Search for flight too invasive

Just like the sudden disappearance of Flight MH370, the investigation into where the missing Malaysia Airline plane could possibly be is completely unprecedented. While planes have crashed or disappeared without warning before, Flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic controllers almost two weeks ago—and as of Tuesday, authorities still have no idea what happened to […]

Religious freedom a grey area with health care reform

             Since Obamacare was first brought to the public’s attention, it seems like one of the “hot-button” issues has been whether or not public companies and services can be forced to uphold portions of Obamacare if it violates their religious beliefs.  The Catholic hospital system is one of these groups […]

Lannon’s zeal defines tenure

While Creighton University President  Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S. J.’s  announcement that he plans to step down at the end of the 2015 academic year did not come completely out of the blue, considering Lannon’s recent health scare, it left many students and faculty wondering what will come next for Creighton. Lannon’s tenure as president […]

NBC Reporter goes too far

A reporter recently pushed the questions too far during an interview with U.S. skier Bode Miller at the Winter Olympics. Christin Cooper was covering for NBC on Miller after he won the bronze for Team USA in the super-G race in skiing. Instead of asking about his performance, Cooper pushed Miller about his brother, Chelone […]

Sochi slips ups on a global stage

Russia may be hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, but many claim that the country not prepared for it. This year’s Winter Olympics was the most expensive one to date, but it seems to be the least prepared one, according to mass media outlets. One can easily hop onto Google and find news articles converning problems […]

Helmet law makes sense

An ongoing debate in Lincoln has two sides pitted against each other arguing about Nebraska’s helmet laws. Currently, Nebraska law forces motorcycle riders to wear helmets while they’re in the state. These laws, of course, annoy riders to no end. This year, like every year, they took the issue to Lincoln to revive a bill […]