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Obama’s new student loan plan: who’s paying?
- Campus Life
- November 13, 2011
It’s something most students do not want to think about. It’s something most students do not enjoy paying back. It’s something called student loans, the focus of Obama’s new plan to assist college students that are in debt. The plan calls for a cap on student loan payments, starting July 1, 2014. It is 10
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Federal drug prohibition hinders economy
- Campus Life
- November 13, 2011
Drug prohibition has failed in the U.S. and will someday end just as alcohol prohibition did in 1933. Despite the legal consequences of illicit drug use, some 22 million Americans use illegal drugs. And support for legalization of marijuana, the most widely used illegal drug, has been growing in past years with Gallup Polls reporting
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Democrats sweep Lancaster City Council election, as predicted
- News
- November 12, 2011
The race was close Tuesday, Nov. 8 as Republican candidate Charlie Smithgall battled for one of the three seats on the Lancaster City Council. Seven candidates competed, including the three Democrats already on Council: Barbara Wilson, John Gruapera and James Reichenbach. Gary Odom of the Constitution party and Republicans Marilyn Schnee and Joel Charles accompanied
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Greece deepens European common market instability
- News
- November 4, 2011
The yarn ball of Europe is quickly unraveling, trying to mend the growing tear in the Greek economy. Germany is leading the way, perpetually shoving stimulus money into Greece in order to preserve Europe’s economic health. An economic collapse in Europe can mean big things, not only for Europe’s neighbors, but also for Elizabethtown College
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Death of Gadhafi creates military venture
- Campus Life
- November 3, 2011
Last week, Muammar Gadhafi, the former Libyan president, died from a bullet wound after several months of bloody civil war. Back in March of this year, President Obama authorized Operation Odyssey Dawn, the code name for the U.S. involvement in Libya to enforce a no-fly zone. This was reported as an international operation, in which
READ MOREProtests occur on Wall Street, students should stay informed
- Campus Life
- October 22, 2011
“We are the 99 percent!” screamed the angry youth taking to the streets of New York City. They are referring to the fact that the top 1 percent of the population in America sits on the highest percentage of the wealth. The youth want to reclaim the future from greedy bankers and politicians. “We are
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