This year has been an unbelievable school year and, sadly, it’s about to end. As I sit here and analyze where I’ve been, what I’ve done and the people I’ve met since August, it’s safe to mark this down as the best year since starting college in 2009. I’ve taken countless courses and, for the most part, I don’t remember much about what was taught.
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Summer classes or no summer classes? This is the question I have been asking myself for weeks, and as of now I am still undecided. The main purpose of summer is to go home, have fun, vacation, catch up with old friends and possibly have a summer job—if necessary. So, why would I even put the thought in my head to do summer school at all?
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Jon Lewis
This just in: teenagers no longer need to find a cool 21-year-old to buy them alcohol.
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Brian Anderson
My goal as an opinion columnist is to make you feel as uncomfortable as I possibly can about your own beliefs, specifically about your political beliefs, which—unlike religion and culture—have a direct effect on my life.
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Madison Murphy
As I read about the ADS’ decision to declare “occupy” the word of the year, I couldn’t help but wonder what would win if we were to vote on the Hashtag of the Year. Therefore, I offer you my own winners for various hashtag categories.
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Heather Troutman
Tired of looking at something—throw it out. Out of sight, out of mind. The question becomes: Where is all this trash going?
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Trey Ferguson, Viewpoint Editor
As another year comes to a close, we say goodbye to one class and welcome in another. As we welcome a class of new students, I think back to my starting ambition; what motivated me to continue my learning in the realm of higher education. For some it’s the few years of freedom from our parents’ house.
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Ahmed Amer, Deputy Viewpoint Editor
Students, if you’ve been keeping up with my columns, then you’ll know I’m not an open book. I don’t like to talk about myself; it just seems redundant when everyone else is talking about me for me. Maybe I’m feeling a little emotional with this being my last column of the semester, but I want you to know something about me: I have trust issues.
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Josh Lucas
A friend of mine, Adam, had one job to do when parking for Saturday’s Spring Game: don’t park next to a tailgate with a baby—he failed.
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Kaitlyn Casulli
A while ago, I remember someone asked what motivates me. What is it that drives me to do my best? What fuels my fire?
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Recently I found myself in the presence of a survivor of Pearl Harbor. After reading the words on his hat which denoted his status, I could only imagine what he has endured for the sake of this great country.
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Nijah Toshumba, Staff Columnist
That’s correct, I am not an atheist. I am an agnostic.
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Jon Lewis
The Mormon faith, formally known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is arguably the second-most-misunderstood faith in America, next to Islam.
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Heather Troutman
This is how I’m feeling about the very column you’re reading. I volunteered to write a weekly column about sustainability focused on student awareness of personal choices and habits. Faith and religion, which are certainly not my area of expertise, prompt my second column.
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This is a column about Christianity. Now, before you start running in the opposite direction, thinking I am anything like the crazy “Brickyard Preacher,” Brother Ross, I must inform you that he is an outlier among Christians. Most of the time, Christians are not going to shove their faith down your throat with such anger and judgment.
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University Dining has made great progress in an effort to improve their services. Students will now be able to enjoy the long awaited fourth meal and more freedom with their meal plans beginning in Fall 2013, students will have more options as to where they use their meal plans when the first addition to Talley is complete.
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Our opinion: These reading days have drifted away from their original purpose, and now act as free days for students to take a break before exams.
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Our opinion: With an N.C. State legend like Stafford leaving, students and faculty should be aware of the search to find his replacement. The University should expand our search efforts from the task force to the student body.
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Staff Editorial
The facts: The biology department will be leaving the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to merge with the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences to form the College of Sciences. It is a measure University administration has framed as being cost cutting and enriching for students.
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Our opinion: While the renovations will cause many issues with student living, the end result is far better than what we currently have. Students should be patient and positive in this transition, which will make a positive impact on our campus.
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Our opinion: Increasing admissions standards increases our academic worth. The improvement will be gradual; however the focus needs to shift from more students to better quality learners.
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Our opinion: The issues that could arise with this new gate could outweigh the original problems. Transportation should consider other options to decrease traffic on Dan Allen Drive.
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April 15 marked the start of National Volunteer Week. Official events are scheduled until April 21. According to Governor Bev Perdue and a CBS affiliate in Greenville, AmeriCorps members and volunteers will be participating in many community projects across the state in celebration of National Volunteer Week.
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Staff Editorial
Our Opinion: Student Government hit the nail on the head here. There is nobody on campus more deserving of this honor than Stafford. We hope the award will be seen as a recognition of his tireless dedication towards students at N.C. State.
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Viewpoint Staff
As we begin to wrap up this academic year, we reflect on the events from the past year. As a University we strive to support and sustain diversity throughout our campus. Diversity goes beyond the familiar bounds of ethnicity. It extends to all facets of what makes up individuals.
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Gripes about rising fuel cost are nothing new. Since 2008, Americans have been hurting at the pump, and that angst has manifested itself as resentment towards our political officials and big business. Cries for alternative fuels are all too common, and often backed by one-day gas boycotts, but are these actions enough to change the habits of an entire nation?
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If it has slipped your mind, or you have purposely tried to block it out, I am here to kindly remind you that finals are right around the corner. There is absolutely nothing you can do about it but face it like the academic beast you truly are on the inside.
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Our opinion: While in past years student participation has declined on the page, this year students are interacting more than ever. With this new interaction is the need for change.
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Our Opinion: Because we have such a strong research community devoted to new energy sources, as a University we should invest more in these ideas to create a more sustainable future.
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