Author Archive for Jesse Nickles
Global Warming Not Proven by Science
As it turns out, popular science does believe in the Apocalypse. However, instead of lifting the veil on truth, as etymologically implied, it seems to insist the world is ending, faulting humans themselves for causing a man-made global warming.
Throughout history, politicians have used fear to control their constituencies. Within the last century, however, they have [...]
Men’s Volleyball Upset by Waves
The No. 1-ranked UC Irvine men’s volleyball team was handed its first loss of the season by the Pepperdine Waves Saturday night 3-0 (30-26, 30-27, 30-23). The Anteater’s record now stands at 9-1.
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Students Protest in Mexicali
PROTEST: Students from several UC schools travel to Mexicali to protest local politics.
American Culture: A Contradiction in Terms
To some, it is known as the Shining City Upon a Hill. To others, it is the Great Satan. But one thing is for sure: Somewhere between the attacks of Sept. 11 and the rise of America’s first secular generations, it has become apparent that our country is in the midst of the greatest identity [...]
College Degrees Have Become Meaningless
College, as we know it in modern times, has become worthless. The idea of a university is rooted in the Latin ‘universitas,’ pioneered particularly by Plato, meant to describe a corporation of students interacting within an atmosphere that fosters genius, creates culture and balances scientific research with artistic inquiry, among other things. The American university, [...]
Politics in the Digital Age
A girl walked by me the other day while talking on her cell phone, which didn’t strike me as odd until I noticed that she had her iPod headphones on a
Religion is Integral in America’s History
Jesus Christ was put on trial again last week in the United States Supreme Court.
After years of debating whether the Ten Commandments should be all
Some Students ‘Left’ Out in Lecture
It’s something Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Henry Ford, Winston Churchill, the last three U.S. pre
Genevea Failed to Forsee Iraq
The 1864 Geneva Convention pledged aid for all sick and wounded soldiers regardless of nationality, and recognized the neutrality of any transport or
