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By: Raquel Silano --Nice, France I am in Nice on the French Riviera counting down the days until the beginning of the glamorous and glitterati filled Cannes Film Festival. Just one more day between myself and the start of champagne-shower filled parties and kilometer after kilometer of very tanned and very talented people. I have had the privilege of attending the festival in the past few years and am very excited for the world-renowned movie-marathon to begin. Unlike
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By: Richard M. Rodriguez I loved this movie! It’s obvious why it broke the record for opening weekend and midnight showing box office sales— it deserves that; It really had everything. The story starts with Loki, brother of Thor trying to conquer Earth with a magical device from another world. It seems like there is nothing the world can do to stop him until SHIELD agent Nick Fury assembles Earth’s mightiest heroes (I’m not THAT corny… that’s what the comic c
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The Hunger Games By: Raquel Lee Silano The film adaptation of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is enticing. The viewer is propelled into an “unfair” situation that results from the absence of morality in a totalitarian society. Katniss Everdine chances her life to definitely save her younger sisters’. Immediately she is our hero and unlike so many other characters in the teen scene, instead of showing her ass, Katniss is badass-- she makes being mentally, emotiona
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By: Raquel Lee Silano and Richard M. Rodriguez When Going Green Goes Wrong Have you ever wondered what makes certain parts of a city deteriorate faster than others? In Philadelphia, the reason lies just below the surface—literally. Drug addicts have brought desperation down to a whole new level. Long gone are fears that neighborhoods will be destroyed—the fears have moved on to the homes. North and West Philadelphia, undesired even by the city’s undesired, are prime examples of entire sect
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By: Raquel Lee Silano The Weight War This may come as a shock to you, but women worry. And most commonly, they worry about their weight--before bathing suit season, in bed, and recently before buying a plane ticket becomes tickets. The most important time a woman should worry about her weight is before getting pregnant and putting on more of it. According to the Federal Government’s data, one in three women are obese. A study proved that obese women are less
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By: Richard M. Rodriguez Donald Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe contest, decided to reconsider his previous judgment to not let a trans-gender "woman" into the contest. His lawyers said she could be a participant in the competition "provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada and the standards established by other international competitions." Jenna Talackova, having completed all surgery required to be legally considered a woman in Canada is n
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By Raquel Lee Silano and Richard M. Rodriguez Seventy-five to a hundred years ago, there were significantly more houses in North Philadelphia. This is odd considering because at that time, the population of Philadelphia was much lower because most of the Southern and Northeastern districts were not yet completed nor populated. Streets that were once lined with three-story, uniformly built row-homes have been relatively razed. The area surrounding 24th and Jefferson Streets
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By: Joe Paul Recent events here at Penn State have inspired me to write this article. As I’m sure you are well aware, PSU is currently mired in scandal following the indictment of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. There have been a plethora of reactions ranging from disgust to surprise and beyond. One reaction in particular has struck me as odd. It is exemplified in a picture that began circulating emblazoned with the words “Keep Calm and Fight on” as well as
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By: Joseph Paul 12/20/11 What I really want to avoid here is a why not opinion piece. I don’t want to make this a why you shouldn’t vote for Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich and lord knows we don’t need someone to explain why Barack Obama doesn’t deserve a second term. So why Ron Paul? For evangelicals, Ron Paul is a devout Christian who is pro-life and has been married to his wife since 1957. Although he doesn’t support a constitutional measure to ban gay marria
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By: Raquel Lee Silano The United States Supreme Court will decide if strip searching violates constitutional rights next month after Albert Florence was wrongfully arrested and is suing two jails that strip searched him. Strip searching is done before anyone has been proven guilty in any court of law. Most invasively it involves an undressed cavity search but in many cases a supervised shower is done to lessen the embarrassment to the person being searched. Florence believe
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By: Raquel Lee Silano The cupcake cops have patrolled Phoenixville, PA. The town’s three elementary schools and kindergarten have banned “birthday food treats,” starting in September, citing a rise in student food allergies, and the “Student Wellness Policy.” The Student Wellness Policy is a mandate that gives school officials a lot of leeway to decide how they will promote healthier eating and increased physical activity if the school district wants to receive t
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By: Raquel Lee Silano I know it is not politically correct to be as selfish as to want a job after graduating from college or to think about doing anything for other people than those in “impoverished” countries and “those who are less fortunate” but, what about me? Now, not only do I have to compete with immigrants from other countries for jobs and places in graduate school programs, I now have to compete with the illegal immigrants who are getting educated here,
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Raquel - 1 month ago.
Thanks, Jason!! :-D
Jason - 4 months ago.
hello! love the entries on this site. keep it going.
