March 26, while the Supreme Court hearing regarding gay marriage distracted many American citizens, President Obama signed his name to H.R. 933, a continuing resolution spending bill approved in Congress days earlier. Buried 78 pages within the bill exists a provision that grossly protects biotech corporations such as the Missouri-based […]
Opinion
Wonder women: Going against the grain of today’s society
#8220;Well behaved women rarely make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Every time I hear this quote, I normally get mad and think, why can’t I be a well behaved woman and make history? Now, I look at it differently and am convinced I can. In today’s society, women are […]
Where’s the justice in Steubenville?
For the past seven months, the country has been divided and outraged regarding a Steubenville, Ohio rape case involving two star football players from the local high school. On Aug. 11, 2012, Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond digitally raped an unnamed 16-year-old girl who, just moments before, had lain in […]
Corrections Feb. 22
The standalone photo “A nice day for unicycling” in the Feb. 22 issue of The Oracle was printed with an incorrect photo credit. The photo credit credited Adam Webb. The photo credit should have credited Alyssa Adkisson. The Oracle regrets the error.
Students ignore Oldham’s invitation, future of the university
#8220;Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child…” Proverbs 22:15 (King James Version) It is shear foolishness for adults in college to ignore emails from the school and if foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, then what does that say about college students? Tech sends out […]
Why panic about the sequestration?
Our government’s at it again, using scare tactics and ambiguous words to frighten the American people into forcing Congress to act before going over a mystical cliff, or sequestering itself, or causing some catastrophe that no one really understands nor can explain. The latest calamity Congress is working so unsuccessfully […]
Ask yourself this: ‘Why am I really here?’
With the semester in full swing and midterms less than a month away, the importance of studying is really hitting home. Most of us can agree that studying occurs outside the classroom, in the form of papers, projects, and worksheets. For some, studying and learning occur inside the classroom, […]
Zero-tolerance policy leaves students wondering who’s bullying whom
#8220;Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent — the Lord detests them both.” Proverbs 17:15 (New International Verson) Under Tennessee schools’ current zero-tolerance policies, any student involved in a fight at school faces disciplinary action. This means that the student being abused, even if they don’t fight back receives the […]
The fallacy of ‘The government will take care of me’
What if a select group of Americans had the ability to decide whether you lived or were murdered, all unbeknownst to you? Further, there’s no proof of you committing any crime. Would you be OK with that? The reason I ask is, because the idea of a secret court to […]
Government neglects worthy rehab program
#8220;Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will listen to their cries and comfort them,” Psalm 10:17 (New Living Translation). Feb. 5 was International House of Pancake’s National Pancake Day. The Cookeville IHOP location donated proceeds from the day to Teen Challenge in the Upper Cumberland. “IHOP, […]
