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Five Ways To Be A Smart Consumer During a Holiday Recession

December 13, 2009 by Alicia Roberts

To some, shopping is the bane of their existence. This disliking is exacerbated by things like “Holiday Sales!” and Black Friday tales of being stomped to death at a Walmart at 4am. Did you ever consider alternatives to mall crowds, shopping cart collisions, and unfriendly faces beating you to the last toaster?

1. Do-It-Yourself

Strickland Plans to Charter Out Education

March 21, 2009 by Andy Vogel

120 million has said to be cut for charter schools. Ohio charter schools are receiving less than $3,000 per student than public schools. According to the Ohio Alliance For Public Charter Schools‘(OAPCS) website, there are 325 charter schools in Ohio.

Can I Get an Amen?!

March 13, 2009 by Alan Cooper

What are those boisterous stand-up campus preachers actually teaching us?  And why is it called the "good news" when people feel accused, angry and confused after listening to it?  To my knowledge, it’s all fire and brimstone with a glimpse of hell and repentance.
 

Textbook Buybacks Seem Bogus

March 13, 2009 by Travis Anderson

 
With Winter Quarter 2009 winding to an end, many students will be participating in more than just the beer drinking and partying traditions of spring break.  I'm talking about a tradition that is music to some student's ears.  I'm talking about selling back their old textbooks for cash.
 

Thanks for Nothing, Public Safety

November 5, 2008 by Anonymous

My laptop was stolen from my car some time in mid-October.

I admit, it was foolish of me to leave it uncovered even though it was in a case. When I realized what happened, I obtained the phone number for the CSCC Department of Public Safety.

Ten Years Later, Perspectives Have Changed

October 28, 2008 by Anonymous

It’s been ten years since I have had the pleasure of meandering down a school corridor, observing my fellow classmates interact with one another.

A Newspaper Online Isn't a Newspaper

October 20, 2008 by Anonymous

Such a shame.

I like black ink on my fingertips, and I don't buy the reasoning (for Cougar News' transition from print to online). You see, I've been teaching for 40 years, and I've seen this movie before. It won't save money, and the students will not be served--they'll be pushed further into their own little hovel. Students want to sit around, drink coffee, and point at the newspaper.

Parking Situation Stresses Out Students

October 19, 2008 by Anonymous

I find it incredible that a college with so many thousands of people cannot provide sufficient parking for its students.

A person trying to find a parking space any time past 9 o'clock is usually out of luck. They have to wander around the parking lots and garage for ridiculous amounts of time just trying to find a place to store their vehicle.

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