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Top three with Keith: a summary of foreign affairs, March 11th

Keith OlsenOpinionsMarch 11, 2013March 27, 2013

A summary of the most important international events involving the Falkland Islands, North Korea, and Venezuela

Former NBA Dennis Rodman makes a fool of himself in North Korea

Keith OlsenOpinions Top StoryMarch 4, 2013March 10, 2013

In today’s world, whenever North Korea is mentioned, the word nuclear is always nearby. It’s also noted that the tiny nation is governed by the Kim dynasty who rule the country with an iron fist. But no one talked about Kim Jong-un’s love of basketball until former NBA player Dennis Rodman was photographed watching a game of basketball with the infamous leader in Pyongyang on Feb. 28.

Top three with Keith: a summary of foreign affairs

Keith OlsenOpinionsFebruary 25, 2013March 4, 2013

Current international news regarding Great Britain, Japan, and Israel

Top three with Keith: A summary of foreign affairs

Keith OlsenOpinionsFebruary 8, 2013February 8, 2013

A catastrophic fire in a Brazilian danceclub has killed over 230 people, Tensions have been escalating between North Korea and the United States and Israeli parliamentary elections are now over.

Stewart and O’Reilly battle it out

Keith OlsenOpinionsOctober 9, 2012February 26, 2013

The match was perfect. On Oct. 6, Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart stepped up to podiums in order to make their respective cases for the nation’s ailments and what they…

Debate 1: Team Obama

Keith OlsenOpinionsOctober 8, 2012February 26, 2013

Well, that was surprising. Just when it seemed that his campaign had kicked the bucket, Romney lied his way into Frankenstein’s laboratory and brought it back to life with…

Mayor Bloomberg to the rescue as he bans oversized drinks in NYC

Keith OlsenOpinionsSeptember 24, 2012March 5, 2013

As time goes on, it has become increasingly clear that the American people have a problem. America, the land of McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Taco Bell, has been allowing its citizens…

An argument in defense of globalization

Keith OlsenOpinionsSeptember 17, 2012March 14, 2013

The world, as massive as it had seemed just a few decades ago, has shrunk before our eyes. New inventions, such as information and networking technologies, have caused the people…

Physics professor receives prestigious award

Keith OlsenSeptember 5, 2012

Dr. Rouven Essig is “outwardly soft-spoken” yet firm and authoritative when it comes to standards of theoretical physics, according to John Jaros, his colleague at the SLAC National Accelerator Lab…

Professors strive for Lilly Medal

Keith OlsenApril 16, 2012April 16, 2012

Professors Russell Mittermeier and Patricia Wright were named finalists for the Indianapolis prize, the largest grant prize in animal conservation. The winner of the Indianapolis Prize receives $100,000 and the…