Category: Editorial

Editorial

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…