Dublin was more of a circus than a city. It was lit up by an array of carnies. Tourists from around the globe came to Dublin to experience Ireland while freaks, musicians and magicians filled Grafton Street. Their profits were made off pure amusement. Typical street performers juggled knives while riding a unicycle. Some amazed

Some see voting as a form of speaking, a political expression of power as a free citizen, making voices heard in America. But have you ever felt voiceless? Not because you didn’t have the right to vote, but because your pigmentation was darker than a so-called “majority,” making it difficult for you to even register

Last week’s terror attacks in Paris have led to an increase of supporters for Europe’s right-wing politicians, regarding multiculturalism and the mass immigration of Muslims to the continent. A slowing economy and further resentment from the working class (spilling into the middle class) will spell the end of the multicultural fantasy that was dreamt but

Global news is generally frustrating, unsettling and a huge disappointment for mankind. I know that statement is highly contemptuous and negative, but hear me out. It’s just the general media. Nearly all news stations are talking about wanted dangerous criminals in the very state you live in, and religion-based violence in our planet’s most sacred

I share the frustration that many students have about the library hours. I am a night owl, so I get a lot of my school work done in the later hours of the day. In addition, almost every semester I have taken a night class that doesn’t get out until 8:50 p.m. So by the

For those of you who think NASA and the U.S. space program ended years ago with the retirement of the space shuttles, think again. Last month, while we at USF St. Petersburg were cramming for finals, NASA took its first major step toward the human exploration of our solar system. The Orion spacecraft, conceived as

We don’t always get what we want. We can stand up and have a long list of all the reasons why we should have that thing. We can even recruit our peers to join us in support. It could seem like the most obvious, rational thing to have, but we will not always have that

I don’t think we understand love. This week, Nicholas Sparks, the beloved author of the most cherished romantic novels in America, announced this week that he is divorcing his wife of 25 years. And social media blew up. The website Mediaite calls Sparks the “author who taught America how to love” and claims that his

Pope Francis is one of the most admired and influential figures of our time. Forbes named him one of their five most powerful people, and the media portrays him in a largely positive light due to his more tolerant and progressive views. If he addresses an issue and calls for its betterment, then it’s likely

Nothing unites a campus like sports. At least in the United States, that is. We’d like to think that our school spirit comes from our pride in academics. But let’s be honest. People don’t return to their college town to sit in on a lecture. They come for the sports. Sports commands emotion. Perhaps it’s