Category: Editorial

Editorial

Proposed bond not enough

Meagan Falcon

An initially proposed bond of $289 million for the college was slashed to $157 million in order to reach more votes for the upcoming November election. The bond will be used for renovations on East and West campuses and about $1.8 million will be used to continue the efforts of creating a Southside location. This readjusting of funds put many plans on hold. While plans for the Southside location will continue, the project is at a standstill until the next bond election. The renovations that will be made to each campus have been set in broad terms. If the bond…

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Glimmer of hope in Overton case

Meagan Falcon

Seven years of not being able to hold her children. Seven years of not being able to kiss her husband. Seven years of not knowing if she will ever be able to do any of those things we all take for granted again. Hannah Overton was convicted of capital murder in 2007 and sentenced to life in prison after her foster son Andrew Burd died of sodium poisoning. After many attempts, Overton was granted an appeal on Sept. 17. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Overton’s conviction, citing ineffective representation from her trial lawyers. Overton has maintained that she did…

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Legal prostitution deserves a chance

Meagan Falcon

Prostitute. Call girl. Streetwalker. Hooker. Whore. These are the names people have used for women (and men too) who have engaged in sexual actives for money. We have used many of these words but as a farce not meaning to insult a particular person but to make a point. Now we are of the mind that these words are no longer to make a point but to realize a person’s point in life. Should prostitution be legalized? This question has come up in politics, in conversation, in America and across the world. Currently this is being tried and tribulated in…

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Two wrongs make a bigger wrong

Meagan Falcon

Over the past month the media has blown up over the controversial shooting of Michael Brown. Were the police justified in their actions? One thing has remained clear, from the robbery to the murder of Brown to the riots in the streets of Ferguson: This case is a f#^&*ng mess. Inconsistencies of the confrontation between the cop who shot Brown six times to the point of death on Aug. 9 have been separated into two very different stories. Recent audio leaks try to make the claim that Michael Brown was guilty of charging at the police officer who shot and…

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Will Corpus Christi ever be ‘bike friendly’?

Meagan Falcon

By Kaliegh Benck / Editor-in-chief It should be no shock to Corpus Christi residents that bicyclists make up a very small demographic of the city. Those who choose you use more environmentally and health-conscious modes of transportation are few and far between, and their avenues for using these eco-friendly vehicles of choice are even slimmer. Many residents are not aware of the rights of bicyclists and the laws for street travel. Many accidents have been caused in Corpus Christi not only from the negligence of drivers, but also the bicyclists who are unaware of their surroundings and the rules of sharing…