Monthly Archives: February 2014

“I’m going to take an Adderall and study all night.”  There’s no telling how many times those words have been echoed around campus.  Today students face extreme academic pressures to get the best grades possible.  In high school, the stakes … Continue reading →

As with most of the current advancements in society, events in the past have greatly affected the way we live today. Language originated from communication through physical actions and ancient pictographs, and the Arabic number system used today came from … Continue reading →

Preston Evans 02/23/14   The Stigmatization of Mental Illness   Mental disorders: an estimated 57.7 million people in the U.S. suffer from them every day. These people are not only discriminated against and not given equal opportunities as their mentally … Continue reading →

When it comes the issue of women and their place in the workforce, I am extremely unqualified to express an opinion. First and foremost, I am not a woman. Therefore, I have never experienced the cruel double standard that so … Continue reading →

For centuries, men and women in the United States have had differing roles both in the home and in the workplace; while men have had the stereotype of being in charge and making the money in the family, women were … Continue reading →

Diet Coke is for women. Coke Zero is for men. At least, that’s Coca Cola’s strategy. Released in the 1980’s, Diet Coke was Coca Cola’s sugar-free, low calorie alternative to its original drink. It’s marketed (in the US) as a … Continue reading →

Nowadays, with an increasing number of women occupying fulltime jobs outside home and a closer gap between women’s wealth and men’s than before, the whole society has raised plenty of concerns about work-family conflict.  According to John H. Johnson, who … Continue reading →

  The harm of stress is often thought to be limited to the old and invalid: a high-earning businessman has an early heart attack because of his job, or the stress of losing a loved one sends a senior citizen … Continue reading →

My mom is one of the smartest people I know. No, she didn’t find the cure for cancer or design a rocket that shoots humans into space. She didn’t invent the world’s fastest computer or write a classic American novel. … Continue reading →

Right to life is the most basic form of human rights. Genocide systematically denies a certain race or ethnic group the right to life. Gendercide systematically denies a certain gender, in most cases female, the right to life. This is … Continue reading →