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To Test or Not to Test

Daira Gentrup, Graphic Artist December 4, 2012

The end of the semester is worst part of the year for any college student. There are colds, flus and other illnesses flying around. You have to make it home to see you family for the holidays and you have...

I had four items on my list and got one. This is ridiculous, said Joe Allen, of Carolina Forest, center, shortly after the 6:00 a.m. opening as he waits to check out at JC Penney on Black Friday morning, November 23, 2012, at Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Consumerism and the Holidays

Brittany Hinkel, Editor/Cartoonist November 27, 2012

It’s a well-known fact that retail sales increase during the holiday season. According to an about.com article, 2012 Christmas Holiday Shopping Season Retail Sales, Job, Technology Predictions, written...

Brittany Hinkel, Shift Editor, Cartoonist November 15, 2012

Resurrect Respect

Brittany Hinkel, Editor/Cartoonist October 23, 2012

Respect: something most would say is an important part of life. The respect (or lack of) that one has is inevitably a learned behavior. According to dictionary.com, the word respect has a variety...

Nikita and Lori Rector, May 2012. 
Photo Credit: Alisha Fisher

I Got It From My Mama

Nikita Rector, Editor in Chief October 23, 2012

It's layout night, the traditional evening spent with coworkers, a computer and multiple articles to be finalized for print. Early in the evening the room was full of the hustle and bustle of any normal...

Brittany Hinkel, Shift Editor, Cartoonist October 9, 2012

You Can Quote Me on Ethics

Nikita Rector, Editor in Chief October 9, 2012

Many people are afraid to talk to reporters or writers for fear of being misquoted or taken advantage of. Anyone with a background in journalism knows how to handle an interview, as well as how to properly...

Brittany Hinkel, Shift Editor, Cartoonist September 14, 2012

The World is Turning, Journalism is Changing, and The Viewpoint Goes Digital.

Nikita Rector, Editor in Chief September 14, 2012

“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.” Philip Graham, publisher of the Washingon Post, said.   Print Journalism prospered throughout the 1900's but has slowly begun to decline,...

The Big Debate in Church and State

Quinn Kelly, Shift Editor September 13, 2012

Politics and religion are two of the touchiest subjects today. Talking about either one can end in arguments and, dare I say, hurt feelings. Not talking about it though will just end up making everything...

Change My Name. Change Your Name!

Nikita Rector, Editor in Chief September 12, 2012

I heard something on the radio awhile back that startled me and I haven't seemed to stop thinking about since... In Grand Island, NE a preschool told a deaf, three-year old student, that he had to change...

Have a Tattoo? You Judge Too.

Nikita Rector, Editor in Chief April 26, 2012

"When people get tattoos and spend 98% of their time complaining about how society "judges" them." Facebook user Michaela Volk posted on April 11, 2012. This made me stop and think: yes, quite often...

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