Headlines of rising unemployment rates and record low stock prices are saturating the news. The possibility of a recession may not have occurred to most people a year ago.

It may be fun to venture to the local department store with your friends and have a Saturday afternoon bonding session in the shoe department.

Why don't people talk about things that make them uncomfortable? The answer is pretty obvious, I know. But if you think about it for five more seconds, the answer begins to be more complex than you would think.

Living in a country where it's easy to find yourself assimilating with different cultures, I think it's vital to be aware of one's own ethnic background.

On Monday's episode of 'The Situation Room' on CNN, Jack Cafferty posed a question that truly grabbed my attention: How are you going to deal with election-withdrawal?
Cafferty said that today we would all be suffering from it because the party will be over.

It's safe to say history has repeated itself here on campus. Last Wednesday's Associated Students election worked out like many of the past elections had. Everything was going great, then suddenly all systems weren't a go.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't one of the fundamentals of this country the separation of church and state?

Welcome everyone to round two of The Opinionator. The first week of school was hectic to say the least, with out of control parking to a democratic spectacle in Denver, Colo. I don't think we need to rehash the craziness on campus from last week, so for today I'll be focusing on the coolest city of last week: Denver.

Apparently the price of gas has skyrocketed to reach the price of one of those ultra cool, all-in-one smartphones. With all these high-tech, complex phones on the market one has to stop and ask the question: Should I really spend $200 on a phone or spend that on my gas for the next two months?