<![CDATA[The Scribe - 2009 Opinions RSS]]> /se/the-scribe-2009-opinions-rss-1.2193932 en-us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 60 <![CDATA[Pleasure Island mentality]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/pleasure-island-mentality-1.2259481 Joshua Green
By: Joshua Green

There are many exciting places to go for spring break, but there is a new destination right here in America that seems to be drawing everyone from college students to Baby Boomers. It's more of a mentality than an actual destination, at least for now. ...

]]>; Wed, 5 May 2010 1.2259481 2009 Opinion Columns Joshua Green 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Seven tips to engineering exceptional excuses]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/seven-tips-to-engineering-exceptional-excuses-1.2259478 Ben Robb
By: Ben Robb

You've probably made one or two excuses since you arrived on campus. I know I have. Maybe you procrastinated on that paper a few hours too many. Or maybe, when 3 a.m. rolled around, you fell asleep at your computer and lay drooling on your keyboard until ...

]]>; Wed, 5 May 2010 1.2259478 2009 Opinion Columns Ben Robb 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Colorado bill extends protection to many]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/colorado-bill-extends-protection-to-many-1.2259477 Beth Payne
By: Beth Payne

A bill in the state legislature that would allow unmarried adults to enter into designated beneficiary agreements has outraged some Republicans. HB1260 would provide access to designated beneficiary agreements through the County Clerks' offices for a smal...

]]>; Wed, 5 May 2010 1.2259477 2009 Opinion Columns Beth Payne 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Working Americans are in trouble, and unions can help]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/working-americans-are-in-trouble-and-unions-can-help-1.2259370 Matthew Weidinger
By: Matthew Weidinger

One of the older debates in our country has just received a modern spin and ndash; are unions a net positive or negative influence on our country? Can they be utilized to help working Americans take positive financial strides against the strong winds of econ...

]]>; Wed, 5 May 2010 1.2259370 2009 Opinion Columns Matthew Weidinger 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Biden to organized labor: “Let’s dance”]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/biden-to-organized-labor-let-s-dance-1.2259368 Tim Canon
By: Tim Canon

'You know, you go home with them that brung you to the dance.'...

]]>; Wed, 5 May 2010 1.2259368 2009 Opinion Columns Tim Canon 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Orange history month]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/orange-history-month-1.2259367 Ben Robb
By: Ben Robb

The color orange has made social strides in recent decades, but discrimination based on color has not yet been eradicated in many spheres. In order to take a much needed step toward boosting awareness of the accomplishments of the color orange, we, the Or...

]]>; Wed, 5 May 2010 1.2259367 2009 Opinion Columns Ben Robb 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[My fellow janitors ]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/my-fellow-janitors-1.2244725 Ben Robb
By: Ben Robb

Are you ever struck by how much of life is devoted to maintenance? It strikes me like a cold, wet mop to the face. So many hours of my day are devoted to maintaining things and ndash; maintaining my body, my home, m...

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Are you ever struck by how much of life is devoted to maintenance? It strikes me like a cold, wet mop to the face. So many hours of my day are devoted to maintaining things – maintaining my body, my home, m...]]> Ben Robb 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Ethics be damned]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/ethics-be-damned-1.2244724 Joshua Green
By: Joshua Green

In a blatant slap to the face of conservatives, Catholics, members of the Christian right, right-to-lifers, ethicists and most Republicans, President Obama signed an order abolishing the Bush-era limits on stem-cell research....

]]>; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 1.2244724 2009 Opinion Columns Joshua Green 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[The greatest wrong is doing nothing ]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/the-greatest-wrong-is-doing-nothing-1.2244722 Beth Payne
By: Beth Payne

President Obama recently issued an executive order overturning Bush-era policy limiting federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, raising conservative hackles amidst accusations of ethical foul-play. Opponents of embryonic stem cell research claim...

]]>; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 1.2244722 2009 Opinion Columns Beth Payne 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Goodbye gender and ethnic studies, hello progress ]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/goodbye-gender-and-ethnic-studies-hello-progress-1.2234914 Joshua Green
By: Joshua Green

In recent years, women and people of color have reached the highest leadership positions in every regard. From politics to corporate America, those who have fought against social injustice for so many years have broken every glass ceiling and made un...

]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1.2234914 2009 Opinion Columns In recent years, women and people of color have reached the highest leadership positions in every regard. From politics to corporate America, those who have fought against social injustice for so many years have broken every glass ceiling and made un...]]> Joshua Green 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[And now I gloat for 700 words ]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/and-now-i-gloat-for-700-words-1.2234894 Kyle Davies
By: Kyle Davies

In what might be the most awkward conversation the GOP has had since the Log Cabin Republicans came out to the religious right, Representative Davis, the retiring Republican from Virginia, said his party was at risk of becoming a regional party of ru...

