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Most people would probably say younger people are more spoiled and lazy than previous generations. San Diego State psychology professor Jean Twenge and Knox College psychology professor Tim Kesser have gone to great lengths to confirm the idea that young people today are lazier than their predecessors, publishing a study in Personality and Social Psychology [...]

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are [...]

Listen up, Aztecs. Class is in session and the professor is here to drop some knowledge on your inexperienced asses. There are only a few weeks left in the semester, and I know you can use all the help you can get figuring out your lives. We’ve all been thinking about spring break for the [...]

Your spring break is probably going to be lame. This is only partially your fault. On some level, our culture is responsible for urging you to think of places such as Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Cancun and Panama City, Fla. as competitive locations to spend time. I also grew up watching MTV, so I know [...]

When the U.S. invaded Iraq in March 2003, the Bush administration said the financial impact on the American people would be substantial, with estimations ranging from $50 to $60 billion. Unfortunately, the actual cost has exceeded those initial approximations. A recent study from Brown University revealed how much the war actually cost. The Costs of [...]

It’s been almost two years since President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden. The mission to eliminate the al-Qaida leader has been the subject of highly romanticized speculation, and members of the CIA and Navy SEAL Team 6 have been portrayed in the Academy Award-winning movie “Zero Dark Thirty.” Cut to this [...]

Food inspectors in the Czech Republic claim packs of frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork sold at Ikea contained horse meat DNA. Ikea is the most recent retailer to be implicated in an ongoing European horse meat scandal. Horse meat has been discovered recently in several products, from meat sold to Burger King in [...]

T he California State University system is trying to help more black students pursue a college education. However, its methods are problematic, at best. Last Sunday, the seventh annual CSU Super Sunday campaign began at Saint Rest Baptist Church in Fresno. CSU leaders will give presentations at more than 100 predominantly black churches throughout the [...]

Pope Benedict XVI announced his plans to retire yesterday. “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited” for the task, the church leader said, revealing the motivation behind his decision to become the first pontiff to retire [...]

Class and gender privileges have long been hot topics when discussing oppressed or marginalized groups in society.  Body consciousness is at the forefront of sociological activism and body acceptance is a critical step toward advancement as a culture. Of course, one group in particular is discriminated against more than any other and it needs to [...]

A merica is the greatest country in the world. You’ve heard this before and if you’re like me, you grew up believing America was perched atop the global ladder with nary a challenger in sight. However, it’s hard to argue in favor of American exceptionalism nowadays, and the very idea of a single nation being [...]

  Every year, various media outlets criticize atheists and secularists for waging an alleged war on Christmas. Isn’t it time for us to collectively stop pretending Christmas is still a religious holiday and appreciate it for the hedonistic, commercialized celebration it truly is? Like clockwork, billboards spring up in December, encouraging passersby to “Keep the [...]