Written by James Washington   On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed into effect by North Korean General Nam II (of the North Korean People’s Army), the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army and U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison, Jr., representing the United Nations Command. Among other points, the agreement stated that North and South Korea would put ...

Affirmative Written by Stephen Cavallaro   The “war on drugs”: a frivolous campaign waged by the U.S. government in order to promote the prohibition of illicit drugs and end the drug trade through foreign military aid and military intervention. This skirmish has incurred trillions in national debt and has sacrificed the lives of the innocent since 1970, and while the ...

As the chair of the Institutional Planning Committee and a member of faculty senate, I would like to clear up a misunderstanding within last week’s article concerning the potential for dead day passing away. First and foremost, the recommendation is being made with students in mind. Many students have a number of Friday afternoon and evening finals right before graduation, ...

Affirmative: Written by Veronica Dominicis The Republican Party may be in favor for change after all. The GOP is in a transformation stage and wants to reform the party to “serve the people.” If anything, the GOP should reform to be a better representation of its members. The GOP obviously sees something wrong with itself, so why be against changing ...

This editorial was written by Jennifer Gleason & Rebecka McAleer   Back in March, CNN reported on 35 Georgia public school educators and administrators who were indicted on a cheating scandal. It’s a peculiar report, given that educators and school administrators are often the first to preach about honesty and policies against plagiarism and other forms of cheating. Middle school ...

You haven’t come a long way, baby.   I’m writing to express my disappointment with the hiring committee charged with finding a new provost/vice president of Academic Affairs.  Despite no official announcement being made, it appears that the search for a new provost was discontinued after no offers were made to any of the final four candidates.   What is ...

Written by Taylor Stone   Here’s a scenario: You give me a $100 bill, I take it, I make a copy of it and I hand it back to you. Now we both have $100, right? Wrong. I have just cut the value of your $100 bill in half simply by making a copy of it.   Take that scenario ...

Written by James Washington   Students choose to attend school part time for many reasons. Perhaps the course of study is too much for them to handle in a full-time setting. This poses the question: Is going to school part time a blessing or a curse? I began my college career with aspirations of graduating with a degree in biology ...

Written by Ivey Ingalls-Rubin   Here’s a common misconception: Cigarette butts are biodegradable. Here’s the truth: They aren’t. The plastic present in cigarette butts takes years to fully break down. Smokers on our campus truly don’t realize that their action of tossing these butts out has such a negative impact on our beautiful environment. The myth of biodegradable butts has ...

Affirmative Written by Taylor Stone When the word “business” is mentioned in this country, it should best be described in three words: free market capitalism. Businesses are meant to grow, compete and expand into new markets. It is natural and, when left alone, extremely effective. This is a free market, and businesses are allowed to venture out to explore new ...