SEAN BLACKWELL – The Corsair November 24, 2010 Abortion has been practiced since the earliest known civilizations. It was used to make sure women were able to travel with the clan without slowing them down. If the children were unfortunate enough to be born prior to the clans migration they were killed or left behind....
MATTHEW LEIGHT – The Corsair And they wonder why we do not take them seriously anymore? Approximately 30 years ago, CNN hit the ground running as America’s first and only network devoted entirely to providing news on a 24 hour cycle. This was a monumental event that had “news junkies” clamoring at the bit. News...
CHERYL ERICKSON – The Corsair I was really hoping to write a positive follow-up to retort my last, rather opinionated, column on the BP claims process. Although the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) has made some very positive progress, I still find myself saying it’s too little, too late for many affected. The GCCF along...
"The fact is this hate symbol flew over a group of states that wanted to preserve slavery and break away from the nation."
CHERYL ERICKSON– The Corsair As the creator of Peter Pan once said, “We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.” James Matthew Barrie had a simple point in this statement. You don’t know what you got, till it’s gone. That rings true for so many things....
SEAN BLACKWELL – The Corsair According to a recent poll, 18 percent of Americans believe President Obama is Muslim while only 34 percent believe the fact that he is Christian, and not surprising, 43 percent proclaim they don’t know his religion. Why do Americans refuse to believe the president when he says that he is...
John Curtis – The Corsair As many a student will attest, financial excess and attending college seldom co-exist. There is no doubt that a college education is expensive, but this point is only exacerbated by our current textbook system. I considered taking a Pre-Calculus course this fall as an elective, I eventually passed on the...
John Curtis – The Corsair As many a student will attest, financial excess and attending college seldom co-exist. There is no doubt that a college education is expensive, but this point is only exacerbated by our current textbook system. I considered taking a Pre-Calculus course this fall as an elective, but eventually passed on the notion. ...
Adriana Dueck – The Corsair So with all this reading and musing on sexuality that I’ve been doing, I’ve decided that beautiful is a word I’d rather be called by, because sexy can come under the umbrella of beauty. To me sexuality is very much a part of being beautiful. If someone, be it a...
Paul Smith – The Corsair Orson Welles once said, “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” Well, after several semesters spent writing for the Corsair, this is where my story stops. This will be my last ever piece written for this wonderful ol’ rag – and...