Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
23 hours ago by Dave Studinski
Sex sells. Teen sex causes controversy. An ad for department store chain J.C. Penney earned honors at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last week, sparking not only a viral marketing epidemic, but a corporate blame game bloggers are having a field day with.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
17 hours ago by Joe Cermak
Dear Gigolo Joe: I've had a roommate for a long time, and the one thing that keeps bothering me about him is the fridge. We really are at a loss for how to divide space in it. And a lot of times, I find my food gone or partially eaten because my roomie loves to eat (to say it nicely).
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
17 hours ago
Officer Brandon Qualls is an example for all students on Ball State University's campus. He had a dream, and he went out and achieved it.
He didn't see his college days as the best times of his life, but instead used his passion to get a job at the University Police Department while in school.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
17 hours ago by Editorial Board
Minimum wage was just increased 25 cents an hour in Illinois to $7.75.
Right now, thanks to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the base minimum wage for hourly workers in this country is $5.85. On the 24th of this month, that rate will increase to $6.55, and next year it will increase to $7.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
17 hours ago by Lee Feder
My friends advised me for weeks that I had to see "Iron Man." I resisted, citing the utter lack of quality in the majority of recent movies and recent action movies in particular. They said this one is different; see it and you will understand. On Father's Day, I relented and saw it with my family, subsequently continuing my streak of making incorrect decisions based on preconception.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
17 hours ago by DI Sports Staff
The presumptive Democratic nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, came out in support of a House bill this week that would grant immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in warrantless wiretaps. This is a poor decision and a step in the wrong direction for a candidate who suggests that he is representative of a change in government.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Tyler Vogler
That time of the year is upon us again. It's that dreaded week where young adults from all over the country trek to a small plot outside Bushnell to camp out and listen to the live bands at the Cornerstone Festival.
I was minding my own business in the toothpaste aisle of everyone's favorite one-stop-shopping outlet when I suddenly found myself in a conversation with a polite elderly woman.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Sarah Zeeck
Another baby boom may be upon us: 17 young girls between the ages of 15 and 17 from Gloucester High School in Gloucester, Mass. are expecting babies this summer after agreeing to become pregnant and raise their children together.
And they are not completely alone - according to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of teenage girls - specifically 15 to 19-year-olds - is on the rise.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
1 day ago
Two of the June 26 Supreme Court rulings - both decided 5-4, with the same alignment of justices - concerned the Constitution's first two amendments. One ruling benefits Barack Obama by not reviving the dormant debate about gun control. The other embarrasses John McCain by underscoring discordance between his deeds and his promises.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
1 day ago by Scott Nathan Green
At Chicago's gay pride parade Sunday afternoon, I saw an outlandish collection of freaks and degenerates, out and proud for something inherently shameful. I'm talking about the protestors.
Near the end of the parade's route on the corner of Pine Grove and Diversey, wooden riot-control barricades and a few disinterested-looking cops surrounded about 20 or 30 fundamentalist Christians.
Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Ed Komenda
Former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recently severed an apparent "silent treatment" that ran strong for the length of the campaign. And in perhaps even bigger news, Hillary Clinton recently stated she has merged paths with her ex-rival.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
2 days ago by Editorial Board
There are some bathrooms in the union that stink. They emit a noxious mix of stale cinnamon air freshener that barely masks the particulate they were engineered to cover.
On good days the smell is contained to the bathrooms themselves. But on bad days the frontier of stench is expansive.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
3 days ago by Editorial Board
The decision to cut Eastern's wrestling program last summer was met with heated debate and overwhelming public support on both sides.
'Save EIU Wrestling' signs were posted in front yards all over town. Forums were held on campus to save wrestling, but in the end, it was no match for strict NCAA rules.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
6 days ago by C.G. Shields, The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia U. (U-Wire)
Something is amiss.
A week and two days has passed since the state of California began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but the sky is still in place, and generally some shade of blue.
People are still dying and paying taxes, the sun is still rising every day, north is north and south is south and Don Imus is saying stupid things.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
6 days ago by Nate Whitney - The Daily Iowan
Thank God we've got James Dobson! Seriously, I don't how we'd interpret some of the critical topics of the day without his incredible wisdom, his perfect vision. The Almighty has bestowed upon us the ultimate knowledge and singular authority that is Mr. Dobson, who has obviously been chosen as the vessel for the true meaning of God's wishes.
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