Paul Smith – The Corsair The recent late-night shake-up at NBC has many people wondering who’s to blame. The conventional wisdom seems to suggest neither talk-show host is at fault, but the real culpability lies with the executives of the NBC brass. However, make no mistake about it; this is all one man’s fault: Jay...
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February 1, 2010February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
Hope to Harvest: Come-backs
Ansley Zecckine – The Corsair Large, black letters in all-caps, stamped with all the grace of a firm and proud typeset, flow together into intimidating phrases, sometimes even being gathered from the Bible. They form into signs, magnets and stickers that can be seen on the bumpers of cars, all over some cars, and even...
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February 1, 2010February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
Questionable expectancy for the crisis in Haiti
Dana Whitten – The Corsair The fifth deadliest natural disaster in recorded history was a devastating tsunami no less than five years ago off the Indian Ocean coast. Up to 14 countries were affected by this undersea mega-thrust earthquake killing more than 230,000 victims and causing a worldwide humanitarian awareness that engulfed the globe with...
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January 29, 2010February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
PTK Theta Chi starts out a new semster
Kimberly Sweetman – Public Relations Officer Hey all, This is the first post for PTK Theta Chi so I thought I would tell you a little about our organization. We are a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society which was founded in 1918. PTK’s Mission is to “recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year...
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January 11, 2010February 23, 20172010 Archive, Editorial & Opinion
Hope to Harvest
Ansley Zecckine – The Corsair There’s a certain masquerade of rules that people paint upon the faces of Christians; in fact, even some Christians make a habit of it. In their minds they believe that one must attend every church service, every Sunday school class, and participate in every church outing or function because that’s...
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January 11, 2010February 23, 20172010 Archive, Editorial & Opinion
‘Climate-gate’ scandal is bogus
Paul Smith – The Corsair As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark came to an end a few weeks ago with no real agreement reached between countries, many global-warming deniers back in the U.S. were claiming victory due to the recent so-called “Climate-gate” scandal. The scandal refers to an incident a couple...
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December 2, 2009December 2, 2009Editorial & Opinion
The other side of Bristol’s life: What he does while off Duty as a Guide Dog
Since this blog is also about my guide dog Bristol, I would like to share with you some of the fun that he has been having since May of this year. I have been really busy with school this semester and Bristol has had some challenges and adventures of his own. Bristol has had...
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November 24, 2009February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
Ft. Hood tragedy ‘terrorism’ debate is irrelevant
by Paul Smith The recent tragedy at Ft. Hood in Texas where Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Palestinian-American and Army psychiatrist, senselessly killed 13 people and wounded 30 others has inspired a ridiculous national debate of over the definition of terrorism. Fox News (of course) recently ran a poll on its website asking whether the...
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November 24, 2009February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
Whatever happened to manners?
by Justin Otto As I live my life day to day, I am faced with this question. This is an especially perplexing question as I am from Pensacola, FL – which, in case you aren’t up to date on your geography, is in the Southeastern United States. The reason I bring this up is because...
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November 24, 2009February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
What am I doing at Sluggo’s?
by Timm Schowalter I was trapped in a room full of 50 or so other kids that would look like aliens compared to the button-down oxford-type so typically exemplifying our species. I could find no way to escape, which was incredibly ironic because the only thing I could focus on was the filthy half-glowing “exit”...