After enduring two inane, but admittedly entertaining Republican debates, there was perhaps some hope that tonight’s Democratic debate would be different. At last, we would have a chance for the grown-ups...

Attending a Major League Soccer match between D.C. United and New York City FC in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2,  I had the chance to see firsthand how the popularity of soccer is growing in the U.S.,...

October marks the beginning of a lot of wonderful things: Fall, Halloween, the holiday season and a lot of much needed school breaks. October, however, marks the beginning of something else that is not...

On Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire on students at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon. With nine people killed and another 20 wounded, the total number of mass shootings this year in America is now at...

Mental Health Awareness Week is falling at an unfortunate time this year. Fresh off the nation’s latest mass shooting, we are once again forced in the inane gun control or mental health debate. Bringing...

Another controversy has sparked in the NFL after Monday night’s game between the Seattle Seahawks (2-2) and the Detroit Lions (0-4). The incident had an all too familiar feel to the “Fail Mary” incident...

When watching one of my favorite shows, a touchy topic came up. A college student had reported that she was raped while under the influence at a party. When the police would not take action, she tried...

Six months ago, I wrote an article titled “Self-driving cars will change our lives.” I received a lot of feedback, both negative and positive. Questions like “but what if the software stops working?”...

Last Thursday, President Obama had to address the nation for the 15th time in his presidency on a mass shooting. In trying to write about this subject, I feel a great deal of his frustration. What more...

College life can be expensive. Not only the cost of tuition, but groceries and trying to have a good time in any way can sometimes break the bank. Some might say that having a job in college can be a...

The state of Colorado has been in the news often in the past several years, mostly for its legalization of marijuana. However, this article is instead about Colorado’s other progressive initiative –...

Appalachian State has accumulated a fair amount of experience with search firms over the last few years. Perhaps there is no greater testament to the importance of the search firm on our campus than the...