At first glance, the United Nations is nothing more than a bunch of narcissistic, ethnocentric diplomats who sit around and read their prepared texts, which all basically say the same thing. Even if a resolution is passed after many hours of discussion, it’s not binding because the UN does not have any real way to enforce the resolutions that they pass; they are more like strong suggestions.

This year has been a rollercoaster of sorts on many grounds: the stock market, presidential election, economy and gas prices. With so many things to worry about, it would be hard to worry about them all at the same time. Who is honestly thinking about the high prices of gas, because who can remember the last time gas prices were so low? During the summer when prices were above the four-dollar mark, that was all everyone could think about, and a sense of the need to become a conservationist kicked in; people started driving less, walking more, and using public transportation.

Despite my personal beliefs that Barack Obama would be a better president for the United States, I am voting Republican for John McCain. This is mainly to do the fact that whoever is going to be president next will have a huge impact on filling vacancies in the US Supreme Court.

Hypocrisy has taken a new form: it’s called blogging. No longer does someone have to limit themselves in how big of a hypocrite they can be since now the World Wide Web has given them a venue to aggressively complain about the world, and then do nothing about it.

Despite my personal beliefs that Barack Obama would be a better president for the United States, I am voting Republican for John McCain. This is mainly to do the fact that whoever is going to be president next will have a huge impact on filling vacancies in the US Supreme Court.

This political year is definitely an historic one. Among the many historical things happening this year, the surge in voting numbers hovers near the top. This is an amazing feat because voting numbers had previously been declining steadily. Much of this may be due to the interest of the political season, while another portion may be due to the campaign strategy of registering more people to vote.

Death and nudity are among many of the taboo subjects that are touched upon at Body Worlds, a traveling exhibition currently in Salt Lake City. Viewers of Body Worlds may be surprised to see skinless bodies displayed in a variety of cuts — dead babies and fetuses, and breasts and genitals in broad view.