By Adeeb Khan It's funny how one's mind can pause and focus on something simplistic at a time of chaos. It happens everyday — to a young man who finds himself in love for the first time and can only hear the song of the birds, to the mother who stares blankly at the cracks in the linoleum of the hospital floor as the doctor dares to speak the ill-fate of her son. My moment … [Read more...] about Issues with an AK-47
Electornic Elections: Who and What Can We Trust to Count the Votes?
By Dylan A. Tredrea Following the contentious 2000 presidential election, politicians scrambled to solve the embarrassing national public problem of the outdated voting machines still in use throughout most of the country. Realizing that state and local election officials were under-managed and often under-funded, Congress quickly passed the Helping Americans Vote Act … [Read more...] about Electornic Elections: Who and What Can We Trust to Count the Votes?
Regatta
By Brenda Bower Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I consciously refuse my body the stretch it desperately needs. I've been through it all before. The noise of the box spring under the mattress makes me cringe and echoes through the hallway filling my apartment with screaming noise, which, more often than not, wakes up my two roommates. Unfortunately, it's 5:30 am on a Saturday … [Read more...] about Regatta
Spandex and Civil Rights
By Rebekah M. Hendershot Having spent the last two days binging on X-Men comics in a vague attempt to avoid finishing this piece on gay marriage, I have come to two mostly unrelated conclusions. First, despite my longstanding distaste for all of Marvel Comics' merry mutant misfits, I think current writer Mark Millar and creator Stan Lee might be onto something with the new … [Read more...] about Spandex and Civil Rights
Tomorrowland: A Recyclable Vision of the Future
by Jesyka D'Itri Keeping up with the future: a built-in problem On a website dedicated to the discontinued attractions of Disneyland, Yesterland.com, the section allocated for Tommowland lists thirty-seven attractions—double that of any other land. Tomorrowland said hello to the Monsato House of the Future, Adventure thru Inner Space, Mission to Mars, and Captain Eo. And … [Read more...] about Tomorrowland: A Recyclable Vision of the Future