A Student Column Piece
There needs to be a line drawn between hate speech and free speech because there is a tremendous difference between them.
Is that a joystick or are you just happy to see me?
I have always considered myself a geek (with just a dash of nerd,) which means I’m often subject to a slew of stereotypes, some good and some ridiculous. But while I have never shirked the title nor felt ashamed of the reputation, every once in a while I come across something that makes me sigh and shake my head.
Being able to get through a hard week of school is tough and no one (that I have met) enjoys it. But being able to persevere and get through it feels like an accomplishment in the end, and will make summer feel all the better.
The bottom line is that teachers have the right to academic freedom and discussing or arguing their views in classrooms when it comes to the context of the courses subjects but the information that is being discussed must be accurate and unbiased.
To allow a foreign government to intimidate and influence the American government is not what our country is about. Recognizing and reconciling with our past legacies, such as slavery and the treatment of Native Americans, has brought eternal values of human rights to our culture.
A Student Column
I will continue to believe that everyone should have the right to choose what is right for her. I will not sway from it.
A Student Column
Opinion column on the COS Pro-Life Club.
A Student Column
On January 29, 2010 we lost one of the greatest writers of our time, J.D. Salinger. He was an enigma of a man, literary genius, and recluse; who at the height of his career shunned accolades and instead chose the path less traveled. He left in his wake one of the most celebrated literary characters of all time, one Holden Caulfield.