by Benedict D. LaRosa, Visiting Author Last year, Virginia Tech University successfully lobbied the state legislature? to prohibit concealed-permit holders from carrying a sidearm on campus. At the time, university spokesman Larry Hincker commented, I’m sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly’s actions because this will help parents, students, faculty, and visitors [...]

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity was impacted by a tragic loss of brothers in the recent North Carolina beach house fire. All SAE brothers memorize the following creed: “The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; [...]

By Frank Miniter 10/10/2007 Washington D.C. 8:41:24 PM The scene was common enough in American politics: 500 people seated in a ballroom at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., television cameras glaring at a podium, and a full cast of 2008 presidential candidates set to speak. Only the event wasn’t common at all. The candidates [...]

There are more than 2,000 political parties in the world, and it’s a shame the United States champions only two of them. Travel to Germany and you’ll see five major parties listed on the ballot with more than 20 smaller ones. Travel to India and you’ll find people voting for the Bahujan Samaj Party, the [...]

What is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)? CWD is a neurological (brain and nervous system) disease found in deer and elk in certain geographical locations of North America. The disease belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) or prion disease. The disease attacks the brain of infected deer and elk and [...]