Category: Editorial

In what was perhaps his most well-articulated and clearly spoken oration to date, presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently captured the attention of media and the public at large after commenting that he didn’t need to be concerned with 47% of the American public. That concern emerged after Romney was caught on hidden camera during a private speech to a group of campaign donors Sept. 18. Romney’s comments triggered feelings of unease throughout America by disregarding a huge percentage of the voter base, and have since destabilized his campaign ground in several swing states.

Daily we surf through sites on the web, flip the channel or open up the folded pages of the newspaper to learn about the parts of the world we are blinded to. As the recipient of the message we entrust ourselves into the hands of the reporters to deliver us accurate news that may impact our lives the very next day.

Illustration by Danny Meza The current Republican candidates have the intention of repealing the health care reform law, which could make womens access to birth control expensive or impossible to receive. This plan is causing a religious fight over birth control when it’s more so a fight over womens rights. Birth control is an option that should be a choice to all women because it’s a personal choice. One argument is that birth control is denying children that are apart of “God’s will”.

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With only months until The Grand Old Party makes a decision of whom to throw into the ring against the current Obama administration, Rick Santorum is contending to be the torchbearer for the Republican Party. However, Santorum is definitely not making allies with many Americans. Santorum won’t be counting on female supporters. Recently the Pentagon announced that it was shifting women closer to frontline combat, Santorum did not approve. He told CNN “ I think it could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission because of…

  Heather McFarland/ Staff Writer  OPINION On the first day of semester, I sat in Dr. Paul Gottemoller’s government class listening to his explanation of the syllabus. Thirty minutes into the details, a student walked into the room and sat down. After another ten minutes Gottemoller asked, “Are there any questions?” The tardy student raised his hand and said, “I was late can you go over what I missed?” Gottemoller looked at him and said, “Not my problem.” The student became visibly red. Gottemoller said, “That sounded rude, but I’m not going to repeat things because you came in late.…

  It’s official—as of January 1, 2012, Texas college students who were new, re-enrolling after a break, or transferring to another university or community college were required to receive a vaccine against meningitis. The state had previously required that only students living on campus receive the vaccine, but has now chosen to become the first state with such a broad vaccine requirement. The law does not require, however, that students already actively enrolled in the state receive the vaccine. The question behind this required immunization is why. Was this shot actually a true necessity for college students or was this…

A beautiful and resourceful opportunity lies before us like a pearl on the flesh of an oyster. Unfortunately for the City of Corpus Christi, it seems like the pearl is imperfect and the oyster has lost its freshness and has started to stink up the place. Whether through lack of leadership or hmm, let me see, maybe…lack of leadership, this city continues to fail in climbing the ladder of success as a city that can draw people, money and retain the brightest minds it produces. One example is the beautiful wind turbines that grace our bayfront near the American Bank…