In response to the Sandy Hook school shooting, the National Rifles Association is sticking by its guns — both figuratively and literally. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” said Wayne LaPierre, the organization’s executive vice president.
Tag: Faceoff
Wal-Mart: The American dream gone wrong
Wal-Mart is notorious for destroying communities from the inside. Like a cancerous growth, the chains start out seemingly harmless but quickly swells and takes out many of the much smaller business in the area.
Wal-Mart: The Holy Grail of the free market system
Enter Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart is the paradigm of what success in corporate America is. Wal-Mart is often targeted as aggressive in its approach, but the truth is, Wal-Mart has been able to maximize profits while serving a demographic that a vast majority of corporations exclude: the working class.
FACEOFF: Let’s talk about VIP parking this time
Stop stealing our parking spaces. I mean it. There are only so many hours in the day and I don’t intend to waste them patrolling each lot in this school just to hustle over to a 55-minute class and get reprimanded for my unavoidable tardiness.
FACEOFF: Foul language in the classroom
Using foul language in the classroom isn’t such a “no-no” anymore. It could be due to students’ lack of respect for authority or professors trying to relate to the generation they are teaching. Or, maybe it’s just that some professors don’t care about acting professionally in class.
FACEOFF: DUI bumper stickers
Doth protest too much Written by: Samantha Harfenist Studies show that most drunk drivers drive slowly in order to compensate for their imbalance. If someone driving ahead of you is going really slowly, most of us will bypass via the other lane. Suddenly, the car swerves and sideswipes you. Add a child or elderly person in your […]
FACEOFF: Guns on college campuses
Samantha Harfenist and Juan Gallo discuss the pros and cons of guns on campus. Pick a side.
FACEOFF: All you need is love
Anti-Valentine’s Day: Written by Annarely Rodriguez The Beatles did a lot of things right. One of them was saying “All you need is love.” You don’t need a cheesy greeting card or an expensive bottle of perfume. You just need each other, right? But it seems we have lost track of that. Every year, February […]