Opinions, editorials, and letters to the editor.
As a public forum, The Eagle invites guest columns and letters to the editor from all readers. Opinions expressed in submissions belong solely to the author(s) and DO NOT necessarily reflect the opinions of The Eagle staff, its adviser, CSC students, faculty, administrators or governing body.
Please limit all guest columns or letters to 400 words. Deadline for submissions is noon Monday for consideration in the following Thursday’s edition. The Eagle reserves the right to edit or reject all submissions.
I have decided that reality TV is about as dumb as TV gets. I mean, why do people care so much that John and Kate are divorced? And Mrs. “Nineteen Kids and Counting”? It’s called birth control. You’re helping to overpopulate our planet. However, I believe the ultimate reality TV horror is “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.”
Read MoreMike Schmidt’s latest article shows a distinct lack of context, responsibility, and thought. Its title, “Don’t be livestock; take a stand against government violence” led me to believe at first that it would be against literal violence that the government might inflict upon the populace. Instead I found myself reading a muddled, confused, and overextended metaphor.
Read MoreThe only time I would ever advocate revolutionary violence would be if our government refused to listen to the voices of the people, therefore ceasing to be a democracy.
Read MoreAs a general rule of thumb, if your regular TV shows can be found on Hulu.com then you are probably watching some good ones.
Read MoreThere has been much discussion within Senate and CAB about, and even a special committee devoted to, campus security, which includes key fobs and locking doors.
Read MoreIt is no shock to my friends and family that I am all for the legalization of marijuana, and not just medical marijuana.
If you’re thinking, “Wow, this chick is crazy,” I have some statistics to share with you.
I appreciate that The Eagle covered my talk last week. I also respect Sara Labor’s difference in opinion when it comes to this issue of sex before marriage. What I don’t appreciate, however, was being misquoted as saying something I didn’t say.
Read MoreI am writing to voice my concern over a recent trend I have seen in The Eagle and Chadron State’s student culture in general. Recently, it seems, there has been a rising tendency among readers to voice hostility and outrage over the contents of these pages, culminating in the defacement of the newspapers left in the Student Center
Read MoreWe’d like to know what you think.
Read MoreIf you stamp out a burning flag against a protester’s will, you are trampling on the core ideals and values that our great country was founded on.
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