When I was 10, I remember begging my parents for a pair of Reebok Pumps. I didn't play basketball or participate in any sports or activities which required such a sophisticated pair of high-tops, but somehow, I knew if my friends could see me squat dow...

By the time this is published, the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution and - the second to occur in the Arab Spring following Tunisia and - will have passed. The movement chose Jan. 25 as the beginning of the national protest to coincide with the...

In the most coordinated display of voter interest since the last American Idol, citizens overwhelmed the U.S. Congress with protests against two bills and - both with funny sounding names. Congress created The Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectu...

Joe Paterno 1926-2012 A class act Coach Joe Paterno succumbed to a short battle with lung cancer Jan. 22. The legacy of ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 1.2753489 Op/Ed Paterno 1926-2012 A class act Coach Joe Paterno succumbed to a short battle with lung cancer Jan. 22. The legacy of Scott Tanner Op/Ed http://www.theinkwellonline.com/op-ed/new-dining-facilities-hours-limit-student-options-1.2753481 Mike Choromanski

If you live on campus or stay late on weekdays due to a job or evening classes, you have probably noticed that the hours for such campus amenities such as The Pirate's Pantry and World of Wings have shriveled. Once open until midnight on weekdays, Th...

With the first week-and-a-half of the spring semester under the belt, there are plenty of textbook bills requiring urgent attention and syllabi that have to be considered before drop/add ends. The Inkwell is no exception to the priority-shuffling that ...

When President Bleicken removed the compass as our school's logo, one of my favorite professors joked that 'she obviously doesn't want us to have any direction.' Unfortunately, Armstrong's lack o...

s of Oct. 31, 7 billion human beings officially call the planet Earth home. According to data collected by United Nations demographers, the human population has once again increased by a billion since its last major milestone in 1999. With the number o...

I transferred into Armstrong when I was 25. Well, transfer doesn't exactly explain my educational background. I guess you could say that I transferred to Armstrong from the 'real world.' I dropped out of The Citadel when I was 19, and when I left I w...

Suburbia is so far removed from violent crimes and overwhelming poverty that it fails to witness its devastating effects, unless they are force fed via six o'clock news story. At this point, the viewers will take a brief break from their meals to say, ...

One of the biggest problems with our political system is the lack of choice. Historically, our political scene has been dominated by two parties. This is a stark contrast to many other democracies where the voters can choose a representative from a mul...

Last week the New York Times ran an article describing gross misfeasance by one of 'New York's finest.' A group of upcoming Carnegie Mellon graduates made a weekend trip into New York City in o...

Twenty years ago having a tattoo was a big deal. It was a major deterrent from jobs and set you apart in a bad way. Now tattoos are commonplace. In most cases they aren't a setback to professional image and - simply rolling down one's sleeve before headin...

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of working with a woman from Germany. She told me this joke: if a person who speaks three languages is trilingual, and a person who speaks two languages is bilingual, what is a person who speaks only one language? Ameri...

With the end of the semester in sight, it can be easy to slack off and enjoy the benefits of a few good test scores that are already in the books. However, now is the time to push hard to make sure you receive the grades you set out to get at the...

All over campus the green bins with the symbol of three arrows forming a triangular shape denoting 'Recycling items go here' can be seen. They are located in many areas in the main buildings such as by The Perk in the Student Union and along hall...

College campuses across the nation are challenged with finding answers to rising levels of alcohol use, drug use and on-campus crimes. However, there is also a rising level of depression among college students and - an issue that significantly contributes...

On Sept. 27, a student Republican group at the University of California, Berkeley held a bake sale for charity. Here's the catch: the amount that a person paid for a baked good was based solely on that person's race. Whites had to pay $2, Asians an...

The Armstrong Tobacco Task Force's current research raises many questions for both supporters and protestors on the possible policy changes its anti-smoking stance will help foster. In a recent survey offered to the entire Armstrong community, the task...

Summer's over, but seniors should start sweating now. It's the end of September, and it's easy for them to feel like they have all the time left in the world to get ready for life after college. A naive hope. If a senior wants to move on to a highe...