Essays & Reviews On Current Events

Easter Break at Hogwarts

by Mearte Winter

This Easter Break I traveled to Orlando Florida, specifically for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. And I have one word to describe the semi-newly built park: AMAZING!

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Levies or Bust: Why Voters Should Immediately Start Caring About Our Schools

by Virginia Lipp

On Friday nights when crowds of people should have been
making their way to the stadiums for the great Ohio tradition of Friday night football, buildings
stood dark and vacant. Students who normally would have spent their evenings at play
rehearsal, football games, or marching band practice were left with nothing to do and nothing
to look forward to.

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Rape is Rape: A Refocussing on the Issues of the Julian Assange Charges

by Victoria Dickman-Burnett

Victoria Dickman-Burnett examines the cultural impact of the "sex by surprise" charges against controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

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Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions: An Answer to the Rhetoric of Hate?

by Victoria Dickman-Burnett

Recently, the state of Arizona placed restrictions on protests at funerals in an effort to stop the Westboro Baptist Church from protesting at the January 13th funeral of nine-year-old shooting victim, Christina Taylor Green, which raises the question, why hasn't anyone thought to do this sooner?

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Bob Peterson of Pixar Visits ONU

Bob Peterson spent a day at ONU on Monday, March 15, 2010. The initial contact with for this day came through Margot Cullen, an English professor, who shared her hope for Peterson’s visit with Eric Baumgartner, Dean of the College of Engineering.  They were joined by Ann Donnelly, director of Alumni Relations, who coordinated the events, leading a committee who planned the details. Also, as we see in the section above, ONU graduating senior Harry Walker visited Peterson at Pixar in 2010.

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