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’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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Congratulations to all who have survived the first half of the semester! It might feel like you barely made it but hey, you made it. Hopefully you were successful the first eight weeks and can power through the next eight weeks.
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Why do we tend to tell ourselves it is better to rush through college and get started in our careers and lives? Do we not realize what’s waiting for us when we are done with school?
Here’s a quick breakdown, if you’ve forgotten what being a full-time adult versus full-time student is like.
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?
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Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and … a sexy witch costume?
Now that we’re in the spooky month, we can expect to see a slew of Halloween decorations filling the shelves and selling out just as quickly. Of these items, adult costumes are at the top, meaning more adults are getting in on the festivities.
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Over the last few days I have noticed a rise in supporting body acceptance on social media. Influencers on Instagram are posting “bare face” photos with captions supporting their natural look. I see some of my friends postings photos of them just waking up with captions like “I woke up like this #flawless.”
After seeing so many people follow this trend that seems to fluctuate throughout the year, I decided to comment on it as well.
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Have you ever wanted to memorize a passage, definition, verse or poem, but just couldn’t get it to stick in your mind? Memorization takes time and work, but I will share some tips and tricks I have picked up for memorizing quickly and permanently.
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I am currently praying for midterm break.
It seems everyone is getting sick, grades are starting to slip and it is at the point where if you are behind in a class there may be no chance of catching up.
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I really enjoy school. I know that sounds crazy, but I love getting to meet new people, go to events and hang out with friends. On top of that, I have to do school work, which is not my favorite, but I have to get it done.
With all of this going on, it is pretty easy to get caught up in the hustle-and-bustle of everyday life. Sometimes I forget to take care of myself and put my needs first.
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