Cyber Stalking: When the Internet becomes a weapon
By Shaza Elsheshtawy
The new generation has grown up online. Gone are the days of scary men following young victims in alleys. They’re quickly being replaced by a newly popular weapon: cyber stalking.
Health care amendment excludes abortion coverage By Alyssa Figueroa One may not initially consider the hidden consequences of the “abortion bans” included in the health…
Exploring the increasingly popular form of invisible advertising By Christine Loman In the summer of 2001, 40 beautiful women whispered “save me” into the ears…
Limiting the effects of depression in students By Gena Mangiaratti Stressed college students are nothing new—they’re constantly busy juggling school work, extracurricular activities and social…
Invisible Children exposes the crisis in Northern Uganda By Augie Craig “My heart is beeping,” a little boy explains to the camera as he tells…
Corporations’ influence on fair coverage of the health care debate By Cassandra Leveille Newsflash: the American public is in support of the public option. Results…
Tracking los desaparecidos in Argentina’s Dirty War By Briana Kerensky The people of Buenos Aires, Argentina love to complain about their government. When Argentina’s current…
Conservatives: Stifling intellectual discussion since Eden By Samantha Schles We all remember back in 2007 when everyone was talking about the so-called dangerous anti-religious film…
(And other questions for Furries)
By Keith Hadad
Imagine you are on a hot date with someone you’ve been admiring for quite a while. After the dinner, the excited dancing, the moonlit drive home, they invite you up into their room. “I usually don’t even kiss on a first date,” you may think, but you go along anyway.
Once you’re sitting on the couch, maybe with a drink, they deliver cliché lines like, “I’ll go slip into something more comfortable.” You lean back while they disappear into the bedroom, and images of lingerie or silk boxers form in your mind. “I’m ready…” you hear slyly from the room.
Then the door swings open and instead of a desirable body, there’s a life-sized fox mascot staring at you with its arms open wide.
In capitalistic America, the Dream has always been wealth, power, beauty and fame. But how far is too far in pursuit of this?