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Financial executives should be punished if they aren’t jailed
So, turns out they’re getting away with it. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the Department of Justice has decided to drop the pursuit of criminal...
Child abuse scandal exposes danger of university politics
When news came last Wednesday, Nov. 9, that Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno had been fired, people were livid. It turned out Paterno had been made aware...
Pro-life demonstration on campus misguided
It has always a hot button topic. It has been for decades now. Abortion took the stage on NAU’s Pedway Oct. 17 and 18, when the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP)...
Attention paid to Steve Jobs’ passing warranted
Stylish Macs, sleek iPods and iPhones and even lovable films by Pixar — all of these things would not be here today if it wasn’t for Steve Jobs. Jobs was born...
Drug testing for welfare recipients is discrimination
Republicans have frequently been perpetrators of misjudging the needy. Another way they are doing this is calling for drug tests for those who are victims of economic...
Don’t write off political blogs
Our parents always taught us not to believe everything we hear — especially on the internet. Privately run political blogs are often quick to bring thoughts...
Bus system still problematic despite new routes
You know that feeling you get when you wait forever for the bus and once it finally arrives the bus is full? Well, many students this year have faced that same tiring...
Republicans actively seeking to sabotage the economy for political capital
On Tuesday Senate Republicans voted to kill President Obama’s jobs bill. 46 of the 47 Republican senators joined with two Democrats and aborted the bill, ending...
Cigarette etiquette on campus
While sitting outside nearly anywhere around campus, one can only be impressed by the number of cigarette butts that litter the ground. Impressed . . . or disgusted. ...
Davis, Coles and capital punishment
Proponents of capital punishment give a variety of reasons as to its merits. Supposedly, the ultimate threat of death works to deter crime and can be useful as a...