Freedom of religion is held as a pillar of freedom here in the home of the brave. So important in fact the first of the Bill of Rights begins like this, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
So what is all this dissension over between…
Volume 86
The Reiser's Edge: The Church’s logical argument
The Reiser's Edge: America’s sound and fury
If you’ve been following the news lately, you may have noticed the wide variety of stories circling around the media outlets.
But for me, there seems to be a common thread which rounds them up and sews them together – confusion.
Republicans were dismayed Tuesday morning by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision not to…
The Reiser's Edge: California students walk the line
Even though he definitely would not be ideologically in tune with them, former World News Editor Sean Webster must be proud of the political activism of a few students on Berkeley College’s campus in California. The students belong to a Republican student group and are raising money in the timeless fashion of a bake sale.…
Women win suffrage in Saudi Arabia
The 87-year-old King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia took a massive step in improving women’s equality when he ruled that they are eligible to vote. However, they will still not be able to vote in this week’s elections.
They will have to wait until 2015. But that delay has not stifled the excitement.
“We’re so excited.…
Americans held prisoners by Iran return home
What can one do in the span of 781 days? Maybe achieve a difficult task. Perhaps learn a new language or merely take up the time for travel.
For Shane Bauer, his fiancée Sarah Shourd, and their friend Joshua Fattal, their 781 days in Iranian prison were anything but joyous, but rather a fight to…
High unemployment rates still remain in West and South
The nation’s unemployment problems just won’t seem to go away.
In a report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on regional and state employment, 26 states and Washington, D.C., reported increases in unemployment, while only 12 reported unemployment decreases from July to August.
The national unemployment rate remained the same at 9.1 percent from…
IMF warns of ‘dangerous new phase’ for world economy
Investors aren’t taking to the ongoing talk about Greece’s looming default lightly. On Monday, the European markets witnessed a sharp down turn.
According to The New York Times, the euro Stoxx 50 index retreated 2.9 percent. The FTSE 100 shed 2 percent in London, and the DAX dropped 2.8 percent in Frankurt.
Some expert economists…
The Reiser's Edge: Where is the money coming from, Mr. President?
This past week as you may know, President Obama proposed a deficit reduction plan. He made it clear that to cover the sky-rocketing deficit, he is going to raise the taxes of high income Americans by letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire.
“It is wrong that in the United States of America a teacher or…
Yemeni security forces kill 60 during protest
It was called the Arab Spring for a reason. While Egypt was working on their revolution, so was Yemen.
Thousands have been gathering peacefully for months in protest of Ali Abudallah Saleh’s lengthy presidency.
Saleh has ruled Yemen since 1990, and was president of North Yemen for 12 years prior to the country’s unification.
The…
Obama proposes $3.5 trillion deficit reduction plan
In his speech to the nation two weeks ago, President Obama tried to make his message clear: he was going to turn around the downward trend of the economy. Monday, he laid down his plan to cut the looming federal deficit, which reached $1.23 trillion last week.
A week after proposing a $477 billion jobs…
Columns: Letting the bad come with the good
HAHAHA! You guys see that editorial cartoon? Good, good stuff.
OK, so I’m a little out of my element and writing for the award-winning Carroll News this week. I CAN write, you know. I’m more than just a man and his two unnamed, hapless and witty cartoon characters.
My roommate thought differently apparently. When I…
Columns: Rehabbing the addiction
This is my last column, maybe not ever, but at least for The Carroll News. Even though my reign has been brief, it’s been great. I’ve plugged self-acceptance, human rights, and “Glee.” But I’ve never promoted myself. As someone who needs a job in journalism for the summer in order to build my portfolio, I…
Columns: These aren’t the best days
“Aw man, make it last because these are the best days of your life.”
Bologna!
How many times have older, seemingly “wiser” people come up to you and said that cliché line? It’s been happening to me a lot lately, and I’m not buying it.
What a grim outlook. Why do these days have to…
Columns: It’s cliché and I don’t care
Life’s fickle. When all looks promising, it goes south. Bad things happen to good people and, at times, the corrupt prosper. The only constant in life – besides death – is that nothing is constant. Some of the most promising people fail while slackers rise to the top. It doesn’t make much sense, and any…
Columns: Take it or leave it
I can’t believe this is my last piece of work for the award-winning Carroll News. I’ve seen seniors move on and think two things to myself. My first thought was, “He was kind of a d-bag” and my other one was, “Wow. It really does go by that fast.”
This is usually a senior’s chance…
IRON MAN: Cast from the flames of Hollywood’s comic book factory to fame
Prior to 2008, no one outside the most die-hard fans would have recognized the name “Iron Man” aside from the song by Black Sabbath and the album by Ghostface Killah. Before then Iron Man was simply another obscure member of Marvel gallery alongside the Black Widow and Ant-Man.
However, thanks to the charismatic Robert Downey…
Spring Rock Benefit rolls into Cleveland
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will host the eigth annual “It’s Only Rock and Roll” Spring Benefit on Saturday May 15, 2010.
There will be performances by inductees Terry Sylvester of The Hollies, Gene Chandler, Sheila E., Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner, MC Hammer, and Tommy James and The Shondells to benefit the…
Summer 2010 movie preview
Check out which blockbusters will be hitting the big screen this summer.
Accountability
It is currently a long-standing tradition that senior senators are not required to attend Student Union meetings during the spring semester. However, this may be changing next semester.
John Carroll University Student Union voted Tuesday, at their last meeting of the school year, to table a resolution requiring senators to attend weekly Senate meetings during…
Bike program paves green path
John Carroll University’s Environmental Issues Group is working with the city of University Heights to bring a program to the University that allows students to borrow bicycles for personal use.
The bike program is a praiseworthy endeavor that demonstrates dedication to personal wellness and sustainability and synergizes the resources of JCU, University Heights and EIG.…
BannerWeb undergoes changes
John Carroll University is undergoing an update to its Banner software.
The updates include improvements to BannerWeb, the online interface used by students and administrators to access academic records, financial aid information, and schedules. The update, known as Banner 8, includes new features that the University may use in the future. The updated software will…
Name That Toon!: 5-6-2010
What the toon doesn’t say about the tune: “It’s so incredible, the way things work themselves out, and all emotional, once you know what it’s all about.”…
That's what See said: What more can I say? It’s over?
In 2003 Jay-Z “retired” from rap with The Black Album. The third track was titled “What More Can I Say” and lately I’ve found myself asking the same question.
I already wrote my annual ode to the near-graduates that I felt the need to give a shout out. I didn’t submit any works for The…
OurView: You are the James Carville to my Mary Matalin
Before I became arts & life editor, I was the assistant editor to former arts & life editor Craig Willert.
If anyone knows anything about being an assistant editor of a newspaper, they’d understand that being an assistant literally means being with the editor in the newsroom for excessive amounts of time. This is where…
Evaluations: Does what you have to say matter?
How useful are evaluations at improving the quality of courses?
