To the senior class of 2012, and the few kids that feel like they need a break from the college grind, check out the movie “I Didn’t Come Here To Die” and think about joining AmeriCorps NCCC! The film is supposedly based off the experience of AmeriCorps NCCC (pronounced Ameri-CORE, N triple C), a federal [...]

Over the past 9 years, American troops have engaged in countless missions in the Middle East as part of a comprehensive “War on Terror” following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” (DADT) Proposition 8, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the fight for domestic partnerships and gay marriage, White House protests and the Stonewall Riots, Frank Kameny was just another Allied soldier living in the trenches of Europe.

With 13 months to go until the 2012 elections, the race is officially on between Republican candidates; the question on everyone’s mind is, “Are they, or aren’t they?”

Accompanied by his most trusted clean energy buddies, President Obama in his speech to Georgetown University last Wednesday outlined what he thinks are the most important pathways to attain energy security: offshore drilling, natural gas, biofuel, and increased energy efficiency. Surprised with this sudden, new approach? Don’t worry, you are not alone.

Already embarrassed by allegations of supplying Libya with arms that Gaddafi might be using against his own people, Western countries are now wondering whether helping Libyan protesters militarily will help the civil population overthrow Muammar Gaddafi’s autocratic regime. But this approach, however well intentioned, might result in more destruction in Libyan societies in the long run.

Many of us are currently working on midterms, frantically finishing exams and papers with the hopes of receiving a good grade. I decided to turn the tables a little bit and grade someone else- my favorite institution, the Supreme Court. The Supremes are over halfway done with their term so this report is far overdue.

Last week a news came out that 44 million people have been pushed under the poverty line since June last year due to rising food prices. The current FAO food price index, which stands on 230.7, has already surpassed the index level that of 2008 when food riots occurred in more than 14 countries. So the obvious question is, what led the world to this problem of food crisis again?

Disclaimer: What you are about to read is not from The Onion, but is in fact real, live news. We can’t make up this kind of gold.

On February 9th, not even a week had passed after the announcement of the final result from last month’s referendum when the people of Jonglei in Southern Sudan saw violent conflicts between South Sudan’s Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the rebel army of George Athor.