Category: Viewpoints

Opinion of the Day: The view from back home

Corona-mania grips the nation. By the time you’re reading this, you will have already heard that UT system schools have been shuttered for the rest of the semester. More concerning, and of more immediate importance to the student body now is the condition of neighborhood grocery stores back home. Sorry to say, my own experience… Continue reading Opinion of the Day: The view from back home

Weekly Viewpoints: O muh-muh-muh-my, coronavirus

Well, this week has been a rather dramatic chapter in the coronavirus saga. We started this week as a relatively normal return after spring break, and we are ending it as temporary online students with UTM closed for three weeks. Across the country, things aren’t looking much better. Coronavirus has spread to 47 states as… Continue reading Weekly Viewpoints: O muh-muh-muh-my, coronavirus

Opinion of the Day: Trump’s make or break moment is now

If the incumbent president loses reelection in Nov., we will have one person to blame: Donald J. Trump. For several days now, congressional Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer have been asking the President to declare a national emergency in response to coronavirus. Up until this point, the administration has been reluctant to do so.… Continue reading Opinion of the Day: Trump’s make or break moment is now

You’re about to get the keyboard collegiate experience

UTM officials announced on Wed., Mar. 11 that all in-person classes are officially cancelled effective Thursday, Mar. 12 until Apr. 6, 2020. That means that for the next three weeks, we’re all going to be online students. We’re still not sure what that means, but it probably entails lots of video lectures and Canvas exams.… Continue reading You’re about to get the keyboard collegiate experience

Martin still needs new restaurants

Martin’s lack of good restaurant choices is still a standing problem, and I am here with even more possible solutions. I have previously given my argument that Martin, a small college town, should be providing its residents with better choices for dining. I had too much to say the first time around, so I am… Continue reading Martin still needs new restaurants

Where are all the women?

Women make up 60% of the student population on campus and 48% of faculty, yet I’m constantly wondering, where are the women? The university recently announced the finalists for the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement position, the major fundraising arm of the university, and the Dean of the College of Business and Global Affairs. All… Continue reading Where are all the women?

Opinion of the Day: Worldwide pandemic spells death for either globalism or real-life communities

A day after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, and weeks after the virus first spread out of China, political analysts and thinkers are still pondering what the future will look like after the initial spread is over. One thing seems certain, the nature of our interconnected, global economy will be called into question. When… Continue reading Opinion of the Day: Worldwide pandemic spells death for either globalism or real-life communities

Is the American prize fight dead?

As a fan of sports who loves the suspense and excitement of a close, down-to-the-wire contest between two opposing forces, nothing dissatisfies me more than a hyped up fight, whether it be mixed martial arts (MMA) or boxing, going only one round. The prospect of a one-and-done fight is even more loathsome when the consumer… Continue reading Is the American prize fight dead?

Opinion of the Day: 0% payroll tax doesn’t help if you’re not on the payroll

Well, it’s official. As of March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization has declared the spread of COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stressed the severity of the outbreak and called on world governments to tighten the screws on their plans to fight the disease. Meanwhile, in the… Continue reading Opinion of the Day: 0% payroll tax doesn’t help if you’re not on the payroll