]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1.2234894 2009 Opinion Columns In what might be the most awkward conversation the GOP has had since the Log Cabin Republicans came out to the religious right, Representative Davis, the retiring Republican from Virginia, said his party was at risk of becoming a regional party of ru...]]> Kyle Davies 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[New class on bullsh*t ]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/new-class-on-bullsh-t-1.2234892 Ben Robb
By: Ben Robb

Communication majors at UCCS will have another course to choose from later this year. Comm. 131 has been added to the schedule for the Fall semester of 2009. The class is a study of bullshit and its practical application in 21st century America.]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1.2234892 2009 Opinion Columns Communication majors at UCCS will have another course to choose from later this year. Comm. 131 has been added to the schedule for the Fall semester of 2009. The class is a study of bullshit and its practical application in 21st century America. Ben Robb 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Why I don’t wear black]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/why-i-don-t-wear-black-1.2234834 Byron F. Graham
By: Byron F. Graham

The color black has become so much the de rigueur sartorial statement of the anti-hero that it has become firmly associated with an archetypal wardrobe whose expressiveness is muted by clich and eacute;. The paradox of being iconic and self-evidently lam...

]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1.2234834 2009 Opinion Columns The color black has become so much the de rigueur sartorial statement of the anti-hero that it has become firmly associated with an archetypal wardrobe whose expressiveness is muted by cliché. The paradox of being iconic and self-evidently lam...]]> Byron F. Graham 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Obama caps executive pay]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/obama-caps-executive-pay-1.2234833 Matthew Weidinger
By: Matthew WeidingerThe sky isn’t the limit, and for good reason

The nation's unemployment rate hit 7.6 percent last Friday. Companies across multiple sectors are posting substantial losses in their earnings reports. The housing market continues to decay. There is no question that we remain in tough economic times...

]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1.2234833 2009 Opinion Columns The nation's unemployment rate hit 7.6 percent last Friday. Companies across multiple sectors are posting substantial losses in their earnings reports. The housing market continues to decay. There is no question that we remain in tough economic times...]]> Matthew Weidinger 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Obama caps executive pay]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/obama-caps-executive-pay-1.2234831 Tim Canon
By: Tim CanonThe best Obama can do: executive pay-goats

Most of us like to think that government extortion in this nation is relatively rare. Isolated incidents like Rod Blagojevich's marketing of a Senate seat happen, of course. Far from a common occurrence, though, we tend to interpret this type of beha...

]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1.2234831 2009 Opinion Columns Most of us like to think that government extortion in this nation is relatively rare. Isolated incidents like Rod Blagojevich's marketing of a Senate seat happen, of course. Far from a common occurrence, though, we tend to interpret this type of beha...]]> Tim Canon 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[It’s time for the Freedom Of Choice Act]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/it-s-time-for-the-freedom-of-choice-act-1.2223208 Beth Payne
By: Beth Payne

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Beth Payne 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[A word from the Writing Center]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/a-word-from-the-writing-center-1.2223206
By: Ten ways to annoy your professor

10. There/their/they're: Randomly interchange 'there,' 'their' and 'they're' in your paper. You will end up with some interesting and entertaining sentences, and your pr...

]]>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 1.2223206 2009 Opinion Columns 10. There/their/they're: Randomly interchange 'there,' 'their' and 'they're' in your paper. You will end up with some interesting and entertaining sentences, and your pr...]]> 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Don’t tell grandma about the stimulus bill’s dirty little secret]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/don-t-tell-grandma-about-the-stimulus-bill-s-dirty-little-secret-1.2223205 Joshua Green
By: Joshua Green

The $800 billion economic stimulus package being forced through the House and Senate by President Obama was originally intended to create growth in the economy, i.e. job...

]]>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 1.2223205 2009 Opinion Columns The $800 billion economic stimulus package being forced through the House and Senate by President Obama was originally intended to create growth in the economy, i.e. job...]]> Joshua Green 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Fairness doctrine, shmairness doctrine]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/fairness-doctrine-shmairness-doctrine-1.2223113 Tim Canon
By: Tim Canon

Freedom of the press, an essential First Amendment right, is often viewed as a cornerstone of American liberty, and the press, a sacred institution not to be touched. It is no surprise, then, that policies like the Fairness Doctrin...

]]>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 1.2223113 2009 Opinion Columns Freedom of the press, an essential First Amendment right, is often viewed as a cornerstone of American liberty, and the press, a sacred institution not to be touched. It is no surprise, then, that policies like the Fairness Doctrin...]]> Tim Canon 2009 Opinion Columns <![CDATA[Mortgage rescue plan: good for some, others left behind]]> http://www.uccsscribe.com/opinion/2.15355/mortgage-rescue-plan-good-for-some-others-left-behind-1.2223109 Matthew Weidinger
By: Matthew Weidinger

It's not a good time to be a homeowner in this country. Prices are in the gutter, and the general state of the economy means that few people can actually afford to purch...

]]>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 1.2223109 2009 Opinion Columns It's not a good time to be a homeowner in this country. Prices are in the gutter, and the general state of the economy means that few people can actually afford to purch...]]> Matthew Weidinger 2009 Opinion Columns