The Ugly Duckling
“A duck appears to glide calmly across the water, while beneath the surface it frantically, relentlessly paddles.”
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“The Central Park Five” A Review
Once you’re convicted by the court of public opinion, you might as well wear a death warrant on your forehead.
The Role of a Student-Run Newspaper
The role of the newspaper, whether covering a university, the government, business, a community, noted figures or all of the above, is to present the news as it is.
My Pick for “Photo of the Year” in 2014
A black, unarmed protester with his hands in the what would go on to be the chant of the “movement” (along with “I can’t breathe!”), “Hands up, don’t shoot!
Christopher Columbus and Cultural Relativism
Today’s Columbus Day and it seems emblematic of everything that is wrong with the way history is taught and understood Continue reading
Missing Point in the Ferguson Shooting
Wilson already decided to use deadly force when he fired the first shot in the SUV and then fired more shots as he gave chase to Brown.
Ginger’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
“The story right now goes: You’ve got ALS, have it for a little while, a long while, but either way, the end is always the same. ALS always wins.”
Michael Brown’s Autopsy, Character and Racial Profiling (And More from Ferguson)
The only matter of fact that needs uncovering is whether Officer Darren Wilson was legally justified under Missouri law to shoot Michael Brown the six times that he did. That’s it.
