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From the Editor | Women’s History Month: A look at education and empowerment
Ah, March—the month of Women’s History, and this year’s theme is “Women’s Education, Women’s Empowerment.” The official website for Women’s History Month says, “Although women now outnumber men in American colleges nationwide, the reversal of the gender gap is a very recent phenomenon. The fight to learn was a valiant struggle waged by many tenacious [...]
Letter: Dominion Power a threat to Virginia politics
If there is one trouble-maker in Virginia politics, it is Dominion Virginia Power. Rather than investing in clean, renewable energy, the utility company has been blocking forward-thinking legislation at every turn. In order to preserve its stranglehold on Virginia, Dominion routinely blocks companies from developing clean energy projects and blocks legislators from introducing legislation that [...]
Letter: On Pi Lambda Phi
CNU students, I’d like to address a comment made to a close friend, and fellow brother of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. Last week a car passed him as he walked by the traffic circle and he heard “I remember when I was in a fraternity” shouted from the car. This was angering. But even more, [...]
To support Uganda, donate elsewhere
Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 has made quite a stir, going viral on Youtube with over 83 million views in only two week’s time. On the surface, this short film may seem like a promotion for a humanitarian aid program to stop a brutal warlord from enslaving and conscripting the children of Uganda into his army. [...]
STAND in support of Invisible Children
STAND is an organization on campus that raises awareness of human rights violations that occur around the globe. For the past four semesters, we have worked closely with Invisible Children by bringing them to campus to share their stories. I know there has been a lot of controversy the past few weeks about Invisible Children [...]
Trayvon Martin’s death: A wake-up call for America
I am sitting, writing, and thinking about what has transpired in America and the countries it occupies in the last few weeks. Across the world, 16 Afghani civilians were inexplicably and methodically executed in their beds by a soldier wearing the stars and stripes; six of them were women and nine of them children. The [...]
Staff Editorial: Professionalism is Key
All my life, everything has always been stressed as a preparation for the next step. Elementary school was a prep for high school, which was a prep for college, which is supposed to be a prep for the real world. I have no doubt that the experiences I have gained here at CNU will prepare [...]
From the Editor: End the R-Word for good
On March 14, the CNU community came together from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in an effort for students, staff and faculty to sign a pledge to end all use of the word “retard” and “retarded” in everyday use. CNU athletic teams brought their own sheets of paper for athletes to sign, and there was [...]
