Content by Lina Barkawi

Internships provide students with valuable experience

February 2, 2012

As a junior engineering major at Virginia Tech, I am going through the dreadful process of applying for summer internships.

Resolutions prove hard to stick to

January 31, 2012

Going to McComas Hall during the first week of classes was an absolute nightmare.

College: A place to develop opinions

November 29, 2011

Those who go to college do so primarily to gain a better education and learn about themselves as they become adults.

Palestine students ride for equality

November 14, 2011

Today, Palestinian Freedom Riders will reenact the U.S. Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Rides in the American South by boarding segregated Israeli public transportation in the West Bank to travel to occupied east Jerusalem.

College costs must be lowered

November 8, 2011

The average graduate last year walked away from university with both a diploma and $24,000 in student loans.

Discussions benefit religion

October 18, 2011

For centuries, people from all over the world have fought in the name of God. Violence, crime and wars have erupted because of a difference in religious beliefs and have corrupted the innocent with hatred.

Affirmative action politically incorrect

September 29, 2011

For decades, affirmative action has helped minorities get ahead in school and the work force.

UN recognition could bring peace to Palestine

September 13, 2011

"My homeland is not a suitcase. I am not a traveler.”