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New dropout statistics are unsurprising

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:17 -0400

By: Stormy Speaks

It comes as no surprise that there is a correlation among the American high school dropout rate, unemployment, and imprisonment. A male high school dropout is more than three times likelier to wind up in jail or in a juvenile detention center than a...

Gays march on for rights

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:06:33 -0400

By: Adam McAlpin

A march for gay rights has been planned at the Mall in Washington D.C. seeking to overturn laws limiting the rights of same-sex couples, according to the New York Times. However, the strategy behind a march has mixed opinions amongst the gay c...

Criminals should serve sentence for crime

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:46:20 -0400

By: Katelyn Rayborn

After 30 years of eschewing American authorities, Roman Polanski, the film director who pleaded guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl in 1978, was captured in Switzerland. Naturally, Roman Polanski feels what is in the past is over and he wants to be releas...

Just let Polanski get on with his life

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:44:23 -0400

By: J. Eric Hesselberg

Academy-Award-winning film director Roman Polanski was arrested in Zurich on September 26. He had arrived in Switzerland to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the motion picture industry but instead he was detained at the re...

FDA’s credibility soiled after approval

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:46:16 -0400

By: Jacob Key

Pharmaceutical lobbies that ruined American healthcare now coming after your knees

Last week, the FDA admitted for the first time in its 82-year history that the agency gave in to pressure from lawmakers to approve a potentially unsafe product for medical use. A new FDA report describes “extreme and unusual” pressure from a ...

Facebook poll just wrong

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:44:06 -0400

By: Mike Blount

Let me start this by saying I believe in free speech, but I also believe in ignoring those who use their right to express ignorant viewpoints. I believe this is the best way to treat racists, bigots, hate-mongers and fascists, because actually entertainin...

Dorm room sex etiquette 101

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:51:00 -0400

By: Brittany Purvis

First off, congratulations freshmen, you’ve made it to college. Now that you’re here, if you’re living on campus, you probably have a roommate. Many of you may never have shared a room with anyone quite like this before, so prepare yours...

A call to action: Let’s start a revolution

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:49:27 -0400

By: Britney Rosella

All the trouble in the world. All the greed and corruption. All the violence, war, genocide and global warming....

Black males must become more involved

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:46:33 -0400

By: Jonathan Andrews

A report by the Mississippi College Board says one of the greatest challenges facing college administrators today is the recruitment and retention of black male students....

Obama improves relations with Russia

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:05:47 -0400

By: Jacob Key

My fellow Americans, the Reset Button has been pressed. Late last week President Barack Obama overturned a Bush-era decision for an enormous missile defense system intended for Iran, but allegedly pointed at Russia....

Fraternities have own version of don’t ask, don’t tell policy

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:49:03 -0400

By: Brad Poore

Greek life. If you’re anything like your average college student the image that Greek life brings to mind are rife with clichés set by movies like “Animal House,” TV shows like “Greek,” or the plethora of other pop cul...

Student Printz plans to tackle race relations on campus

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:47:45 -0400

By: Jesse Bass

I can vividly remember sitting cross-legged on the pitted and scratched red oak floor of my parents’ house, with a mat of hair draping slapdashedly about my head as it aimed up at the screen of the 24-inch Zenith television set that entertained me u...

Form your own opinions on health care

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:09:49 -0400

By: Marika Smith

With the health care reform debate at the heart of political life at the moment and the possibility of new taxes looming overhead, conservatives got to the streets last weekend to protest President Barack Obama’s initiatives....

Rewarding vigilantism is dangerous

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:07:21 -0400

By: Adam McAlpin

While understandable, civilian punishment could lead to corruption and innocent victims

An 11-year-old girl was raped on her way home from school recently. The Philadelphia girl was approached by a man who threatened her, claiming he had a gun. He took her against her will to a nearby back yard....

Take safety precautions on campus

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:04:21 -0400

By: Madeline Livingston

Every day, the news networks report on the terrible stories of unassuming college girls who go missing never to be heard from again. The recent tragedy at Yale University reminds us that it doesn’t matter who you are, where you are, or who you think...

Is journalistic objectivity obsolete?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:45:31 -0400

By: Madeline Livingston

Imagine if funerals were held for ideals. Imagine if, when the original value of an ideal became so detached from it that little remained of the original draft, we all dressed in black and gathered to pay our final respects. Imagine if objective journalis...

Students often choose the wrong college

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:25:45 -0400

By: Katelyn Rayborn

Did you choose the right college to attend? You had better hope so, because that may determine whether or not you graduate....

College dropout levels unfortunate

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:23:47 -0400

By: Jacob Key

Statistically speaking, only one of your two best friends on campus will ever graduate....

Go ahead, indoctrinate me, Mr. Obama!

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 22:15:00 -0400

By: Jacob Key

President’s back-to-school speech about problems, not propaganda

You know, I actually think it would’ve been pretty cool to hear a speech from the president, addressed to me and my third-grade friends, encouraging us to try hard in school and stick to our studies....

Why be afraid of Obama speaking to kids?

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 22:11:21 -0400

By: Marika Smith

Tuesday, President Obama delivered an incredibly controversial speech to the school children of the United States....