It has been 50 years since the violent summer of 1963 exploded on American streets. During this time, the civil rights movement lurched with bombings, beatings and ugly behavior. America’s mangled vision of…
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To some, the Oracle is the way you get your news. To others, it’s a means of measuring popularity. Some use the Oracle for last-minute…
Kermit the Frog might say, “It’s not easy being green,” but I have a bone to pick with Kermit. It’s really not that hard being…
I think one of the great ironies of graduation season is that the unique possibilities of our futures are often described using clichéd metaphors. We’ve all…
I’ve been intrigued by the Jodi Arias trial. In this case, the 33-year-old Calif. native was charged with brutally murder ing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. The…
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Although the 17-year-old’s murder cast a dark shadow of controversy over the nation a…
Each generation in American history has experienced revolutionary changes and monumental events that have shaped our society and country as a whole. I’ve often wondered:…