"The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government."
Chief Justice Earl Warren in the Reynolds v. Sims case made that statement in 1964, seven years before 18-year-olds were given the right to vote.…
Read the police reports for UTC every week and you're bound to notice a pattern: the students here are bored.
And what do bored students do? They get into trouble.
We've got all the basics: sex (near the Baptist Student Center), drugs (swallowed to avoid the police) and rock 'n roll (played so loud as to necessitate noise complaints).…
A song that came out when I was in high school said, "If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.…
By now news of Don Imus's racial charged remark must have reached even the most remote parts of the United States.
Nothing stirs up a media frenzy quite like using the words "nappy-headed ho's" to describe the mostly black, Rutgers University women's basketball team.…
Many people have been declared heroes in the days after the shootings at Virginia Tech, and at UTC, we have our own heroes.
The memorial service held the day after the shootings in Heritage Plaza revealed our own heroes to be Bill Staley, Roger Brown, Keith Moore, and the UTC Chamber Singers.…
What is the "American Dream"? How must you achieve this "American Dream"? At what cost can you achieve this dream?
The answers to this question may vary depending on who you ask.
To a family that lives in rural America, the "American Dream" may consist of achieving great success by owning a large factory that benefits citizens in surrounding areas.…
With more than a year before America chooses its next President, people usually aren't paying much attention to the Presidential race.
However, this year is different. There's a desire among most Americans for a fresh start with a new President, but it isn't just that people are tired of President Bush.…
