Eagle staff editorials
New Year’s resolutions are always a hit and miss. I’ve never been big on celebrating the New Year, so resolutions generally aren’t at the top of my list. One year I resolved to keep a diary and cut back on chocolate; fast-forward to today and I’ve got an unfilled journal and candy wrappers next to my bed, so that’s my track record in a nutshell.
Read MoreIn the Senate meeting on Nov. 19, Chief Justice Samantha Merill asked senators to thank their justices for their hard work.
“If you see your justices,” Merril said, “thank them because they’re staying an extra hour so we can get this (a veto decision) figured out for you guys next week. A lot of them were planning on going home tonight.”
Hearing that struck us the wrong way.
Read MoreAnna Staver, a political journalist for the Denver Post, described the Post’s research into the past of those running in Colorado’s elections during a Humanities Nebraska open forum about two weeks ago. In hopes of giving voters “a full picture of their options for representation Nov. 6,” the post conducted background checks and found various DUI, drug and assault charges in some of the candidate’s pasts.
Read MoreSimply registering to vote isn’t enough. According to the official report of the 2014 Nebraska General Elections compiled by Nebraska Secretary of State John A. Gale, only 552,115 of the 1,158,840 registered voters in the state of Nebraska submitted ballots in the last midterm election. In Dawes County, only 2,786 of 5,983 registered voted. That is less than half of the already registered voters.
So why is it that 20-somethings would rather participate in Twitter polls than cast a ballot for government officials?
Read MoreIt has become apparent that students on the CSC campus want more activities to participate in. Throughout the semester, CAB and Senate asked students what they want to see more of on our campus. The response seems to be an overwhelming request for more activities.
Read More“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
Nike sparked controversy with this phrase when they debuted their new advertisement featuring former NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
Read MoreWhen only 13 states require sex education to be medically accurate, a lot is left up to interpretation for students and young people regarding their sexual health. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 37 states are pushing for abstinence-only, which, STI rates have shown us, isn’t exactly effective.
Read MoreThe recent movement for gun control, “March for Our Lives,” has shed a new light on the recent school shootings.
Read MoreWe all know of heroes such as police officers and firefighters, but there are many people that do jobs for little to no thanks or recognition among us every day.
Read MoreHow could a young man whose lawyers say has been “experiencing and enduring mental illness his entire life” purchase a semiautomatic rifle?
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