Writing skills necessary for future success Financial crises will force this University to make difficult decisions. The necessity of budget cuts, however, does not excuse insane decisions, and terminating...

A clown has just been elected to Congress in my home country of Brazil.   And I'm not talking in a figurative way.   I'm not sure if this makes me love or hate my picturesque country.   Brazil...

Like the typical college student, I enjoy coming home after a long day of class, crashing on my couch and watching TV. Like the typical college student, I also come home after a long day of class and have...

Let's talk about sex.   Actually, let's talk about the way we talk about sex in the student section every Saturday night.   You may have noticed certain fan favorites missing from the Golden...

Editor's Note: The Daily Reveille ran a column Oct. 8 by Carrie Fillipetti from the University of Virginia. Fillipetti argued that people around the world should be concerned with Israeli history, but...

You're not going to believe this.   Our beloved President Barack Obama gave a speech to his Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Primarily included in the speech were plans for taxes and education.   Here's...

Since 1973, Americans have not had to deal with the policy of conscription. In the 27 years that have followed, only those who have made the decision to serve the military have done so.   Our country...

MANSFIELD, Conn. – (UWIRE)Cell phones and laptops are virtually everywhere. They are balanced next to books in cafes and flipped out to text all our friends. But these technologies, while beneficial...

An American citizen was executed May 31 by an allied country's military. Furkan Dogan, a 19-year-old American citizen, was found to have been shot in the face at point-blank range while unconscious after...

Buying a high-quality $2,000 stereo for $200 sounds like a pretty good deal, doesn't it? Most people would jump on an offer like that. But what if the speakers were actually cheaply made and probably worth...

This week I'm taking a break from the newest research to talk about a subject near and dear to me: the Office of Assessment and Evaluation's computer-based testing center in Himes Hall. I've only had the...

With over one hundred majors at the University, discussions and disagreements about which majors are harder or hardest are quite common. We engineers tend to think we have it the toughest, and students...