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.
Let’s not get sidetracked now, people. I know that the death of Joe Paterno struck an emotional chord in all who are knowledgeable about this man’s career, and for those of you who it didn’t, I pity you.
Read MoreI find it very interesting that most students approach education in terms of only the minimum requirements. If you were to buy a car, you would want the best car for your money, right? But when students pay thousands of dollars in tuition, they tend to ask only about the minimum requirements to pass the course or get a grade. How did society learn to approach education in this way?
Read MoreIt’s an election year. Mitt Romney currently leads the field of Republican nominees. With the Florida primary over, he owns approximately 70 percent of the votes and is projected to carry all 50 of the state’s delegates in the Republican National Convention.
Read More“Martin Luther King, Jr., because he freed my people from
slavery.”
—Ben Ferrero,
22, senior,
Construction Management major, of Bayard
I want to thank Mr. Gonzalez for the research he does on this column, but I have some questions about the latest article in the January 19 edition titled, “‘Heaven’ more fiction than fact, thank God.”
Read MoreA selection of CSC students and coaches contribute their predications for who will 2012’s Super Bowl XLVI.
Read More“I would like to see the Agricultural pavilion up faster.”
—Katy Stewart,
19, freshman,
Pre Vet. and Business major, of Crawford
Earlier this month, a CSC student and former Marine asked me if I had heard about the four USMC Snipers who had been filmed urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban insurgents.
Read MorePerhaps last week you noticed that almost every website you visited was “blacked out.” This was because these websites were showing their dissent with the Stop Online Piracy Act, known as SOPA, and the PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) also known as PIPA which were trying to be passed through Congress last week. Both are intended to curtail online piracy.
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