Texting lingo: Not for the spoken word
I love when people use lingo in real life like “whatev’s” and “I will ‘def’ be there”. It kind of makes a person sound, perhaps, moronic. understand if it slips …
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Opinion Articles
Grades teach you to work, not think
I believe that our institution’s grading and education systems are merely products of bureaucracy’s increasingly defined role in today’s concomitant society. I don’t see how these factors are relevant in …
Is this mess supposed to be a parking lot?
Are you bored with your life? Would you like to get your blood pumping and your adrenaline running with the ultimate challenge? Well, I’ve got just the activity for you! …
Letter to the Editor
In the April 14, 2009 Jibsheet, William Scott, guest contributor, indicated that “Building C” is the only building on campus that has not been renovated. Unfortunately this is not an accurate statement. …
Saving the earth-it’s not a political game
By Joy Citradewi Lai. Earth Day is coming up in a few days, guys! It’s time to ask ourselves what we have done for Mother Nature. In the past few …
How to soften budget cuts: Get a state tax
As Americans, we have an irrational phobia of taxes. And as Washingtonians, we need to get over it. We need a state income tax. Here’s an example of why. Our …
Letter to the Editor
By William Scott, Ph.D “Don’t look at the walls,” a middle-aged woman warned as she herded a gaggle of children past the C Building walls used for decades by the …
E-books: It’s how the future reads
Since the introduction of the Internet, we have seen a myriad of medias for which the written word has been technologically displayed. Technology has once again made history, as bibliophiles …
Dear Network: Save our Bluths!
When devoted Arrested Development fans heard about a potential AD movie, it was as if a collective sigh of relief was let out. We had all been holding our breaths …
Hey Jindal, stop playing dirty
Bobby Jindal, the up and coming Republican governor of Louisiana, recently defended members of his party who say they want Obama to fail. These opposers claim the president is jeopardizing …
Editor’s Letter
Hi Everyone, “To everything there is a season.” I learned that from The Byrds. This year, still in it’s prime, has brought unprecedented obstacles and monumental promise to us as …
I came, I saw, I became a supervillain
Sent in by Phyllis Love – Dental Hygiene Instructor. In observation of the end of twenty years as an instructor in BCC’s School of Dental Hygiene, I am writing The …
The Whole World is a…Um…Toilet?
Public urination is not often a topic of discussion for most people. In fact, any attempted debate on the subject seems to be an open-and-closed matter, concluded with a resounding …
The Oscars: through international eyes
By Alina Faustman. If you missed the 2009 Academy Awards then here’s your quick-fix on this years Oscar buzz. The Oscars had many surprises that made the show more upbeat …
Left, right and then left again
By Jamie Johnson. It’s a rare, beautiful sunny day in Bellevue and you’re on your way to class when all of the sudden, while crossing the road, bang! you get …
Letter to the Editor
To The Editor,I’m writing this in response to “ASG funds Black History Month dance” article on February 18, 2009. In the article by Brook Stallings, it was stated that the …
Letter to the Editor:
The author requested that, due to the sensitive nature of this letter, they remain anonymous. I was very grateful to see that Brook Stallings had addressed the issue of mental …
Don’t fear what you do not understand
By Brook Stallings. Does anyone know why it is so difficult to talk about mental illness? Even while I was trying to write the first paragraph I had to work …
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:I want to express my opinion over the article in the January 27th issue and correct a statement that was written about what the ASG Legislative Committee and …