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Denver Garcia, Staff Writer & Lee Kaplan-Unsoeld, Staff Writer Charlie Hebdo is no average publication, even for France’s standards, and its preferred type of humor has been known to rub people the wrong way. Much like the U.S. cartoon South Park, which is infamous for its similarly offensive and politically incorrect brand of humor, ifContinue reading “Terrorism in Paris sparks free speech debate”

Denver Garcia, Staff Writer On Dec. 4 the second annual White House College Opportunity Day of Action was held in Washington, D.C., bringing the presidents of 140 colleges across the nation together to discuss strategies to increase the accessibility of college for the public. President Obama, Vice President Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and numerousContinue reading “Saint Martin’s University President attends D.C. summit”

Lee Kaplan-Unsoeld, Staff Writer On Nov. 28 and 29, the 27th annual Teletón will begin to take in donations for children with muscular dystrophy, just as the Telethon in the United States does every Labor Day. The event is a mark of pride and solidarity for many Chileans, yet this year the United Nations condemnedContinue reading “When charity meets capitalism”

By: Lucas Shannon, Staff Writer If one was to poll the American public to ask what are the biggest problems facing our country today, the answers would most likely be familiar to all of us. Global warming, the economic recovery, the Affordable Care Act, and the Federal deficit, would be just a few of theContinue reading “Automation revolution”

By: Heather Berg Students at Saint Martin’s University received an email toward the end of the summer announcing the 2014/2015 Course Catalog with two distinct changes in general education requirements. For first year students entering Saint Martin’s in Fall 2014, a physical education credit is no longer required and students need a minimum of 120Continue reading “Minimizing the minimum credit requirement”

  By: Erica Wetterlind, Staff Writer June 18 to July 24, 2014, six brave and admirable students led by Service Immersion Coordinator Susan Leyster, embarked on the trip of a lifetime. These six students traveled 20 hours by plane and 19 hours by car to Saint Agnes Convent, School and Orphanage in Chipole, Tanzania in EastContinue reading “Jetlag: Not for the faint of heart”

By Bobby Prater Humanity has searched for power since we first began to build a better life for ourselves. Whether we sought it through power over people, over land, over resource or over nature itself, we have been on a long conquest to fuel our imagination and reach for the stars. Recently there has beenContinue reading “To power a better future”

By Kristopher Choe With quite the entrance, Dr. David Price delivered a phenomenal last lecture as a shackled up jailbird. The topic of choice was on the concept of Resisting Complacency: Luck, Choices and Fate. The annual question for the last lecture prompt was ‘if this was the last lecture you would ever give toContinue reading “Going against the grain”

By Andy Nicoletta The first difficulty I encountered upon arrival in Ireland was the slang. In an orientation panel, the speaker asked the American visiting students whether or not we knew what the “craic” was. He quickly reassured us all that it wasn’t what we thought it was. “Craic” is a slang term for “fun”Continue reading “What’s the “craic”? Studying abroad in Ireland”

By Cassidy Choi With a 128 to 136 credit range to graduate, many students may feel overwhelmed and overloaded while trying to stay on track for graduation.  When students are spread too thin and are required to take classes that may not be of interest to them, there is the ultimate question of how muchContinue reading “Credit reform at SMU”