Loyola Greyhound

Last week, the UK Daily Telegraph, among other sources, published an article focusing on the saddening number of rapes in South Africa that specifically target lesbians. Reports by international human rights organization Action Aid backed by the South African Human Rights Commission said that lesbians living in South Africa have been subjected to "corrective rape" by men who are hoping to "cure" them of their sexual orientation.

Disclaimer: Of course, this doesn't apply to everyone. That doesn't really help my argument, though, does it? If life were a game of football, girls would be the New England Patriots. Girls are the Patriots because they lie and cheat their way through life in the same way that the Patriots spied and conned their way through the playoffs, and to three Super Bowl victories.

I would never make the claim that girls aren't liars - mainly because doing so would only serve to negate that statement. No, no, I fully admit that we dish out more than our fair share of the slightly-less-than-valid. Girls lie to get ahead, to save face, to create better versions of ourselves: the actual motivations are as varied as the far-flung fibs we shoot out after one too many glasses of liquid confidence.

The world's current population is at about 6,763,611,245. By 2050, those figures are expected to increase to over nine billion. This dramatic increase is attributed to rampant population growth rates in developing countries. Out of the ten most populous countries, only two (United States and Japan) are considered developed nations.

Today, every single news station is broadcasting endlessly about the dire state of the economy with comparisons to the Great Depression. Although the economy is a very critical issue, it must be remembered that the U.S. is fighting two wars overseas. Our soldiers have been fighting more than 2,700 days.

Thumbs Up St. Patty's Day What a beautiful, beautiful holiday. A day to celebrate pale skin, Irish tempers and pints of Guinness. If your last name is Murphy or "O"-apostrophe anything, we won't expect to see you in class today. Whelp, looks like that counts at least half of the school out.