OPINION


10/31/2012, 10:15pm

Adviser addresses Slate readers

For the first time in my 10 years as the faculty adviser of The Slate, I have asked the editor-in-chief and managing editor of the student-run campus publication for space to address the campus community.


10/31/2012, 10:05pm

Negative vs. postive rights

The phrase “healthcare is a human right” displays a profound ignorance of basic terminology, as well as a contradictory, self-imploding notion of what qualifies as a “right.” A poll once indicated that many Americans believe healthcare to indeed qualify as a right, probably mistaking themselves to possess compassion for holding such an opinion.


10/31/2012, 10:04pm

Bill Nye gets it right

William Sanford “Bill” Nye, — best known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, — recently made headlines for a video posted to YouTube entitled, “Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children.” The video, which advocates the teaching of evolution by natural selection, received mostly positive feedback from the YouTube community, but still caused quite a stir for Fundamentalist Christians.


10/31/2012, 10:00pm

Face-to-face communication is fading

In today’s modern era, technology has become such a wide-spread phenomenon that popular sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr seem to consume peoples’ lives.


10/31/2012, 9:55pm

Getting an early start is beneficial

You know what I have a strong opinion about? The fact that buildings on campus do not open before 7:30 a.m. The other morning I had the motivation to get up, eat a good breakfast, print out my supplies for class and get to class a little early; but that was ended quickly. As I walked onto campus at 7 a.m., the CUB was not open nor was the library. Now, I understand 7 a.m.


10/23/2012, 11:20am

Apathy strikes SU campus this election season

As the presidential election nears, more and more people are being forced into having choppy, inconclusive political discussions with their friends and families. My ears always perk up when I hear these conversations going on among college students.


10/23/2012, 12:34am

Voting Matters

As Nov. 6 gets closer and closer the presidential election of 2012 could not be more important. The United States is still, whether you agree or not, in a serious recession and around 8 percent of the population is unemployed. It does not matter whether you are Republican, Democrat or even an independent — on Nov.


10/23/2012, 12:30am

The truth of Obamacare

When I turn on the television, I hear broadcasters and pundits talking about Obamacare which, in reality, does not exist.


10/23/2012, 12:25am

Cast your opinion, it counts

Voter depression: For many Americans who cannot identify with either the far-right or the far-left, the call to “get out the vote” inspires this feeling.


10/23/2012, 12:19am

Structuring the self-image

The self-image is the interpretation of one’s self; the very fabric that passes the ultimate judgment upon one’s well-being on any particular day.


10/8/2012, 11:26pm

Everyone deserves some privacy

If someone followed me around with a camera all day, they would get punched. Paparazzi are something that bother me so much, and I am not even the person they are following. Every day my Facebook and news sites are filled with new celebrity gossip.