The practice of teachers charging students money in the classroom not only is unethical, it also violates the most important link between teachers and students; that of the trust which inherently builds in the junior-senior relationship.
Did you ever wonder why ship's captains remain so isolated from the crew they command? In the case of the military, ship's captains, or any commanding officers for that matter, have an executive officer, who carries on day-to-day management of the crew.
According to the U.S. Department of State's Website, more than 100,000 American teenagers and young adults travel across the border into Mexico each year for their Spring Break vacation. Hopefully, none of those will be LBCC students.
Reuter's Michael O'Boyle said in a recent article that drug killings in Mexico last year totaled 6,300.
As the midst of the ever-so-fictional overrated novel craze continues for the mere value of its popularity status, there are actually many exciting reads students can open up during the Spring Break.
Many people have a vast and thorough access of great books through the wonders of a government invention called the library.
Walking through dark streets, making deals with men who will cross you, praying day after day that Immigration won't catch you because you want a better future for your kids. You want them to live the American Dream, so if you have to go through hell, you do it until you get where you have to go.
As the semester draws to an end, many students may have graduation and/or transferring on their minds. Many of these students may do what they think is the wise thing to do: go visit a school counselor. This is where the nightmare begins.
The level of bureaucracy at LBCC is ridiculous.
On the front page of this issue, the Viking ran a story about charging money as an incentive to boost student performance and professional behavior.
Performance in what subject area, one may ask? It does not really matter. Furthermore, the Viking is not particularly concerned with who is charging the unnecessary and illegal fines and fees.
Last week the news about Swine Flu left many people frightened and some even to panic, including pig farmers after their sales dropped dramatically.
President Obama spoke about swine flu on TV, and we heard the new name for the Influenza-A virus, "H1N1".
As Summer is getting closer, many students are eager for their Summer break and daydreaming about their new beach parties and latest technology gadget, instead of focusing on their finals. In the last week of school, it's not playground time. The most important day of a student's grade is their finals, which are usually worth a lot of points toward the final grade.
Nothing is worse than standing in a long line with a pile of textbooks that you spent hundreds of dollars on only to find out half of them cannot be sold back to the college.
A perfect example is collecting mildew in my bathroom right now. The 2007 American History Book cost me more than $100.
A student dropped by the Viking newsroom recently with news that scholarships are available for undocumented students. He said that the money granted to these students comes from taxpayer money.
In reality, the money the Futuros organization is getting is funded by private donations.
Bright orange stickers promoting socialism recently have been placed on the front page of the Viking, beginning with the March 26 issue. The vandalism, or malicious destruction of another's property, is illegal and greatly despised by the Viking staff.
The supporters of the event promoted by the stickers have decided to place the stickers on our newspaper when it would have been much cheaper and legal to run an ad in the Viking.
