The Real Story: Castro’s exit gives Cubans reason to hope
By Tony Spadaccia, staff writer
Last Tuesday, the brutal reign of Fidel Castro came to an end and thousands of Cubans silently rejoiced at the possibility that they may one day be free. Although this is great news for the Cuban people, the fact that Castro has been able to dictate the terms by which he has left office is a disgrace to everything America stands for and it is a bloody stain on our moral record. While our nation has fought so valiantly for the freedom of people thousands of miles away, our government has largely ignored the suffering of oppressed people only 90 miles off the coast of Florida. More...
Gadfly: ‘Stalkerbook’ is a social creeper
By Whitten Maher, staff writer
I broke my phone last week and, loathe as I was to do it, created one of those nefarious “I need your number” groups. I had not even finished forming the group (I had only typed “broke my ph-” in the group title field) the all-knowing, all-powerful and ostensibly benevolent Facebook immediately informed me that I had 92 friends with their cell numbers listed on Facebook. Creepy, no? More...
