The merits and effectiveness of lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 were recently brought into question by college officials across the nation who signed a petition to spur debate about the law.
Although they're not advocating an outright change in the law, the 100 college presidents who signed the petition argue that the current legal drinking age drives consumption underground and encourages binge drinking.
Financial aid disbursements always have been sent to me on time. Even with the LBCC debit card that many students had issues with, the disbursements still swiftly made it into my always-hungry Higher One account.
This time, however, my Higher One account remained as empty as a Darfur child the day after the cash would be sent.
"The Rocker," a comedy film starring Rainn Wilson, is about a 1980s long-haired heavy metal band drummer who gets kicked out of his band, Vesuvius.
Two decades later, Fish (Wilson) gets fired from his office job and moves in with his family. His nephew, Matt Gadman (Josh Gad), asks him to join his rock band called A.
In political circles, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been dubbed by many as "the maverick" for his perceived straight talk and stance on many issues, but "the gambler" may be a more apt title.
McCain's pick of little-known Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin was a bold move that surprised me because I had heard all of the usual suspects such as Sen.
Have you ever sat in a difficult or non-interesting class trying to grasp a concept and then have a disruption come from a fellow classmate? It can be loud talking, headphone music, or simply leaving early.
It can be a most upsetting thing, especially if you're trying to get a decent grade in the class.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like school costs are becoming more challenging than usual to cover. With the cost of living getting higher by the minute and wages not following suit, along with fewer job openings and budget cuts affecting community college funds, LBCC students are having a tough time budgeting their expenses.
"They (schools) damage, they thwart, they stifle children's natural capacity to learn and grow healthily," C. H. Patterson said in "What has Happened to Humanistic Education."
Many schools in the United States, including LBCC, reflect Patterson's description.
2008 Woodie Awards
