October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to aiming the public eye at the struggles of those who suffer from breast cancer. The hope in raising awareness is so that people will donate...

Net neutrality is the principle that everyone has the right to equal access to the internet. This means that internet service providers, or ISPs, are required to provide an open internet that doesn’t...

“BREAKING: Christianity ruled illegal,” “BREAKING: Malia Obama arrested with a gang of thugs in Chicago” and “BREAKING: Trump makes one phone call---Stephen Colbert fired!” were headlines on...

There are many different methods of learning in our modern world and today’s technology has given us access to a new way of teaching. With the surge of computers, smartphones and tablets that have...

According to the Boone Chamber of Commerce website, 1 in 6 people do not know where they will find their next meal. Among them, 1 in 4 are children. Such alarming statistics are the reason behind why...

Hugh Hefner, creator of Playboy magazine and lifestyle brand, passed away Sept. 27 at the age of 91. In his lifetime, Hefner was viewed by many as the symbol for male chauvinism, while other groups...

In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “an early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” Thoreau, along with many other naturalists, looked to the outdoors for a simpler life rather than dealing...

After the deadly Las Vegas shooting on Sunday, the U.S. government is once again under attack for its lack of regulations regarding the purchase and sale of firearms in the country. Each time a tragedy...

With the massive devastation of Hurricane Maria bringing the often-neglected territory of Puerto Rico into the spotlight, one of the many issues facing its nearly 3.5 million residents has finally been...

Lindsey Wise is a freshman mathematics and studio art double major from Greenville, South Carolina

Imagine this: it is a Friday night and you are waiting tables for one of the busiest restaurants in town. There is an hour-long wait, you have seven tables full of guests and two more have just been...

It started with one player sitting on the sidelines during the National Anthem on Aug. 14, 2016 in a preseason game. It then quickly avalanched into roughly 200 players kneeling on Sept. 25, , according...