Opinion

  • Facebook is watching you

    By on February 6, 2013

    You are being watched. Although it is unlikely that a serial killer lurks in the bushes, and it is debateable whether or not the U.S....

  • Media, not to blame

    By on February 6, 2013

    Some people believe that the violence we witness, especially younger generations and teens, can influence us to commit acts of violence ourselves. Games like Call...

  • Celebs, not to idolize

    By on February 6, 2013

    These days, every checkout at the grocery store has a rack of celebrity gossip magazines. Kate Middleton is pregnant? It’s baby bump watch time! Al...

  • Congrats! Jazz band excels at jazz festival

    By on February 6, 2013

    The Cedar Falls jazz bands took the stage on Saturday, performing two impressive sets and earning a Division I rating for both groups at the...

  • Advice for winter driving conditions

    By on February 5, 2013

    Our View Unexpected car incidents are never fun, but in the negative degree weather, the uncomfort and fear that comes from knowing you are in...

  • Mental health: a government responsibility

    By on February 5, 2013

    We Americans have a mental health problem, and it needs to be addressed straight away. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, “There...

  • Better on paper than screen

    By on February 5, 2013

    Apparently magazines are jealous of books. For some time now, novels have slowly made their way to paperback extinction. Kindles have taken over the book...

  • My body, my choice

    By on January 23, 2013

    “NO FACIAL OR OTHERWISE VISIBLE PIERCINGS WILL BE TOLERATED,” blares the underlined passage in a list of rules and regulations. I’m told I will have...

  • ‘White Christmas’ draws out a crowd

    By on December 5, 2012

    In a busy, stressful world of essay writing, scholarship applying, homework completion and AP studying, time seems to slip by unnoticed (until that college application...

  • Uniforms limit number of outlets for creativity and self-expression

    By on December 4, 2012

    Across the nation, schools both public and private have been debating implementing school uniforms. Administrators and parents believe that school uniforms will eliminate discrimination and...