OPINION


10/8/2012, 11:20pm

May I have a seat at the bar?

This past summer, my family and I went on our annual vacation to Canada. We drove from Aston, Pa., all the way to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.


10/8/2012, 11:18pm

"I have a feeling," said technology

Peter Hartwell, associate of a research and development initiative, focused on the creation of sensory technology, and spoke out to the public about a project of his.


10/1/2012, 10:30pm

Here Comes Honey No-No

Here comes Honey No-No sounds about right to me. TLC Network’s show “Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo,” is a joke. Alana, which is Honey Boo-Boo’s birth name, is a 7-year-old pagent girl from Georgia.


10/1/2012, 10:19pm

Corporal punishment not OK for students

It has been called the swat heard ‘round the world and the echo is still reverberating. Taylor Santos is an average 15-year-old girl who attends a high school just outside of Fort Worth, Texas.


9/24/2012, 10:53pm

Women's strength overpowers all

You know what I feel more strongly about than anything? Women’s roles in this world. James Brown’s lyrics, “this is a man’s world, but it would be nothing, nothing, without a woman or a girl,” is what I think of when I begin to rant about this subject. Women have come a long way to gain respect and power in this world. We started out with nothing, no school, no work, no rights and used only for producing children, cooking and cleaning. I myself have joked around about wishing things would go back to that so that I did not have to deal with going to school or working; but I was wrong. It is amazing how far women have come by standing up for themselves and each other. We have fought, struggled and were made to prove our worth to this country and have come out on top in many situations. Now I know this seems like me ranting about women’s rights because I am a woman, but that is not what this is about; I am no feminist. But, I feel very strongly about respect and everyone getting a fighting chance. Strong women in our society today such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Michelle Obama and many more have gained respect and proved to the world how intelligent, caring and powerful they are. I respect these women so much for the great example they set, their strength and what they show women in our country. But, just when I thought this country was at my standards with this topic, I was proved wrong.


9/24/2012, 10:46pm

How much is the value of a dollar really worth?

Since when does water cost more than coffee, or at least as much as coffee? Apparently, since Starbucks started charging $1.39 for water, and that is just a tall. Starbucks, at least on campus, stopped charging 25 cents for water at the beginning of this semester.


9/17/2012, 11:53pm

Whose freedom are we fighting for?

Obviously, the attacks of Sept. 11 were savage and evil, and their perpetrators are bad people. It really is deeply saddening to know that some 3,000 people just going about their day are now dead because of a single calculated act of revenge and retribution.


9/17/2012, 11:48pm

The key to college success

For every college student, new experiences will happen. We are here to get our degrees, make some new friends and enjoy the time in college before we step into the real world. Transitions from being in high school to being in college are hard, along with the transition into a new year just from being home for summer break. Stress starts to build and people quickly start to crumble under the pressure. Before you know it, you are sitting in the library behind the books, mind blown and feeling so overwhelmed. But what is really on your mind?


9/17/2012, 11:46pm

Fashion makes women strong

I remember Valentine’s Day 2006. This sounds like a random date and well, it is. I fell in love but not with a boy but something of an entirely different nature.


9/10/2012, 11:43pm

From fist pumps to breast pumps

Mark it down in history. August. 25, 2012 was the cry heard around the world. Yes everyone, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi gave birth to her 6 pound, 5 ounce bouncing baby boy at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingstone, N.J., just before 3 a.m.


9/10/2012, 11:41pm

The price of education

Throughout my years at college, I have realized that the amount of money spent on textbooks can sometimes be astronomical.


9/10/2012, 11:39pm

Beauty is not only skin deep

One day, I want to live in a world without mirrors. Without mirrors, people would not be forced to stare at the imperfections of their bodies and people would be happier.


8/27/2012, 8:27pm

Unhealthy world creates unhealthy people

“Back to school. Back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool.” If that is not a classic song, I do not know what is. In case you are unaware, this song is Adam Sandler’s “back to school” song which he sang as Billy, the main character from Billy Madison. Whether you are trying to prove to your dad that you are not a fool, or you are just looking to better yourself in finding a job in the real world, the reality of it all is that the school year of 2012 to 2013 has just kicked off. By the way, what is the next line to that song? I think it goes something like, “I got my lunch packed up.” That reminds me, the start of the school year means that I have to start eating school food again. Now that is something that I am not all that excited about. And this has nothing to do with the lunch ladies, the cooks or anyone else who is involved with the school meals. Everyone who serves the students and faculty are all wonderful people and I really appreciate everything they do for us. The problem really comes down to the fact that the food is unhealthy.