The Interfaith Panel Discussion sponsored by the Boise State Secular Student Alliance and the Cornerstone Christian club Friday evening represents an important stage in the religious rhetoric on campus.

Few of us can really imagine a life without the Internet. The Internet functions as our means of communication, our resource for news and our method of entertainment. It is obvious that it has changed the way we live our lives. However, a few of us wonder whether it has changed us as well.

Successful democracy relies, quite obviously, on an active and informed citizenry. After all, if the people are deciding on laws and electing government officials—even indirectly—they had better know what they are doing. Therefore, at least part of a citizen’s role consists of remaining informed. Informed citizens will more carefully develop political opinions, and more accurately decide whether one politician or another will do more to advocate their position. Unfortunately, being informed on national politics is not enough. In fact, it doesn’t do much to empower the average citizen at all.

I recently heard a Boise State student refer to the Invisible Children movement as “that Darfur fad”. It’s unfortunate that many of us become so jaded. After all, Invisible Children is one of the most passionate and active human rights movements in the world. I can see the student’s point though—we’re all really tired of these awareness trends.

All over campus—and likely everywhere else—people are talking about healthcare. That is, they are still talking about healthcare. I like to imagine that some duty-bound messenger marched from building to building and classroom to classroom after the vote was made public, sticking her head in saying, “The healthcare bill passed the House.” And then, “You can get back to fighting now.”

The American Founding Initiative hosted a debate on health care monday night at the special events center. Dr. Roger Stark from the Washington Policy Center and Dr. Louis Schlickman from Idaho Health Care presented their ideas on health care reform and universal health care.

Boise’s first Curb Cup took place Sunday afternoon. The Curb Cup is a downtown event where talented Boiseans can showcase their abilities and compete for [...]