The New Face of America
Andrew Gottfried, Writer
April 15, 2013
There has been a major demographic shift underway in the United States in the past four or five decades. Minority births in our country including Hispanic, Black, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Alaska native are on pace to outnumber those of non-Hispanic whites by the... Read more »
World Religions: Who is right?
Jessica Gushue, Senior Writer
May 30, 2012
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it; that does not prove that the universe is a fraud. Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but... Read more »
WARNING! Sugar is not Good for your Health
Rachel Toalson, Staff Writer
May 30, 2012
How much is too much? This question regarding sugar that most Americans do not ask themselves too often. According to the Nutrition Action Healthletter, the average American consumes 22 to 28 teaspoons of added sugars a day. That is a lot! Studies show that if people want too see a slimmer waist-line... Read more »
Olympics London 2012
Annie Harley, Staff Writer
May 25, 2012
The Olympic countdown begins as the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will take place in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August. This is good news for London, who has not hosted the games since 1948.Because London was chosen over Moscow, New York... Read more »
Titanic Turns 100
Rachel Toalson, Staff Writer
April 3, 2012
At about 2 a.m. on April 15, 1912, after the Titanic set sail over the Pacific Ocean, the grandest passenger liner in the world hit an iceberg and capsized, breaking apart, and plummeting to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Once, it was called the “Ship of Dreams,” or the “Unsinkable Ship,”... Read more »
Are Tensions Rising in U.S. – Russia Relationship?
Messenger Staff
January 10, 2012
The United States and Russia have always had a love-hate relationship. Back in June 2007, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George Bush met at the G8 Annual Summit (a group of eight countries shaping globalization) in Heiligendamm, Germany, people saw sparks fly as Putin compared... Read more »
The Invisible War
Jessie Gushue, Senior Writer
December 21, 2011
The sound of a child’s whimper and vision of an innocent tear stained face will compel one to outstretch their arms and soothe the unsettled baby. Yet, how does the thought of a bloody scream ejected from a demon ensnared human being, make one feel? Or consider the shame of an enslaved girl, expected... Read more »
Occupy Wall Street
Jessie Gushue, Senior Writer
December 20, 2011
September 17, 2011 marked the beginnings of a nationwide movement which claims to demand the reinstatement of an economy that will provide jobs and stability to Americans. This movement is being called “Occupy Wall Street” or OWS, for the reason that protesters have been gathering on Wall Street... Read more »
Online Classes Offer American Students New Learning Methods
Heather Wroth, Staff Writer/Photo Editor
November 10, 2011
According to a national poll done by Project Tomorrow’s annual Speak Up Survey, last year 27% of high school students took at least one online class, and 14% took their learning outside of the classroom and onto the web the year before. In an email poll sent out by The Messenger, 33% of the CCA students... Read more »
Vote 2012
Annie Harley, Staff Writer
November 10, 2011
“American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver’s-license age than at voting age.” said Michael McLuhan, a media genius, stated these truthful words in 1964, in his book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. His statement still resonates with young voters, 18-25... Read more »