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Laws should be made to minimize drunk driving

By Erik Keevan

Everyone knows that there are some things you simply do not do. For example, you do not drink and drive and you do not drink until you die of alcohol poisoning. That being said, the problems related to alcohol do not stem from the drink itself, but from the people drinking.

The Drinking Age

By Vernon Meigs

There are rumors floating about that the US drinking age will be lowered from 21 to 18. For many people, including adult teens and college students, this would seem to be something to look forward to. However, there are those that have reasons for keeping the minimal drinking age where it is.

Ward arsonist deserves to be expelled

By Erik Keevan

The evening of Friday, November 7 was an evening like any other in Ward Hall. It was midnight; many people were going to bed or hanging out with friends. That was, until the fire alarm went off and we all scuttled out onto the lawn in front of Ward. It was a relatively cool night, but many people, myself included, thought that it was an ordinary fire drill.

Pregnancy clinics

By Jennifer Stull

Ever since 1973, when the Roe v. Wade decision was made, women have had the right to choose abortion if they felt it necessary. However, the issue of abortion has been a major social problem and even though women have the choice, that choice is not always respected.

Introversion a virtue

By Vernon Meigs

If there's one thing that I've noticed in society from a more psychological perspective, it's that the extroverted have more of a high status than the introverted. There's not much wonder at this, for the extroverted tend to be the liked and the approachable.

Cyber-dating ruins human interactions

By Jennifer Stull

The human race is lazy. If everything is not right there at our fingertips in this technologically-run world then we want nothing to do with it and cast it aside. Does this pathetic lifestyle work when it comes to dating? Some of you may be thinking, "How can dating have anything to do with technology other than finding a date on a website?" Well, go figure, some creepy organization created the "Red Light Center," which is online dating, but taken to the literal level.

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