The Old Gold & Black editorial staff would like to thank Professor Wayne King for being our newspaper adviser for many years and wish him well after his retirement. He was a very supportive adviser who allowed us to be independent and let us grow as a student newspaper on campus.
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As we entered the Pit on the first day of classes, we realized that there is still a very huge problem with our cafeteria. There is simply not enough room for all of us to sit and stand in line at the various stations.
If you’ve seen any R-rated movie, or watched much T.V. in the last few weeks, then you may have seen the trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, the sequel to the 1987 classic Wall Street. Anyone who has heard of this Oliver Stone- directed film knows the infamous line, spoken by corporate raider Gordon Gekko, “Greed… is good.” Oliver Stone is a well-known liberal, and no doubt aimed to gleefully point out the sins and transgressions of the financial industry, and our economic system, in Wall Street. However, did he get it right? Did Stone accurately capture the zeitgeist of the ‘80s with that line?
In 2008, after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, many people had hope about the future direction of the country. The Republican Party made a strong challenge and fought hard for their conservative ideals, but pundits and critics believed Obama had won the election conclusively enough to go forward with his ambitious mandate of change, despite some of its bold and controversial facets.
The nuclear club used to be a small one — a handful of Great Powers and two Superpowers held all the world’s nuclear weapons in relative security. Granted, the Cold War climate was one of fear, but that fear was largely irrational.
Sunday afternoon saw the end of the 2010 Little League World Series. After 19 days of glory, the door has once again been closed on a magical ride where dreams come true on national television. Teams from the United States, from New Jersey and Texas to the islands of Hawaii, battled it out to be the representative with a chance to claim the title of the world’s best.Standing in their way were the powerhouses from around the world, with teams from Latin America, Europe and Asia.
While the majority of university students prefer to stay on campus for all four years of their undergraduate study, a reasonable portion of students choose to live off campus during their junior and/or senior years. While the advantages of staying on campus are numerous, including the conveniences of a ten-minute (at most) walk to class, [...]
In recent weeks news of the “ground zero mosque” has captured headlines and brought pundits out of the woodwork on both sides. Some, like Barack Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mark McKinnon — a Republican media advisor, and a number of Jewish and Christian organizations have come out in favor of “the mosque” [...]
