Category: Viewpoints

Editorial: News media coverage insensitive to survivors

In the wake of the recent passing of Robin Williams, we at The Pacer have decided to address the media’s handling of his death. We think much of the mainstream media was not only unnecessarily judgmental, but also insensitive in its coverage of his death. As journalists, it is our job to report the news,… Continue reading Editorial: News media coverage insensitive to survivors

Column: Losing Lebron: Reflections for peacemakers and educators

As a huge fan of the Miami Heat, my heart was broken twice this summer: First, when the team was overwhelmed by the San Antonio Spurs to lose the 2014 NBA finals, and again when Lebron James announced he is leaving the team to return to his home, Cleveland, to play for the Cavaliers. Despite… Continue reading Column: Losing Lebron: Reflections for peacemakers and educators

Tea Party win sends message

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, despite having full-fledged support from the national GOP, lost his district’s primary this past Tuesday evening. Through his support of reasonable debt negotiations and aims to tackle immigration reform in a meaningful way, Cantor grew to be a fairly popular figure nationally. However, on a local level, Cantor was described… Continue reading Tea Party win sends message

Senioritis affects even the strongest students

As the days wind down on the spring semester at UTM, a certain illness has been sweeping the campus, senioritis. The always faithful and rarely factual Urban Dictionary defines senioritis as, “A virus, which seems to affect mainly second semester seniors, with few exceptions … This virus can be deadly to one’s grades, as the… Continue reading Senioritis affects even the strongest students

Becca Partridge: Withdrew on day one

I didn’t come to college expecting it to change me. I didn’t expect UTM to become home. In fact, I didn’t think of these four years as anything other than a challenge I had to pass in order to get on with my life. I was wrong. When I first arrived in Martin, I was… Continue reading Becca Partridge: Withdrew on day one