Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of January every year. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, and the holiday was first observed in 1986, but was officially observed in all 50 states in 2000.
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Five 50-minute panels are scheduled for Monday morning in the Student Center Ballroom in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Read MoreOn Nov. 19, 2014, Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA,” a 9,000 word article detailing the horrific gang rape of a University of Virginia freshman at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house
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Donald Trump created quite the controversy Monday when he called for a ban on the entry of Muslims into the United States, pitching it as a temporary move in light of the recent terrorism attacks by the Islamic States. Trump justified his call by referring to former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s actions toward Japanese, German, and Italian aliens during World War II as a precedent that needs to be met.
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Students enrolled in CAP 469D, “Weight of the Nations,” will be giving poster presentations over their projects in the Student
Read MoreThanksgiving is a holiday that has traditionally been family oriented, but with a shift in the mind set of the U.S. has come a shift in the meaning of quality family time. Family time used to be categorized by sitting around playing cards or talking. This changed when Thanksgiving football became a fad and changed again when materialism took over.
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