Opinion Archive
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Book banning should be banned
Posted on February 23, 2015 | No CommentsBook banning isn’t a new idea. The first book ban took place in 1650, and the battle has been going on ever since. Crowder celebrates Book Banning Week by setting up an annual display of books that have been challenged or banned. -
Sofi’s Survival Standard: Ways to spruce up ramen
Posted on February 13, 2015 | 1 CommentSofi’s Survival Standard is a monthly column about bettering the lives of students at Crowder College from an associate perspective. -
Students should turn to kindness, not cruelness
Posted on February 2, 2015 | No CommentsThis last month, the Student Success Center in McDonald Hall of the Neosho campus had a whiteboard with a quote by Eric Hoffer, the Professor at the University of London, stating: “Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.” When compared to what culture is like here at Crowder, I can’t help but to wonder, are students too cool for school? -
Coffee affects health in people
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsMany people have a love/hate relationship with coffee -
College students should learn Spanish
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsSpanish is everywhere, whether it’s spoken by people around town, written on food labels or posted on buildings. In southwest Missouri alone, the percent of the Hispanic population, compared to the entire population, raised 20-100% by county between the 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses. -
Athletes deserve punishment too
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsAthletes have been known over the years to get away with committing crimes. -
Boots on the ground
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsShould the United States send ground troops to fight ISIS? -
Animal abusers deserve harsher punishments
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsAmerica should add an animal rights amendment to the constitution in order to deter animal neglectors and abusers. -
CPR class should be degree requirement
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsWith statistics showing that effective bystander CPR can double or triple the survival rate of a victim of cardiac arrest, it is important everyone should learn this skill. -
Our Opinion: Holiday becomes battlefield
Posted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsWith the holidays right around the corner, subscribers to the “War on Christmas” will be rearing their ugly heads, ready to spread their hatred and intolerance.
