By: Taryn Winston September 11, 2001. It’s a day that Americans will never forget. A day of chaos, distress, and fear. A day that united and wounded a vulnerable nation. Now, eleven years later, Americans continue to reflect upon that fateful Tuesday…
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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: Emily Fountain The use of genetically modified (GM) foods, often referred to by critics as ‘Frankenfood’, has stirred controversy at home and abroad for decades. This debate has recently erupted and become a pivotal point of contention for North America, Africa,…
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By: Sam Kinsman While the United Kingdom was preparing for the Summer Olympics, the banking industry in London was dealing with news of an interest rate-rigging scandal involving global banking giant Barclays and the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). In June, Barclays…
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By: Tucker Green Ten years ago, if an undergraduate said he or she was planning on attending law school, a number of images instantly sprang to mind. Fancy suits, six-figure salaries, courtroom drama, long law school hours, and undeniable prestige. Today, if…
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By: Ryan Prior As President Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for President, join us for the best way to drink in his words. For the Speech: “Make no mistake.” Drink once. “Let me be clear.” Drink once. “Let me be…
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By: Virginia McNally The government of Zimbabwe has been driving on spare tires and an empty tank since 2009. After a violent and fraudulent 2008 presidential election, the Global Political Agreement (GPA) was put in place not only to prevent a complete…
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By: Cody Knapp Turkey is, and has always been, an enigma. A successful democracy, geographically split between Asia and Europe, its people are neither European nor Arab in origin. Existing as an Islamic Empire for centuries, the central power in Turkey simultaneously…
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By: Megan White When Superman first flew into the cultural scene in 1938, he found himself in a world that desperately needed a hero. The global depression that had been gnawing at peoples’ morale for the past ten years had taken a…
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By: Ronnie Kurtz We Built It Hard to miss those signs plastered around the Republican National Convention that just wrapped up in Tampa. It certainly sounds like a good motto for the Republicans, doesn’t it? A constant reminder of perhaps Obama’s worst…
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By: Kaitlyn Walker The Apple v. Samsung decision Friday sent shockwaves rippling through the technology industry. Samsung met the market with losses totaling at 7.7 percent, amounting to the greatest loss for the tech giant since October 2008. The immediate market impact…
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In the wake of the successful landing of the Curiosity rover, China ramps up pressure on its own space program, leaping full-fledged into the space race–and looking as though it might actually win. By: Jacqueline Van De Velde In the early hours…
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By: Kelsey Thomas “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” -Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong was a man of relatively few words. He rarely made public appearances, and interviews were equally rare. These words, famously spoken…
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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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