Published on July 31st, 2013 | by Bryan Washington
The West Conroe Baptist Church has publicly distanced itself from the Boy Scouts of America after its ban on gay members was lifted. Since the BSA voiced its support for openly gay troop members in May, …... Read More →
Published on July 10th, 2013 | by Bryan Washington
A bill addressing college costs sneaked itself into law books last month. Gov. Rick Perry, temporarily forgoing his policy of noncompliance, signed off on a document that gives the class of 2017 another means of compensating funds. …... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2013 | by Bryan Washington
If Edward Snowden is to be believed, he is no longer in his Hong Kong hotel room. He is no longer communicating with journalists over an encrypted internet connection. He’s no longer residing in China nor …... Read More →
Published on June 3rd, 2013 | by Bryan Washington
Freedom of speech and professional media duke it out for the world to see. | David Delgado/The Daily Cougar Jeff Bliss is something like a martyr. After being asked to leave his high school classroom …... Read More →
Published on January 17th, 2013 | by Bryan Washington
Among those devastated by the Great Recession, students have had to pay a heavy price, as evidenced by the growing number of unemployed graduates. According to an April 22 report in The Huffington Post, nearly half …... Read More →
Published on January 17th, 2013 | by Bryan Washington
Unemployment in the United States could be worse; from a global perspective, it could be a lot a worse. Our European neighbors would tell us that much, if they could. Between an underweight employment rate and …... Read More →
Published on November 15th, 2012 | by Bryan Washington
Tuesday evening, Zach Wahls came to the University Center to talk about his moms. This was a guy who’d spoken before the Iowan Supreme Court when he was 19 years old, on virtually every major national …... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2012 | by Bryan Washington
The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is a necessary component to a successful university and appears to give students some relief. It could be the third word of its title — scholarship — that incites …... Read More →
Published on November 6th, 2012 | by Bryan Washington
Every four years, citizens have the right to pitch a coin in the well of the U.S.’s future, with no assurance that their decision will impact them in the future. But that’s not relevant — every …... Read More →
Published on November 1st, 2012 | by Bryan Washington
For every couple served at a diner, there’s a good chance at least one of the patrons can’t read the menu — Houston’s literacy rate is just under 61 percent. It’s not a comforting notion — …... Read More →