Budget cuts and insufficient funds have become common reasons why schools across the country have begun to cut crucial programs out of a student’s education. Along with the increasing emphasis on rigid...

In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling upon the United States government to refrain from using military action in Syria. He warned that an American-led...

In the past few weeks, an Internet fad has brought tens of thousands of people together to accomplish a single goal: to play “Pokemon.”More specifically, these communal gamers have come together to...

You know the girl in the corner of a party who always seems to be talking about her horoscope? There’s always a huddle of enthusiastic girls around her sporadically shouting, “Oh my god, that describes...

New legislation proposed by two state senators could give state-owned universities the choice to secede from the state system and become part of the state-related membership.After Friday’s Board of Trustees...

Despite being ranked the “most livable city” by Forbes magazine, there’s still an old, familiar threat to residents that continues to linger in the air here in Pittsburgh.Air pollution — which...

Yeah, b**** On Monday, police in La Grange, Ill., arrested an individual believed to be running a meth lab. Daniel Kowalski was already on electronic monitoring and restricted to home confinement for...

“Be the change you wish to see in the world,” Mahatma Gandhi once said.Oh, wait. Scratch that. He never actually said it.This is one of the many popular misquotations that is smacked onto bumper stickers,...

Arizona is now home to the latest legislative group attempting to thinly veil an effort to prevent the nation from fully reaching equality.The Arizona legislature passed a bill last week that would give...

ACT, SAT, PLUS, FAFSA: At first encounter, an unfamiliar parent might confuse the acronym-laden college application process with a Dr. Seuss book. Unfortunately, it is not that simple, educational or enjoyable.While...