Clayton Olash is a senior and a staff writer for ManualRedeye.
Opinion: The Zimmerman Shooting: Consider if the races were switched
You may genuinely believe George Zimmerman is innocent and that Trayvon Martin attacked him first with his lethally sour Skittles and deathly cold glass of iced tea, but even if…
Opinion: What the Kony 2012 movement taught us
Shortly after the Stop Kony hysteria, many people discovered facts about the charity group heading the movement, Invisible Children, that not only discredited their validity, but at times made them appear to…
Opinion: Why politics should be taught in schools
Whenever the issue of politics being taught in schools is brought up, parents generally tend to get worked up. Worked up because they’re afraid some teacher or administrator will impose…
The rivalry game that transcends basketball
The UK vs UL Final Four show down this Saturday is not as important as the Superbowl. It’s not as big as the NBA finals, the World Series, or the…
Opinion: Why Santorum would be the worst thing for the U.S.
Senator Rick Santorum’s recent surge in the GOP polls has made me realize that he could actually win the Rebublican nomination. His legitimacy is no longer in the realm of “what-ifs”…
Opinion: Why the environment matters
My attendance of the mountain top removal protest in Frankfort last Tuesday has drawn my attention to a different, yet extremely important political issue: how we deal with the environment.…
Opinion: Why Obama’s SOTU doesn’t mean anything—yet
The buzz over President Obama’s State of the Union Address last Tuesday was phenomenal. Millions of Americans around the country watched as the president laid out his plans for working with Congress and…
Editorial: Our generation’s unforgettable 9/11 experience & the lessons learned
It has been 10 years since I went to school with a backpack full of crayons and coloring pencils. Ten years since I carried my cartoon-themed lunch box into my…