Although the current generation, often defined as Generation Y, has had a hand in the dwindling economy, we cannot be completely responsible. College attendance and graduation are continuing to rise and education remains a staple in America. Today, 64 percent of women and 60 percent of men go to college after high school. An outstanding [...]
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Invisible Children’s Faults Should Not Stop Activism
By LAILA AYUB Kony 2012, a heart-pulling video, took the Internet by storm forced everyone to connect with the universal pains of human rights violations. The 30-minute long video inspired good; or, at least, made nearly 90 million people feel inspired to do some form of good. How could such a thing become the subject [...]
Reflection on a Successful Semester Across the Seas
Exams are approaching, motivation is waning and people are starting to talk about summer, which can only mean that the semester is coming to an end. As my time in Spain draws to a close, I can look back on my experience and say without a doubt that studying abroad has been life changing. I [...]
A Look to the Future: Broadening The Bullet
Last week, The Bullet said farewell to its departing senior editors and welcomed an entirely new editing staff. This transfer of power happens annually, but rarely are the personnel changes so dramatic. Only one page editor from this spring will continue at their position; the rest are graduating or moving to a different position. This [...]
Diverse and Independent Mindset Paves Way for Fulfilling College Years
As college closes, I want to explain what it meant to me. As a graduating senior, I can reduce my college education to two precepts: admit your ignorance unyieldingly and evaluate every claim for yourself. These two instructions seem to me the most important knowledge to carry into the world with a new diploma. Though [...]
Letter to the Editor: Phantasmal Rift Between Religion and Reason
Religion and rationality are not the same, but neither are they separate. Many great scientists, philosophers and others of their kind recognize this. Even if they don’t, religious teachings are present in their words under a different name. Many religions have been accused of inhibiting personal freedom, but the early Christian church pioneered this concept. [...]
Letter to the Editor: Affordable Care Act Extends Insurance to Students
For those of us graduating this May, life beyond college will present many new experiences, one of which may be getting health insurance. In the coming months, while some of us may be starting a first job and will likely be getting employer-provided health insurance, others might be moving back home, worrying about how to [...]
Letter to the Editor: Interest Rates on Student Loans Set to Increase
On July 1, the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Without congressional help, students borrowing the maximum $23,000 in subsidized loans are poised to pay an extra $5,000 per year over a 10-year repayment period. That is $20,000 more for four years of college. Congress has [...]
The Rocket That Went Nowhere
Despite outcry from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on April 13. It left academics, Washington politicians and North Koreans alike scratching their heads. The new Kim Jong-un government had just negotiated the deal of century: the U.S. promised to commit 240,000 metric tons of food aid to the impoverished country at [...]
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