Here Comes 2013
Emmet Flanigan '14, Staff Writer
December 21, 2012
Once a year over one million people gather in Times Square New York to watch the New Year’s Eve Ball drop. They say goodbye to the old year, welcoming in the new one with a bang. Each year the show is broadcasted on many channels such as Fox, ABC, or NBC, and it is estimated that almost 1 billion tune... Read more »
The Consumerism of Christmas
Mark Farooqi '13, Staff Writer
December 21, 2012
Christmas is easily the most commercialized holiday of the year. Throughout November and December, all are bombarded with advertisements telling you what to buy for your friends and family. It cannot be denied that the act of giving gifts has become a central theme of Christmas. The act of giving itself... Read more »
The Electoral College
Ryan McGann '13, Staff Writer
December 3, 2012
Every four years in the United States, we exercise our democratic right to vote in the general election. Our voting right is powerful yet does everyone understand the intricacies of it? Believe it or not, when you cast your ballot for the President, your vote does not actually elect the President and... Read more »
America Needs Strict Gun Control
Emmett Flannigan '14, Staff Writer
December 3, 2012
In 2010 alone, over eleven thousand people were murdered by firearms in the United States. It is terrifying how often we turn on the news only to find a new report on another horrific shooting. Just this past July, a man charged into a theatre filled with people, killing twelve and injuring more than... Read more »
Loose Gun Control: Will Someone Please Give Reason a Shot?
Matt Bernardo '13, Staff Writer
December 3, 2012
In this past presidential election, gun control was an intriguing topic that was debated between the two candidates. Speaking from personal experience, the discussion of firearms is often filled with misinformation, buzzwords, and fear. Anti-gun legislation has been discussed after violent tragedies,... Read more »
Hurricane Sandy: The Superstorm
Tanner Barbieri '14, Staff Writer
December 2, 2012
The super storm Sandy affected millions of people in the northeast. Making landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening, October 29,Sandy left millions of people without power, some without power for more than a week. Hurricane Sandy stopped the presidential campaign, and the New York stock exchange was... Read more »
2012 Election
Owen Sirianni, Staff Writer
October 23, 2012
The 2012 Election is shaping up to be one of the bigger and more influential elections in recent history and, with less than three weeks until the final polls, we at The Petroc thought it would be a good time to review. In Tuesday’s debate both candidates were on display and appeared strongly suited... Read more »
Healthcare: The Obama Perspective
Brian Toner, Staff Writer
October 23, 2012
Healthcare reform was an issue that desperately needed to be confronted, and President Obama did just that. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was needed to address 3 problems with our healthcare system: 1 out of 7 American is uninsured, we pay more for healthcare than any country... Read more »
Healthcare: The Romney Perspective
Ryan McGann, Staff Writer
October 22, 2012
Maybe the most critical issue during the 2012 election is the direction of healthcare for the next 4 years. Unlike President Obama, Governor Romney wants to change the direction of health care. Romney plans on returning health care responsibilities to states being that it is a state matter and states... Read more »