A Lombardi Trophy and a baseball team that has produced multiple perennial hall of fame players call the state of Washington and the city of Seattle home, yet when it comes to getting recognition from...

I have been out for just over two years. I must say, I’m a bit “bitchy” and that’s OK, sometimes. Being gay has its ups and downs. Gays must build up a defense while living in this world where...

Last Wednesday, President Obama and Xi Jinping jointly announced an agreement between China and the U.S. to lower carbon emissions. “The United States would emit 26 percent to 28 percent less carbon...

Before I start, this let me disclose two things: I am a business major, so my experience is based solely on classes related to that major, and this is my own opinion of those classes. I am a senior...

There’s a turtle on the loose in the Senate, and his name is Mitch McConnell. Turtles typically are not dangerous critters, but McConnell has a secret weapon when dealing with his enemies: his shell....

According to firstamendmentcenter.org, freedom of expression is the “ability of an individual or group of individuals to express their beliefs, thoughts, ideas and emotions about different issues free...

Many people were upset by an article that appeared in The Easterner on Oct. 15 under the title, “Protests in Missouri Unfair to Local Businesses.” One letter writer said he was “appalled” that...

As someone whose college education is personally funded by video game sales, I’d like to say I’m greatly indebted to gamers everywhere. However, I’d gladly take a cut in tuition payments if I could...

A 53-10 record. A 25-game win streak. 4-0 record in bowl games. Two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) titles. A national championship. In his five seasons as the head football coach at Florida State,...

On behalf of the Africana Education Program, I am writing to express the deep concern and distress I share with my esteemed faculty and students regarding the “Protests in Missouri unfair to local businesses,”...

I was deeply troubled to read the recent opinion piece printed in your Oct. 15, 2014 newspaper, “Protests in Missouri Unfair to Local Businesses,” written by one of your own newspaper staff, Tanner...

As I re-read your article about the "pointless" fear of the Ebola virus, you scare me more than the actual virus in question. Let me tell you why. When it comes to the concept of ignorance versus stupidity,...