Survivor Gays AS. Straights

by Ray Buffington, editor-in-chief

Sometimes I reminisce on the days before hopeless single gals marrying wealthy strangers, diehard, do-anything athletes eating raw, stomach-turning (and sometimes still alive) items for cash, and washed-up celebrities drinking massive amounts of alcohol while making fools of themselves became the norm for television primetime entertainment.

Tragedies make for depressing television

by Jacob Tucker, associate editor

During the past week, I have discovered something that I thought was quite startling.  The news that is shown on television and written in many of the publications now is extremely depressing.

MySpace mayhem 'Friendly' forum lacks real friends

by Robert Box, staff writer

Now, I know that I’m probably not going to make any friends with this article, but I didn’t send any requests out anyway. 

Let’s face it though, it’s time someone said it…Myspace is evil.  O.K., maybe that’s going a bit far, but it’s still not as cool as everyone says it is.  It’s addicting, yes, but cool?  No. 

Irwin remembered as passionate about reptiles

by Jennifer Conlee, feature editor

When I woke up on Labor Day, the morning was fitting rainy. 

My mother stood at my bedroom door at 7 a.m. and asked me if I had heard that “the crocodile guy” had died.

Always room for more, so come join us                                                                by Omar Ojeda, staff writer

You know there are many ways to voice your opinion without raising your voice.

I know this seems like one of those voting commercials when they tell you that you can make a difference if you make the effort to go out and vote for a candidate. But in the end, you really didn’t make a difference. This isn’t one of those gimmicks.

Recalling day America stopped

by Stephanie Perez, staff writer

It has been five years since the day that America stopped-the day when every American, from California to Florida, stopped what they were doing to watch the news or listen to the radio.

disappointing lack of Hispanic representation

by Amelia Gonzales, news editor

It has been estimated by the Pew Hispanic Center that the national Latino high school dropout rate is more than twice the national average.

The Department of Human Resources states that as the Non-Hispanic pregnancy rate declines nationwide, it continues to increase among Hispanics. Hispanics show some of the lowest turnout rates at the polls, and yet so many of us speak bombastically about the way our country is managed.

Diversity should be embraced, not feared

by Sawyer Thomas, staff writer

True, an instructor might be able to stop a students' rude or snide comments and remarks, or put an end to tension between two or more students.  But what exactly can a teacher do about judgmental glances and off-book comments?  How can a teacher bring an end to the tension that sort of environment creates?  The tension can be so thick that you could cut it like Land-O-Lakes butter, but there also is a sense of fear, fear between students because one attribute or quality that makes them different.

Army putting lives at risk without Trophy system

by Jon Kay, staff writer

The U.S. Army will be responsible for more deaths because a soldier’s life is apparently not worth that much to them.

The Trophy Active Protection System developed by RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, an Israeli Defense company, is a new system that is designed for armored vehicles to intercept and destroy incoming projectiles, mainly RPG’s, or rocket-propelled grenades.