Women will benefit from election results
Carly Masiroff, FMLA
November 9, 2012
Filed under Opinion
For women, the past few weeks have consisted of being told what they can and cannot do, and how they should think about certain subjects. Well, as of very early Wednesday morning, we stood up together and shouted “another four years forward!” Throughout this election, it seemed to me that Republican... Read more »
Election shows country is becoming more accepting of diversity
Michael Santoro, Rocket Contributor
November 9, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Is it just me, or isn’t it awesome finally hearing some positivity in news and politics? Tuesday’s election was a big deal, yes. Barack Obama, our first African-American/mixed-race president, was elected for his second term. This is s historical landmark for this country. Despite how you feel about... Read more »
Liberal studies requirements enrich the quality of a degree
The Rocket Staff
November 9, 2012
Filed under Opinion
It’s scheduling season again for students at Slippery Rock University, and the never-changing list of complaints from students once again seem to be filling the halls and dorms across campus. While some grumbles are certainly warranted, one specific complaint many students often vent about is just... Read more »
Knowing the issues is key before you cast your vote
Carly Masiroff, FMLA
November 5, 2012
Filed under Opinion
I know. I know. It is almost November 6. I also celebrate the first time “Peter Pan” was performed on Broadway in 1897. No? There is something else going on, on that date? Oh, the election. That’s right. On November 6, 1917, three years before it was legal in the United States for women to vote,... Read more »
The “War on Drugs” policy needs to stop
Tierney Smithson, Black Action Society
October 25, 2012
Filed under Opinion
The War on Drugs policy of drug prohibition and harsh crackdowns has had an extensive effect on minorities in America. Many credit the drug war for enhancing racial disparities between blacks and whites and playing the key agent in the disproportioned incarceration rate of African Americans and Hispanics.... Read more »
‘The Vagina Monologues’ will help fight the war on women
Carly Masiroff, FMLA
October 25, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Has anyone noticed Slippery Rock doesn’t like the word vagina? This is peculiar to me. I guess I didn’t used to like it, until I started saying it. Come on say it with me, v-a-g-i-n-a! Don’t you feel better now? It’s like it’s repressed in our culture here and we need to do something about... Read more »
Obama’s education policies are in the best interest of college students
The Rocket Staff
October 25, 2012
Filed under Opinion
As the nation seems equally divided in its support for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney this election, so is the current Rocket staff. A slight edge on our staff went in favor of the current President. Seeing as we’re a diverse staff with diverse interests, the basis for our collaborative... Read more »
Systematic violence against women needs to stop in the Middle East
Nicole Geyer, FMLA
October 18, 2012
Filed under Opinion
The constant unrest and fighting in the Arab nations has been a source of turmoil throughout the world for the past two years. The news coverage we see daily in this country involves the uprising in the Middle East and the attacks on United States’ embassies. What we do not hear about or consider are... Read more »
Country in need of more unity during the election
Michael Santoro, Rocket Contributor
October 18, 2012
Filed under Opinion
So here we are once again, approaching another election. For how many months prior, our candidates have been fighting and toiling to get the approval of the American public. Oh wait, I said “our candidates.” Poor choice of wording there. I’m sure most of you had something along the lines of “*insert... Read more »
Environmental protection can create big problems
Jon Janasik, News Editor
October 18, 2012
Filed under Opinion
All of this hoopla on campus about “saving the environment” is starting to get to me. It seems like I can’t even roast marshmallows over a Butler Eagle-fuel flame without getting some shpeal on so called “air pollution”. Excuse me, this is America. The land of the free. And you’re telling... Read more »