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It’s starting to get to the time of year where people start reflecting on everything they’ve done this year and set goals for next year. I have even seen a few people on social media already starting their New Year’s resolutions.
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Winter is now in full swing. Personally, as temperatures drop, so does my motivation to do basically anything outside.
Walking back and forth from class is plenty of exercise, right? Anyway, even if you can summon the motivation to take a short walk outside, there are no leafy trees or vibrant green plants waiting to greet you. Naked trees are interesting, but once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen almost all of them.
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 MoreLast week, The Eagle reported on an incident at the CSC men’s home basketball game, Nov. 10, against Texas A&M – Kingsville. With about two minutes remaining in the game, a relative of a Chadron player aggressively confronted Myles Busby, color-commentator for the CSC Live streamed broadcast, about remarks Busby made about the player. The confrontation, which included other members of the spectator’s party, continued past the end of the game.
Read MoreWhen soldiers returning from the Vietnam War stepped off plane stairs and onto American soil, there weren’t throngs of citizens with arms wide open shouting “welcome home!”
Instead, the picture looked like this: angry protesters stood where, normally, smiling faces would have been. They shouted obscenities, called the troops “baby killers” and even spat on them. Some didn’t wear their medals for years for fear of public backlash.
We have two months left of this year. That is not a lot of time for all the things that need to happen in that time. Between holidays, studying, finals, work and all the other things that go on in our life, there is a lot going on. During this extremely busy time of year, we might lose sight of what we really want and need to do for ourselves.
Read MoreSince my arrival here on campus, I’ve heard several people complain about how athletes here seem to have a “god complex.” I have always wondered why this is so, and that’s the rationale behind this letter. It is imperative for students to be informed about how a couple of people on campus feel about this. A couple of personal experiences with some of the athletes on campus have made me share the same beliefs about athletes who have a huge dose of ego and have also made me question those same beliefs too.
Read MoreThis may come as a shock to some, but no one is perfect.
Everyone has flaws, and some are more bothersome than others. Some flaws are able to be fixed, while others are just part of who we are. One thing I think everyone could work on (including myself) is complaining. I don’t think there is anything more draining than being around people who complain all the time or always have something negative to say about something.
Read MoreI’m a non-traditional college student. In fact, I’ve never been a traditional college student. I began my college career when I was 26-years old at Western Nebraska Community College, in Scottsbluff; now, at 34, I’m continuing it at CSC.
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.
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