Rocket’s opinion hurts campus community
The Rocket
May 9, 2013
Filed under Letters to the Editor
Rocket’s opinion hurts campus community I realize that a student newspaper doesn’t need to always paint a positive picture of the school, and only write articles supporting all the organizations on campus. I support the paper’s right to print what they want. I also support the paper’s right... Read more »
Rocket front page photo did not do event justice
The Rocket
April 25, 2013
Filed under Letters to the Editor
When I got last week’s The Rocket (April 19, 2013), I was pleased initially to see a front-page photo focusing on the Take Back the Night rally and march which took place on April 17. At a time when one in five female university students are statistically going to be sexually assaulted, and when... Read more »
SRU striving in “Going Green” movements
Paul W. Scanlon, PE, LEED AP
April 18, 2013
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I was elated to see articles about two of SRU’s sustainability initiatives on the front page of The Rocket last week (“Energy dashboards to save SRU millions” and the article about reusable water bottle filling stations that help minimize the use of plastic bottles on campus). Even though two opinion... Read more »
Racism is still an issue faced by SRU students
March 22, 2012
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
How far have we really come? In my opinion, we have come very far, but we still have a long way to go. On a campus that speaks about diversity very often, has seminars, classes and clubs that all focus on the word “diversity” and accepting others, how can we at the same time be breeding people... Read more »
Reception between grad ceremonies should stay
March 1, 2012
Filed under Letters to the Editor
Every year the group of graduating seniors gets the chance to find their friends and reminisce on all of the fun times and crazy antics which have occurred throughout their four (or more…) years here at Slippery Rock University during the reception held in between the two ceremonies. This is the... Read more »