04 May 2012
By Mike Fiammetta
I never knew Junior Seau, nor did I know much about him as a person prior to this week. I was well aware he was an All-Pro linebacker who spent several seasons (13, to be exact) with the San Diego Chargers. There, he forged an identity as a talented, relentless linebacker that persisted throughout the duration of his 20-year career.
04 May 2012
By A. J. Edelman
The United States has a spending problem. Like an immature teenager with a brand new credit card, it keeps purchasing and purchasing with no regard as to how the purchases will ultimately be paid for.
04 May 2012
By Courtney Grogan
In the days following nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea on February 29, 2012, the United States was busy publicizing its “diplomatic breakthrough.” Meanwhile, 31 North Koreans who had crossed the border into China were captured by Chinese authorities, detained amid protests from the international community, and eventually repatriated back to the D.P.R.K.
04 May 2012
By Reed E. McConnell
Not so long ago, the internet was inundated with tweets and posts containing the phrase “KONY 2012,” a reference to the most recent campaign of Invisible Children, an American nonprofit organization. “Kony” refers to Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of a rebel group that recruits child soldiers.
04 May 2012
By Angie Cho
U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr. discussed the circumstances under which the executive branch can decline to defend an act of Congress at Dartmouth College.
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03 May 2012
By Dan Hope
The NFL made big news Wednesday when it levied suspensions against four players who were involved in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program which rewarded players for big hits that injured opponents. As big as that news was, no one could have been prepared for the even bigger NFL news that came hours later, when former NFL linebacker Junior Seau, 43, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest at his home.
03 May 2012
By Emily Suh
Former President Bill Clinton spoke to a crowd of more than 1,800 people at UCLA on Wednesday.
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03 May 2012
By Andrew Messamore
Wednesday evening, an audience at U. Texas was confronted with a rare dilemma. If the speaker is an ex-convict, do you clap when they take the stage?
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03 May 2012
By Oklahoma Daily Staff
Oklahoma sophomore offensive lineman Austin Woods now has bigger things to worry about than blocking assignments and preseason workouts. Woods, a 2011 Academic All-Big 12 selection, is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of lymph tissue.
03 May 2012
By Jacob O'Gara
Hunter Moore is a nasty piece of work, a man who is, to borrow from Gore Vidal, near perfect in his immorality. Or, if you generally prefer Margaret Thatcher’s words, Moore seemingly has a “positive aversion to principle.” Better still, let’s consult Moore’s own Twitter bio, which reads, simply: “hated.” Oh, to be the most loathed man on the Internet.
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