By Rob Oldham Believe it or not, the Civil Rights Movement to end the institutionalized segregation of African-Americans occurred 50 years ago. Yes, the events that probably dominated our generation’s high school civics courses are now as old as World War I…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By Rob Oldham Director Richard Linklater took a calculated risk when he began producing “Boyhood”, possibly one of the most ambitious films released since the turn of the century. It was 2002 and there were many questions in front of him as…
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By Ben Burnum Flaring emotions are a rational response to a film that is centered on guns, war and death. “American Sniper” follows Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who served four tours in Iraq and has been called the most lethal sniper in…
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By Eli Scott “We will not take the old path of Western colonists, and we absolutely will not sacrifice Africa’s ecological and long-term interests.” The above statement comes from what Chinese Minister Wang Yi said on his tour of five countries in…
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By Rory Hibbler In 2014, Hermione highlighted the discrepancies in gender equality and implications for global development in her speech to the United Nations calling on both men and women to stand up for feminism. Emma Watson, the Goodwill Ambassador to the…
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By Madison Bledsoe While nowadays it is not uncommon to walk into restaurants and see vegetarian versions of your favorite dishes, this was not always the case. Vegetarianism and veganism, the movements towards meat-free and animal-free diets respectively, have been slowly but…
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By Aashka Dave We’ve heard it all before: “Vaccinating my child will cause autism.” “…but there’s mercury in vaccines.” “It’s against my beliefs—whatever should happen will happen.” So instead of taking your child to the doctor for their MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps,…
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By Sam Schaffer Is Brazil about to bust? Although considered one of the “big four” in terms of global economic development, Brazil, the “B” of the BRIC nations, finished out 2014 with rising inflation rates and mounting pressure on prices. Falling into…
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By Alexander Boylston On January 30, Israel’s government announced a plan to build 450 new Jewish settler homes in the Occupied West Bank, an Israeli-held territory home to millions of Palestinians. Israel has largely escaped prosecution for these actions largely due to…
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By William Robinson The Obama administration lauds the use of sanctions as a nonviolent method of correcting aggressive countries’ behaviors. Sanctions keep troops out of harm’s way and keep civilians out of the crossfire of combat. Given these significant virtues, sanctions should…
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By Robert Galerstein What if there was a place where every movie, album, game, application, computer program, and even textbook was available for free? What if every time any content was sold in a digital format, its materials could be easily copied…
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By Eli Watkins “There’s a special kind of nerd though, who thinks computers will overtake mankind in thirty years, changing humanity in ways incomprehensible to us now, ignoring the third of the world without electricity. So the singularity is the nerd way of saying, ‘In the…
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There once was a story about a man who could turn invisible. I thought it was only a story… until it happened to me. Ok, so here’s how it works: there’s this stuff called Quicksilver that can bend light. Some scientist made…
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