Deus ex machina
And just like that, my writing days were over. Not so, my friends, not so. It’s true – this is my last official column as a staff writer for The award-winning Carroll News, and it is most certainly...
View ArticleAlcoa, Inc. boasts strong earnings report
First quarter earnings season is beginning to roll around for many companies. Alcoa, Inc., a world-leading aluminum maker, is sitting pretty with a 59 percent rise in net profit. In numerical terms, it...
View ArticleThe Plain Dealer cuts staff and delivery services
With the rise of the Internet, print media has been struggling more and more to compete with the instant gratification that online news and information sources offer. It seems that almost no city has...
View ArticleIf I were Millor Orator
Today, in some ways, marks the end of an era. With this new edition of The (award-winning) Carroll News, you hold in your hands the last installment of “Cooney Meets World.” This edition is also my...
View ArticleJCU’s dedication to service recognized: University wins ‘President’s Higher...
John Carroll University’s dedication to service is again being recognized at the national level. Having devoted over 70,000 hours of efforts in 2012 alone, JCU was recognized with 14 other schools...
View ArticleEuropean adventures, continued
DUBLIN – It’s now April 11, and I’m sure you’re all wondering the same thing: “How is St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland?” Well, to be honest, it was fairly anticlimactic. As much as I would have liked to...
View ArticleA column column
This week started just like many others do. Sunday was filled with relaxation and procrastination. Monday was typically dreadful. Tuesday rolls around with little hope of the weekend in sight and the...
View ArticleWhat I’ve gained and where I’ll go
I love traveling. If I could get paid to travel anywhere and everywhere, I would sign on the dotted line right now. That being said my senior year has provided me with quite the series of trips that...
View ArticlePlain Dealing with the problem
Starting this summer, Advance Publications, the company that owns The Plain Dealer, will be laying off a large number of employees as well as reducing the number of home delivery days from seven to...
View Article@JCUpositivity
With the increase in popularity of the social media site Twitter over the past few years, anonymous parody accounts have been created. Recently, accounts with the parody theme of John Carroll have...
View ArticleKatelyn’s Candor: Where do we stand on guns?
In the recent uproar caused by North Korea’s threats of a nuclear missile strike, much of the American public’s attention to the domestic gun debate has been lost. Just last week, a bipartisan group of...
View ArticleBudget proposal brings issue with both parties
On Wednesday, April 10, President Barack Obama released his annual budget proposal, generating a great deal of political dialogue. In an article published on April 13, The New York Times revealed that...
View ArticleGun control laws to be proposed in Congress
On April 11, Senate lawmakers voted to defeat an attempted filibuster of gun control laws, following a series of emotional appeals by families of the Newtown shooting victims to take action. Despite...
View ArticleMistakes shmistakes
I like to write uplifting columns. God knows that there aren’t enough positive messages going around in the world right now, and especially after the events at the Boston Marathon on Monday, I feel...
View ArticleCherishing the gift
As a sports guy, I was originally planning on writing this column about Kyrie Irving and the future Cleveland Cavaliers. But, as we’ve all learned by now, life doesn’t always go as planned. And life...
View ArticleDanie’s Day celebrates the memory of Danielle Rose
Saturday, April 13, children from The Upside of Downs organization participated in Danie’s Day in the IM Gym. Danie’s Day gave children with Downs Syndrome and their parents and siblings a chance to...
View ArticleAllow me to introduce myself
Hi, my name is Ryllie, and I like cats, dogs, Starbursts and long walks on the beach … is how I could start my first ever column. However, I’d like to introduce myself in a way that is a little more...
View ArticleSorority comes under scrutiny for actions at formal
John Carroll University sorority Gamma Phi Beta has been suspended from Greek Week 2013, and their chapter has been placed on probation because of an incident that occurred during the sorority’s formal...
View ArticleGeneral Carter Ham named commencement speaker
John Carroll University alumnus and four-star General Carter Ham will deliver the Class of 2013 commencement speech on Sunday, May 19. During the ceremony, he will receive an honorary doctorate degree...
View ArticleRosebuds of hope
Last weekend, numerous student organizations at John Carroll University teamed up with The Upside of Downs organization to participate in Danie’s Day, an event centered on engaging with children who...
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