Tuesday night, something ironic happened. And I'm not talking about the election of a black man.Around 10 p.m., when networks across the nation began rolling in their projections of Sen. Barack Obama's...

After almost two years of campaigning, negative ads, endorsements and pledged promises, one of the most important elections in our nation's history — the most important of our generation —...

This Halloween, you may have gone to a haunted house, such as the 13th Gate. Even scarier, you may have braved the shock-fest that is the Carlotta Street block party. But did any of you have the guts to...

The passionate tears and jubilant cries shared by many across Raleigh late Tuesday night were silenced by ignorance and prejudice Wednesday on our campus. While our state teetered between red and blue,...

Young people are going to leave the state — that's just how it goes.But as more and more young people leave, the population structure ages, meaning the knowledge of our culture may be locked away...

Why should you vote for Obama on Nov. 4?Don't take it from me – take it from conservatives. Here it is — the conservative case for Obama.Gov. Sarah Palin: There is no doubt Palin's selection...

As most University students know, today is Election Day. Millions of Americans will be going to the polls to vote for the next president along with various other public officials. I — along with...

I've been a registered Republican ever since I first signed up to vote at 18. But this year I might be tempted to vote democrat.No, it's not because Sen. Barack Obama is change I can believe in. It's because...

Rick Perlstein's "Nixonland: The Rise of a President and The Fracturing of America" represents one of the most interesting historical works today.It is not because there is some new information available...

The Central Baton Rouge school system plans to add 2,000 new students to its student body during the next four years, according to The Advocate's reports Oct. 28 and Nov. 2.A year ago the Central Baton...

As a graduate student I've written a lot.I've written book reviews and research papers. I've written a master's thesis. All these were done for an exceptionally limited audience in a very different style.A...

It all started with men, next women, then blacks, and now it's the time of the convicted felons. Each group has fought enormous political, cultural and socio-economic battles to become integrated into...