You have to be stupid to insult the African American community if you own an NBA (National Basketball Association) team that has a majority of African American players. Donald Sterling, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, apparently doesn’t understand hypocrisy and racism, which became evident as he was recorded making derogatory comments while having … More Racist Los Angeles Clippers Owner Chastised and Heavily Fine

On May 1st, sixty two students entered Teaneck High School in New Jersey under the cover of darkness. The school alarm was triggered around 2 AM, and police responded to the scene by 2:30. There, officers found chaos; desks had been overturned, door handles had been greased, classrooms had been vandalized, and urine floated in … More high school prank gone terribly wrong

Have you ever gotten high from smoking hemp? The answer would be no. Hemp, a cousin of the marijuana plant, does not contain enough THC (the chemical that causes a high) to attain the desired high. The only experience a person could have resulting from smoking hemp would be getting very, very sick. Since hemp … More Hemp: We Know it’s Illegal, but Why?

On Thursday, January 9th, 300,000 West Virginians lost access to safe drinking water.  Their taps water were contaminated by a chemical that had leaked from storage containers owned by Freedom Industries, a company that produces chemicals for the mining, steel, and cement industries. This incident has sparked the public’s concern about drinking water safety and … More Contamination Leaks Lead to Undrinkable Water

Obama began his speech by giving over a dozen examples of how he has helped people during his presidential term. He described how the economy is better under his leadership, and how the nation is better prepared to enter the future. However, after he fulfilled the obligatory self-congratulatory phase, Obama began to chastise certain parties … More Obama’s State of the Union Address

Something seems fishy at SeaWorld parks, and it isn’t the marine life. The Blackfish documentary, released in July 2013 and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, has stirred up an immense amount of controversy regarding the treatment of killer whales and other marine animals at worldwide SeaWorld parks. This film follows the life of one of the … More The Movie depicting the Truth Behind Seaworld

Recently, a teenager in Texas was arrested for drunk driving and manslaughter; his crimes warranted a lengthy stint in jail, and all the evidence pointed to him being convicted. However, the judge sentenced him to ten years probation because his parents are rich. Imagine a world where there are no consequences for committing a crime. … More Affluenza: Too Rich to go to Jail?

The U.S. Government has recently uncovered a series of careless incidents in the primate research department of Harvard University, and the esteemed college is now, quite literally, paying the price. After intensive government investigation, Harvard is being fined a grand total of $24,036 for eleven total violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which occurred between … More An Ivy League School Fined for Animal Abuse

Is it possible for a mayor of a large metropolitan city to be caught smoking crack cocaine and not be embarrassed or apologetic?  Apparently so, Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, Canada reacted nonchalantly when a video was released of him smoking crack. The Toronto police department is in possession of the video and has … More Crack Cocaine has made its way to the Mayor of Toronto

George Zimmerman was recently acquitted for the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in July; however, last week he was arrested at home after a search that revealed he was in possession of three handguns, a 12-gauge shotgun, a riffle, and 106 rounds of ammunition. Shortly after being arrested he was released on bail, although there … More Zimmerman: Back in the Court Room