I was watching CNN the other night when a story came on about yet another teen suicide as a result of bullying. On Sept. 18, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer committed suicide in the backyard of his suburban Buffalo, N.Y. home after being taunted, bullied and ridiculed online for years for being […]

Last Thursday, President Barack Obama spoke to a room full of donors at a campaign fundraiser in Washington D.C. sounding very confident of his chances for re-election. “Here’s one thing I know for certain,” Obama said. “The odds of me being re-elected are much higher than the odds of me […]

Is it just me, or is our society obsessed with test taking? It feels like every time I finish studying for supposedly the most important test of my life I turn around and start studying for an even more important test. In elementary school, it was all about the TCAP.  […]

Earlier this week, our nation honored the 10th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. It is difficult for anyone in the public forum to offer an original thought or remark about what happened that day and while the statements released from President Bush, President Obama and others on […]

One of the most frustrating feelings is when you are riding an elevator, it stops at the intended destination, slowly opens its doors, and then before you can even think about stepping out, a crowd of people start rushing in. While they could be in a hurry too, they should […]

Welcome to your opinion page.   I know all of you have your own ideas about current events on campus and around the world.  I know you look at difficult issues, examine the facts and draw your own conclusions.  I want to hear what you have to say. When I […]

Monday night, the eight remaining Republican candidates for President of the United States faced off in a debate hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express. The candidates traded barbs with each other and answered questions on everything from social security, to taxes, to border security, to what physical changes […]

At the end of each spring semester, campus is buzzing with talk about summer plans.  Students of every major are scanning bulletin boards and websites hunting for coveted summer internships. After all, everyone wants to boost their resumes.  According to a study in the New York Times, only 55.6 percent […]

As I glance at my class schedule I don’t just see class times.  I see five days a week that I’m in paradise, also known as 1000 North Dixie Ave. I really believe there is no better place to be than the Tech campus here in Putnam County.   I […]