Author: Kira Tarasek

The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy has been around since 1993. This policy allows gays and lesbians to serve in the armed forces as long as they abstain from homosexual activity and do not disclose their sexual orientation. Is this really fair?

A typical college student’s weekend consists of Friday night beer pong, Saturday night tequila shots, and all-day Sunday hangovers. Consuming alcohol in college is a rite of passage.

The Body Worlds exhibit has been stirring up quite a controversy in the United States. Its creator, Dr. Gunther von Hagens has been nicknamed “Dr. Frankenstein” due to his unsettling exhibits that have been sweeping the nation. These displays feature skinless, muscular figures that are posed to create both a science display as well as a work of art.

Standardized tests, program cuts and frustration are all part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. President Bush implemented this program in 2001 to increase the performance of students in primary and secondary schools. While it may have increased students’ proficiency in math and English, many are suffering feelings of inadequacy and disappointment.

Whether or not to mandate the human papilloma virus vaccine has become a highly controversial topic over the past few weeks. Parents, politicians and doctors all over the country have been questioning if this vaccine would be a good thing or a bad thing. Will it promote sexual promiscuity in teens or will it be a huge development toward curing one kind of cancer? Texas Gov.

Abstinence is the best way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy or an STD. However, the abstinence-only health classes that are being taught in our public schools are not competently teaching about contraceptives. Instead of teaching teenagers about effective birth control methods, students are taught to “just say no,” which puts them at a higher risk for diseases.

Whether or not to spank your children should be a parent’s choice, not the government’s. However, the government begs to differ. Until recently, spanking was a tried and true method of discipline. Unfortunately for spankers in California, it may soon be illegal.

There’s nothing quite like biting into a tender, juicy steak. And apparently, there is nothing like biting into a tender, juicy steak that comes from a cloned cow. While cloning has been performed for several years now, it has recently been decided that livestock would be cloned for consumption.

There are many things that men do during sex to turn a woman on, but there are also many things that they do which are complete passion-killers. It appears that guys are completely oblivious to what they say and do in the bedroom. A compilation of experiences and nightmares have been put together here to educate men everywhere.

Single is in. Women are now embracing the bachelorette lifestyle instead of avoiding it. According to The New York Times, the number of single women in the United States has jumped to 51 percent. In the 1950s, the number was a meager 35 percent. So are women consciously making this decision, or are they just unable to find a man? It appears that this decision is premeditated.

Our society tends to be a tad silly when it comes to buying stuff. Last year a 10-year-old cheese sandwich sold on eBay for $28,000 because the mold had grown into the shape of the Virgin Mary’s face. Shortly afterwards, a man auctioned off a Nutri-Grain cereal bar that resembled E.