Category: Editorial

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Corpus Christi: the land of missed opportunities

Meagan Falcon

Corpus Christi occupies a unique place in, not just Texas, but also the outside world in general. Like a crevice, winds of change and progress waft over the city with the occasional sprinkle of culture and innovation managing to trickle through. Though this may be a bleak outlook for the inhabitants of the city, the reality of such a situation is a great motivating factor for young graduates who have cleared the obstacles to achieve their dream careers and are ready to make the next step toward putting their new skills to work. However, the options for many fields remain…

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Outright ban would go too far

Meagan Falcon

Editorial On February 26 the Student Government Association held a topic discussion on whether or not smoking on campus should be banned. Although the faculty voted unanimously for a smoke/tobacco free campus, students were split on the decision. According to a group known as Americans for Nonsmokers’ rights, as of January 2 1,182 college campuses and universities have adopted smoke-free policies.

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Real-world consequences of a cyber age

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Gone are the days where devil worshippers were blamed for every evil that occurred in our world. Now a new malevolence has gripped today’s youth — the addiction to social media. The standard day for an adolescent typically begins with a quick check of Twitter on their iPhone before hopping out of bed to open up the laptop to see what everyone is wearing to class on Instagram. Then it’s a click to open up Facebook and peruse the latest batch of “selfies” and finally a run over to Tumblr to catch a glimpse of the latest celebrity blog. All…

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– Opinion – Students bear the burden of budget cuts

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Del Mar College has recently decided to increase tuition rates by $62 for the upcoming fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. The increase comes just after planned cuts from both federal and state legislatures have been announced. Other schools across the state and nation are encountering similar issues as funding declines almost universally. Currently, the Texas State Legislature is proposing a 2 percent funding decrease for the upcoming 2014 year. This comes only after the more significant six percent decrease over 2012-13. Not to mention the Federal Sequester plans, which will cut federal funding once again as well. With all…

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Precautions for Spring Break: Don’t drink and drive

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Sara Riojas / Staff writer The Corpus Christi Police Department plans to continue safe Spring Break practices for the upcoming Spring Break holiday. The efforts made last year resulted in a low number of arrests for drunk driving. CCPD reported that from the weeks of March 9-19, 2012 they made 25 arrests, citywide, involving drinking and driving.  The efforts from the police department in prior years keeps beach-goers respectful of the laws they have in place, this year is no different. “Txdot gave the CCPD a $20,000 grant for added patrol this Spring Break.” Explained senior officer Marc Harrod of…

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Opinion: Discovering oneself through the act of writing

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Rudy Leyva / Staff Writer A room is full of hopeful candidates applying for a few positions being offered by a company. Human resource personnel are checking over the applications that have been turned in. A woman calls out the name of one of the applicants as she continues to look over the document in her hand. A young man approaches the desk. The company representative asks if he has ever had any previous work experience.

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Don’t neglect the local issues

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As the waning days of the 2012 Presidential Election give way, one cannot help but anticipate the decline in interest towards political affairs that seems sure to follow. In many ways, U.S. politics have come to mimic another favorite American pastime: football. Dedicated followers follow the various stages that go into a campaign with the same vigor as any dedicated Cowboys fans follow their beloved team. As they poll the “victories” and “losses” on the campaign trail and pundits across all networks offer the play-by-play, interest grows among those who don’t usually follow the support leading up to the climactic…

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Debates limit America’s choices

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For many outside of the political mainstream, election season can often be somewhat of a drag. From the sudden influx of political association that seems only to emerge from usually unconcerned peers during this time of the season, to the timeless primetime classics that are the presidential debates. Nothing affirms one’s dissatisfaction with the current form of political commercialism and spectacle than the celebration of the nation’s semi-democratic process that serves as what the presidential debate has become.