human or any form is strictly prohibited...

Sept. 17 marked the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Protesters returned to hotspots like Wall Street and Zuccotti Park in New York, places notorious for the inception of the movement...