Politics
My Letter to the Editor on Abortion at Penn State
At Penn State this past week a national group called the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform visited campus. As a part of their “Genocide Awareness Project,” CBR staged a very large demonstration in front of the campus library with graphic images of aborted fetuses alongside images of dead children in Darfur.
The Daily Collegian’s staff editorial responded [...]
USS Michael Murphy: Honoring A Fallen American Hero & Penn Stater
Michael Murphy, a fallen Naval officer posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, will be honored with a new new destroyer named in his memory. The USS Michael Murphy, recently announced by the U.S. Navy, will commemorate this American hero who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2005. This news is perhaps especially touching for those of [...]
25 Percent of Teenage Girls Have A Sexual Disease
CHICAGO (AP) – At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.
A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen girls aged 14 to 19, [...]
Doing The Unexpected: College Student Elected Town Mayor
One of the things we often wonder at Safeguard Old State is whether the State College community would be better off if students didn’t have more say in the affairs of the town through either the Mayor’s office or the Borough Council. This past week, SOS Executive Director Gavin Keiran’s ruminations on the subject were [...]
When You’re $9 Trillion in Debt, Why Not Keep Borrowing?
That seems to be the mentality of the federal government these days. With fears of a recession looming, Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby nicely sums up the problem with the “temporary tax credit” cure all being pushed by everyone from President Bush to Senator Hillary Clinton. Jacoby’s indictment is a stunning one, but his points [...]
Bellefonte: Banning Outdoor Furnaces Will Hurt the Neediest
Bellefonte, the seat of Centre County in Pennsylvania, has announced a new ban on outdoor furnances throughout the municipality, according to the Centre Daily Times.
Bellefonte Bans Outdoor Furnaces — The Borough Council has decided to ban outdoor furnaces. External fuel burning devices are no longer permitted within the borough under an ordinance approved unanimously Monday. [...]
The United States, Freedom & the Kyoto Protocol
If you’ve watched the news over the past few years, you’ve no doubt heard someone decrying the United States’ refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol, which called for large decreases in carbon emissions from signatory nations. Well, the numbers are in, and they may shock you:
The American Thinker: Kyoto Schmyoto (Dec. 11, 2007)
Emissions worldwide increased [...]
