2008: The Unbroken Glass Ceiling

by Diego Del Campo
Women in positions of power in the public sphere is still a relatively new, if slowly progressing sight. It’s become now conventional wisdom that 2008 was a year when women broke barriers in politics. Hillary Clinton was a serious contender to win her party’s nomination, and Sarah Palin became the first woman [...]

Stop piling up on Obama

By Leonid Balaban
I made a comment yesterday in class and I wanted to reiterate this point in the blog: Lay off Obama – HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT YET!!!
Only a month ago, Obama was elected to be the next President of the U.S. and there are still more than two months before he gets officially [...]

Check Those Graphics Man!

By: Steven Dell
As video games have progressed so too have the graphics. If you look back at some of the different systems they almost seem laughable. But at the time they were a source of enjoyment for those that wanted to play them. As the time and technology progressed so did the amount of information [...]

More Prop 8… in theatrical form!

by Shawn Scanlon
Prop 8 continues to be a hot issue, well after the election, with a recent poll showing that religion and class played a larger role than race did in how voters decided on Prop 8.  Food for thought, anyway.
Also, I found this to be an entertaining video, and I’m hoping that you do [...]

Obama Can Keep the 60’s from Coming Back

By Stephen Noriega

I believe that Barack Obama can avert another 60’s. Perhaps this sounds counterintuitive or even pessimistic. It is not meant to be either. The election of Barack Obama brings on another possibility. It is the possibility of breaking unfortunate repetitions of human behavior. Barack Obama may be able to circumvent a simmering resentment [...]

Why so angry?

By Ilasiea L. Gray
I don’t understand what the fuss is about same sex marriage.  People may be familiar with the infamous Proposition 8 that California just passed.  This proposition overturns the California constitution by banning same sex couples to marry, and only acknowledging marriage as between a man and woman.  I think this proposition is [...]

Is this the end for McCain?

By: Melissa Keller
November 17, 2008

With the 2008 election leaving its mark in history, it was no surprise that the voters’ reactions would be just as memorable. Whether it was joy or anger that made the tears rush down their faces, this was going to be a historical election no matter what. Although the last few [...]

The technological push

Jean Gadberry
This election was much different than past elections for many reasons.  The biggest change is the way that Barack Obama ran his election.  He developed a very large Internet based campaign that included text messaging, easy donation giving, job application opportunities, a myspace page with an enormous base, 3 million supporters on facebook and [...]

Humor and the Election 2008

Humor is a huge part of life, and now it has become a large part of the 2008 election.  From the many television shows Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the Late Show with David Letterman have been weighing in on the election through their [...]

Let’s cut the bull crap and get down to business!

November 1, 2008
By: Melissa Keller
Coloradans have turned in their TV remotes for more useful forms of information since their local television has been taken over by negative political ads. For those watching local news, it’s difficult to decide on who their congressional representative shall be this year when all there is to see are scandals [...]