It took two years of hard campaigning, lots of FUD-debunking, and countless sacrifices of time and labor, but we did it. Here at last, Barack Obama is officially the president-elect to serve as this country's 44th leader. This election brings to the White House the first African-American leader. As his victory has thusly overturned one aspect of ( Read more... )

I didn't get a chance to watch it live due to classwork; but thanks to C-SPAN's YouTube channel, I was able to watch it recorded online when I got home last night. I'd like to make a few comments about John McCain's demeanor and stated plans, if I may.

The first question to both of them was, essentially: Why is your economic plan better than his? ( Read more... )

[No pun intended in the title.]

At my college this morning there was a table near the student center building with a bunch of young Proposition 8 supporters attempting to rally passing students into voting yes. Thankfully, nearly all of the students that were asked are vehemently opposed to the proposition; and to make the experience even more fun, ( Read more... )

"I don't like this class."
"I'm going to fail; I just know it."
"Oh, I'm doing really bad [sic] in this class!."
"I'm never going to get it!"
"This is going to hurt."
These are only some of the things I've heard fellow classmates say in various situations: some before an exam, others after taking notes in lecture, yet more in lab/discussion for ( Read more... )