July 28, 2010
A group of 10 senior engineering students produced an award-winning design in a recent NASA aeronautics competition for college students.
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Contest: Freedom of press for all journalists
September 24, 2009
When a senior and a freshman student were caught performing inappropriate acts at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., during lunch one May afternoon, the shit hit the fan.
Contest: The First Amendment, crying fire
September 24, 2009
In discussions on the limits of the First Amendment, we have all heard someone say, "Freedom of speech does not grant you the right to yell 'Fire!' in a crowded theater." The question I want to ask is what if there really is a fire? Do you still have the
Contest: Rights not contigent on place, time
September 24, 2009
The First Amendment is occasionally taken for granted in America. This country's citizens have been blessed with a nearly 250-year old, stable democratic state, borne of the highest Enlightenment ideals and defended domestically and abroad. The bitter str
Column: In the Internet age, 'going to the polls' has long outlived its utility
October 23, 2008
Getting our generation to vote is a major problem today and it is becoming a larger problem with each generation that nears the voting age, with less and less of that generation getting out there and not only registering to vote, but voting on Election Da
Column: Voting for your own well being
October 23, 2008
Hello lads and lasses -- congratulations, our favorite time of the year is upon us once again.
Column: In a 'from many, many' time
October 23, 2008
In my freshman composition classes, I ask my students each semester: do you believe politicians? The answer's always a fast and emphatic no.
Column: Essay contest winner: Vote or pay
October 23, 2008
The only way to assure higher voter turnout for the younger generation (and the American population as a whole) is to mandate it.
Student wins interior design contest with new door
July 16, 2008
Senior interior design major Michelle Pyne won a $3,000 scholarship from JELD-WEN, a leading manufacturer of doors and windows. In its third year, the JELD-WEN Student Door Design Contest received a record-breaking 349 entries from 89 different colleges.