If the current economic state has you questioning whether paying tuition to our beloved University is worth it, you may want to consider exploring another route. One of the most prestigious institutions...
If you've ever tried to sell football tickets, economists have little to teach you about the law of supply.You may love your spot in the heart of Death Valley, but — at some price — you'll...
Our nation cannot afford to wait on health care reformOur health care system is broken; there is no doubting that. American families urgently need a solution. When there are 46 million uninsured Americans...
It's time to dust off that old pair of Mickey Mouse ears you have buried in your closet because the Disney universe just got a whole lot bigger.Last Monday, The Walt Disney Co. acquired Marvel Entertainment...
Back when I was a young lad, I remember my teachers saying that everyone's brain worked a little differently. At the time, I thought this was a way to make the unintelligent students feel a little better...
They call this the Digital Age. No more wires or waiting, and certainly no more of those lame things we used to call phone conversations.The Reason: Social networking Web sites — we can all agree...
I'd like to donate a few of my eggs to science and let some researcher create a mermaid baby for me. Is that so wrong?Senators Mary Landrieu and Sam Brownback think so. In July, they introduced a bill...
With severe budget cuts hitting the University and the state government, one might think state officials would be doing everything in their power to cut costs.But Gov. Bobby Jindal does not seem to feel...
The summer season has ended with "Inglourious Basterds," a provocative film by Quentin Tarantino. Hailed by critics and audiences alike as a return to form for the acclaimed director of "Pulp Fiction,"...
Mexico oversteps the line with its relaxed drug policy.The morning my friend Vinnie died was a cool, clear spring day in Boston, where I was working as a deckhand on a ship in the Harbor. Vinnie,...
Google and Microsoft are at it again. These two technological industry titans have been going back and forth with each other for years, with each company constantly trying to one-up the other. Whether...
