Category: Columns

Rape is a powerful word. When you think of rape, people automatically think about a woman getting sexually assaulted. The saddest part of this article is acknowledging that most people won’t think twice about rape. If it doesn’t affect them or any particular person they are close to, who cares? In this society people see… Continue reading Column: Let’s end rape culture one person at a time

With the constant stress of classes, work, finances and life in general who has time for an actual relationship? There is a growing trend, especially among people our age, to have a relationship with a special someone without actually being in a relationship or labeling it as such, and it’s called a “situationship.” Urban Dictionary… Continue reading Column: Situationship: The new standard in relationship labeling

Weapons such as M-16s, grenade launchers and armored vehicles are common on the war front in Iraq and Afghanistan, but within the past decade local police have been acquiring military equipment that has everyday use on the front lines of war. For example, the University of Central Florida obtained 23 M-16s and a modified grenade… Continue reading Column: Law enforcement becoming more militarized in response to civil unrest

It’s the middle of the semester, and that means many of us have found ourselves waist deep in quizzes and tests. Whether this is your first year in college or you are a returning student, improvements can always be made to your study habits. The following is a list of tip’s that will help you… Continue reading Column: The do’s and don’ts of studying

By now your schedule is set and you are on autopilot in your new routine. Your classes and living arrangements are no longer issues. You know when to be in bed in order to wake early enough to eat breakfast and prepare for your first class and you have a checklist of the courses remaining… Continue reading Column: Skyhawk Success Secrets: Resolutions

The class bell rings. Only young children noticed we were going home quite early. Parents were punctual about getting their children early from school or daycare. As a young girl, she was the last to leave. When she went home she took her nap; everything was quiet and the air was thick with tension. The… Continue reading Column: Our memories won’t let us forget 9/11

Historically, Labor Day has been a day set aside to honor the hardworking people of the United States and Canada, celebrated on the first Monday in September For the majority of people, it is a time to enjoy the final days of summer and to commence the coming of fall. It is the end of… Continue reading Column: Labor Day: A day of beginnings and endings