November 2011
COLUMN: No excuse for avoiding social media
Welcome to the age of technology. I can still remember when my family didn’t own a personal computer, yet now my mom, dad and sisters all own their own laptops. That’s just the beginning. Now, I have a smart phone with more processing power than our first desktop computer. I can receive email and news from […]
THE RANT: Dear Reading Public
Dear Reading Public, Get out there and make some news. Like, seriously. Have you read the last few issues of The Volante? Nothing is happening in this town. And as we know, the sole purpose of current events is to give the pundits something to talk about. Otherwise, how do you justify the existence of […]
OVERheard 11/2/11
“Pedestrians have the menu.” – MCDONALD’S “You owe me a one.” – CHERRY STREET “It’s Batman, Robin and super baby!” – DAKOTA STREET “I think it’s December for the Cowboys trick-or-treaters.” – COTTAGE AVE “Herman Cain’s campaign ad makes me want to smoke, not vote for
COLUMN: UNESCO a scapegoat for US policymakers
The United States’ foreign policy needs an identity. We supported the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and would like to see changes in Yemen, Syria, Iran and many other countries around the world. Yet we still refuse acknowledge the right of the Palestinian people to have […]
EDITORIAL: Going to class sick is disruptive and ill-advised
Welcome to cold and flu season. This is the time of year when health becomes an issue for universities. Students and professors have daily contact with hundreds of other people, and if one person is sick, it is possible for dozens to catch whatever germ the sick person has. Widespread illness makes people miserable, can […]