No choice is no way to go
by in Opinion
In the Jan. 30, 2007 edition of The Greyhound, the editorial board both commended the Student Government Association for its recent successes and cautioned the group that it would be judged by higher standards due to such achievements. However, the lack of competition in this year's SGA elections threatens the SGA's ability to meet such standards.
by Erin Oliveri in Opinion
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- or, as we all know it, ADHD -- seems to affect many children (and adults) worldwide. Probably better known than the disorder are the medications used to treat it: Adderall, Ritalin, and Strattera. These drugs are even commonly widespread on college campuses, where students take them to stay up to all hours of the morning, cramming for exams.
by Mary Czar in Opinion
It was Sunday morning last week, a bright and beautiful day at least by this February's standards. I don't know why I was even awake, but I decided to get up and run some errands: CVS, Panera, nothing big. I came home and nestled my car in with the mounds of ice on the path through the west side, then swiped myself into my Lange stairwell that we share with only two other townhouses.
by Bridget Hanahan in Opinion
Thumbs UP Mini Man -- The site of a man behind the wheel of a vehicle that looks like and basically performs the duty of a pregnant women's belly is perhaps one of the best thing to spot on the road today. There are few cars that challenge the man's masculinity like the mini van.
by Caitlyn Slivinski in Opinion
"I'm just surprised that somebody so professional could break down and do something crazy like that," remarks Olivia Aranha, a tourist at NASA. Her statement is in reference to "crazy Lisa," caught in a stressful love triangle competing for the affections of a male co-worker.
by Susan Leitholf in Opinion
"We are a product of the choices we make."
I think it's safe to say that most of us have heard variations of that at one time or another. But how many of us have heard it from a recovering alcoholic? How often does a recovering drug addict say something that profound and be perceived as credible? Even better, how often does someone like that teach college students how to drink?
Randy Haveson does all of these things countless times a year, and he did them last Tuesday, Feb.
by Daniel Keenan in Opinion
Recently, an article was posted on CNN.com that read "Teen 'Sport Killings' of Homeless on the Rise." The article served two purposes. The first was an interview with Nathan Moore, now 18, who, in 2004, was an accomplice in the beating and killing of a homeless man named Rex Baum, in Milwaukee.
by A.J. Olesh in Opinion
One of the things that I value most in my life is perspective. It influences the way I view and react to literally everything, and so I go about my life constantly aware of the possibility of an opportunity to add to the value of this precious gem called perspective.
