Category: Columns

Republicans are upset with a disorganized administration

In recent debates, Democratic Senators and Representatives have resorted to rhetorical name calling in an effort to prolong the shutdown, and ultimately raise the debt ceiling through their budgeting demands. They have addressed members of the Republican House, and House Speaker John Boehner, as extremists, blackmailers, anarchists, terrorists, tea baggers, Tea Party radicals etc. “Tea… Continue reading Republicans are upset with a disorganized administration

Column: Skyhawks will need all hands on deck when facing Tennessee Tech

Coming off of a tough homecoming to Jacksonville State, UTM will continue their stretch of Ohio Valley Conference games when they travel to Cookeville to take on Tennessee Tech. The Golden Eagles (3-3, 0-2 OVC) come into the game after suffering an 11-point loss to Murray State. However, with UTM (3-2, 1-1 OVC) coming off… Continue reading Column: Skyhawks will need all hands on deck when facing Tennessee Tech

Obama administration receives undue criticism

After long and frustrating debates concerning the funding of the Affordable Healthcare Act, our government finally came to a conclusion; they decided to stop working. A group of House Republicans, the party that traditionally attempts to spawn Christian based policies may I remind you, came to the agreement that a bill allowing improved healthcare access… Continue reading Obama administration receives undue criticism

Government spending habits are cause for concern

According to current U.S. government spending statistics, total government spending in the United States, including federal, state and local governments of this fiscal year are as follows: healthcare is at 19 percent share of spending, pensions at 18 percent, education at 15 percent, defense at 13 percent, and Welfare at nine percent. All other functions, including interest on the… Continue reading Government spending habits are cause for concern

UTM’s lack of a Latin program is disappointing

Although my major has not required me to take a foreign language, I was really hoping I could have continued studying Latin while in college. Unfortunately, UTM doesn’t offer this language as an option. While UTM offers courses in five languages, Latin is certainly not one of them. I have found this rather upsetting throughout… Continue reading UTM’s lack of a Latin program is disappointing

Learning foreign languages while young raises cultural understanding

In a country that has often tried to name English as the official language it seems that some people have waged an unofficial war against other languages. But one has to wonder if the implementation of foreign languages at an earlier age would reduce these hostilities and possibly even help our relationships with other cultures.… Continue reading Learning foreign languages while young raises cultural understanding

9/11: 12 years later

It’s been 12 years since the attacks on the Twin Towers on Sept. 11 and one has to wonder if over those 12 years our relationship, and views, of people from the Middle East have gotten any better than they were on Sept. 12, 2001. I was only in fourth grade at the time of… Continue reading 9/11: 12 years later