In the circus camp we call college, liberal political stances are like “innie” belly buttons. Most people have them, and upon finding an “outie,” the first reaction is to poke it. Often, my entire class agrees on a view and one kid alludes to potentially disagreeing and gets clobbered with words like “hateful,” “small-minded” and “ignorant.” I don’t think we...

“Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man In America?” read a 2008 New York Times headline. Pure inquisitive headlining for the time has turned into an eerie foreshadowing of the past few weeks’ news events. The mere announcement of Stewart’s departure from "The Daily Show" sent audiences into a mass panic, parent company Viacom’s stock down $350 million and the...

The Oscars were pretty white this year. All 20 of the acting nominees—leading and supporting, male and female—were white, and "Selma" was notably snubbed from almost all major categories—even Best Director. Ava DuVernay, the film's director, would have been the first woman of color to be nominated in the category. And yes, she really, really deserved it. DuVernay's absence from...

A new Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) policy now requires resident advisors (RAs) to perform all three evening weekend rounds of residence halls in pairs, according to a Feb. 20 email from Associate Director for Residential Education Juls White to RAs. White hopes the change will make RAs more comfortable performing this job, which involves walking through and checking...

Along York Boulevard's bustling stretch of assorted storefronts and twinkle-lit eateries, there are two doors, freshly painted in vibrant pink and blue. The doors mark the entrance to co-LAb gallery, Highland Park's latest addition to the community's burgeoning art scene and a space that is turning the gallery concept on its head. co-LAb gallery was founded in 2010 by owner...

A ceramic eagle flies over a bed of puppies, a floral vase and a miniature watering can. On the next wall, a finely sculpted cupid-like figure in a basket slides off a mountain of ceramic slime. Across the gallery, an enormous, towering wave composed of paintings envelops the room. Amidst these pieces, visitors are completely transported into the imagination of...

My high school classmates' senior years did not go as planned. Call it dumb luck or terrible mistakes, but many of my closest friends received concussions that year. The head injuries, from either football or soccer, lasted weeks or months. In one case the headaches were bad enough that my friend John had to drop out of school for the...

Jamaica. Jamaican Parliament voted to decriminalize the possession of small quantities of marijuana last Tuesday. The act made it legal for residents to carry up to two ounces of marijuana and authorized the creation of a licensing agency to regulate marijuana distribution for medicinal and scientific purposes. Additionally, citizens may now grow and maintain up to five cannabis plants. Foreigners...

Yet another very public incident of soccer-related racism has the sports world abuzz, discussing what has become a tired refrain—European soccer has a racism problem. Last week, several Chelsea FC fans, heading to the club's Champions League round of 16 first leg against Paris Saint-Germain, were videotaped aggressively pushing a black man away from the doors of a Paris metro...

Thunderous applause emanating from Thorne Hall is a sure sign that the Black Student Alliance's Apollo Night has arrived. This year, students put their hands together at the annual talent show for acts ranging from spoken word to strolling and stepping. Kyle Beasley (senior) and Mika Cribbs (junior) hosted the event, keeping the audience's energy up between talents with dances...