Letter to the editor


The detrimental effects of USC Hook-Ups Of course when I came across the USC Hook-Ups Facebook page this evening on my Facebook, I eagerly perused the posts with my roommate and laughed over some of the better-worded sexploits detailed on the page. However, as the evening progressed and more and more updates began to pop up, […]

US needs energy sources closer to home


A year after President Barack Obama rejected the original construction permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the proposed project has once again become a popular discussion topic among policymakers. Critics of Keystone have been outspoken about the potential environmental risks the pipeline could pose, but these objections have largely drowned out those extolling the […]

North Dakota Oil Boom Transforms State


It’s been called the coldest place in America and, more recently, the luckiest place on Earth. But whatever you call it, North Dakota is the premier economic safe haven – thanks largely to the state’s largest oil boom in history. Seven years ago, North Dakota ranked as the nation’s ninth most oil-producing territory; today, the […]

Interscope chairman to deliver commencement speech


The 2013 commencement address will be delivered by Jimmy Iovine, the chairman of Universal Music Group’s Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records unit and co-founder of the Beats By Dr. Dre. Iovine began his four-decade career in the music industry when he was a teenager. Early in his career he worked with John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. Interscope, which […]