Opinion
ALS Ice Bucket phenomenon takes the world by storm
This summer we were hit with another viral sensation from the Internet — the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The challenge has helped bring in...
Parking permits can prevent $33 ticket
Delta College campus police are enforcing parking tickets violations at a fast pace to start the new semester.
Many students take the risk of parking...
Two little lines: Despite all advice, being pregnant in college is a struggle. ...
Heidi Sharp, 22, is a part-time Delta College student and part-time barista. She married her high school sweetheart, Wesley, in 2012. The same year,...
Fan group not what they seem to be
The definition of anthropomorphic is the idea of giving human characteristics to non human beings.
Currently two major communities fall into this category, My Little...
College Education trumped by Experience
Most of us are raised to believe that college is the golden ticket to success. You graduate and are supposedly guaranteed a prosperous career.
To...
Writer urges students to take important step, go for internships
I always wondered what I’m getting myself into every time I set my alarm to 2:30 a.m.
Sometimes I feel like I have gone insane, and when...
Books over Booze: how to score a quality date
let me start out by saying that I would rather go on a date to Barnes&Noble than to some grimy bar scene; it’s not...
College students not demonstrating essential life skills
Is it me, or does Delta College not give students any communication or interpersonal skills?
I mean, has anyone actually talked to a Delta student...
Two Little Lines: Feeding a baby in public shouldn’t be a debatable issue
Its hard for me to believe that the issue of feeding a baby is so hotly contested in our society.
If a woman chooses to...
Photo craze ‘selfies’ timeless through the ages
In 2013, Oxford Dictionary announced its word of the year.
“Selfie” happens to be that word.
The definition reads: “A photograph that one has taken of...
U.S. has no reason to hijack Malaysian plane, but theories abound
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 may have been hacked in the world’s first “cyber-hijack.
The plane, missing since March 8, had 298 on board.
The plane...
Dating apps can’t provide what normal romance can
In A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Shakespeare said that, “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind…”
Several hundred years later, Shakespeare could have...
Textbook bundles cheating students out of cash
Students at Delta are being robbed.
Not because the campus isn’t safe, but because of absolutely ridiculous book prices.
We all know about this, so why...
Two Little Lines: Stay away from baby message boards for medical advice
With the advent of the Internet and smartphones that can access it, we have instant medical resources to browse.
Doctors will tell patients to stay...
Editorial: Charging for ID cards is hurting Delta College
In the past decade, many public schools and colleges have implemented required identification cards – many making students wear them as badges around their...
Online learning just as good: Different methods of learning different lifestyles
In today’s dwindling job market the competition amongst employees has been raised.
Workers are required to gain additional knowledge to advance in their field or...
NCAA players deserve monetary compensation
It is safe to say that college football is a lucrative sport.
With championship bowl games being sponsored by “Fortune 500” companies, Universities and head...
The gloves are on
Many Americans have an issue with food preparers touching their food without using gloves.
Are you one of them?
If you are, you might be feeling...
‘Curve grading’ bad for students
Many professors on Delta’s campus, and many other campuses, grade students on a "curve." The term "curve" typically refers to one of the several...
Summertime brings negative body images
As summer inches closer, the mercury rises, but the scale sometimes plateaus.
There are plenty of reasons why so many want to lose weight before...
