Much will be said about the verdict, handed down July 14 in Seminole County, Fla., which acquitted George Zimmerman in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin 17 months ago after the two were involved...

Nothing is more important to a well-governed democracy than a properly informed electorate. With all the tumultuous turmoil that is wracking the world — the NSA leaks, the Syrian civil war, Egypt’s...

Each of us has a family history — inherited traits and attributes that we can’t help but pass on to subsequent generations. But what if you could change that to all but eradicate your susceptibility...

Believe it or not, there may just be a way to make the cost of tuition sustainable and affordable — if not amazingly so. This possible solution is a shockingly obvious idea that has even more shockingly...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery this week and it’s far from sweet. Twinkies, the once cherished cream-filled sponge cakes, are responsible for creating a worldwide zombie apocalypse. Just one...

Lizi Zachary Go outside and look around you. Our campus is covered in grass. And, unfortunately, that grass does not maintain itself. According to the Office of Sustainability, 47 percent of water used...

Jackson Hannon Government is like a business in that it offers a product — in this case, the laws and general rules of society — to a consumer: the voters. And in the same way that a company is responsible...

The Great Debate DOMA strike down: Good or bad? Repeal a step in the right direction U.S. needs to define marriage   On June 26, after 16 years of discrimination, the Supreme Court...

Modern religion has never appealed to me. It's not that I don’t understand institutionalism, it's that I don’t like it. And it's not that I'm atheist, because I'm not. I am just not religious in the...

American covert agencies have been known to use clandestine cyber warfare. And, as a result of this fact, our governmental security agencies assume they are entitled to keep dark secrets from the very...