Diversity is important in so many different areas such as academic diversity, ethnic diversity, extracurricular diversity and so on! Diversity itself helps to create a rich mix of individuals from many backgrounds and cultures with different interests and differing ideas … Continued
“Spectre” is the latest Bond Movie starring Daniel Craig as the iconic British spy. However, this is looking like the last movie where Craig will be playing Bond. We enter this story with one of the greatest opening sequences not … Continued
Hillsboro, Ore. may be close to home at Pacific University but the city name has a very different meaning in Missouri. The Midwestern state has a Hillsboro of its own that is currently a hub of controversy. Transgender student Lila … Continued
The shooting incident at Umpqua Community has left the state of Oregon as well as the entire country, debating about gun control. It is without doubt that gun violence has become a controversial issue in the United States ever since … Continued
Do criminals follow laws? The answer is no. Tightening gun control would only effect law abiding citizens. The national average for response time of police is 10 minutes. The average duration of an altercation with a criminal is 90 seconds. … Continued
As it approaches the end of October, I have noticed Halloween is celebrated pretty differently in England than it is here in the United States. Back home, preparation for Christmas is already in full swing with decorations and lights being … Continued
“Bridge of Spies,” directed by Steven Speilberg, is a drama based on true events about a Russian spy who was captured by the United States during the height of the Cold War. In the movie, Tom Hanks stars as James … Continued
Pacific University was never my dream school. It was never the school that I grew up wanting to attend. And it was nowhere near the greatest day ever when I was finally accepted here. What I did not know when … Continued
As of Oct. 21, five states made moves to defund Planned Parenthood. These states and everyone who is moving to defund Planned Parenthood is doing so because of their moral plight to declare a war on abortion. Let me be … Continued
“Do you know what you are going to be yet?” “I have no idea!! Something sluutttyyyy!” This was a text I received from my friend last week. What used to be an evening filled with trickortreating, hilarious or scary costumes, … Continued
In recent social media news, a loving father was put on blast for carpentering a kitchen playset for his chef-aspiring two-year-old son. Ridicules said this father was turning his son into a daughter and he would someday be a “faggot” … Continued
“Help is only 140 million miles away.” “The Martian,” directed by Ridley Scott, is the story of Mark Watney who is presumed dead by his crewmembers and left behind on Mars after a storm hits. It is up to Watney … Continued