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Let's be Frank: Questions for Tony

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and winter break isnt far after that. The perpetual planner that I am, Ive completed all my holiday shopping and even sent my gifts off. The semester is flying by, and before we know it, well be skipping classes and hoping Monday snow-days are announced on Sunday before we make the trip back to Fort Collins.

Top Five: Utah charities

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Winter is coming at us like a train, and with winter come the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas arent too far off, which makes this is a popular time to give to charities. The list of charities one can give to is huge and there is a charity organization for nearly any cause or group.

Creationist lecture lacking evidence

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I recently attended a presentation by Robert Carter, a doctor, of Creation Ministries International.His purpose was to show proof, using genetics, for the mitochondrial ancestor of all humans to be only 6,000 years old and that all of humanity could trace their roots back to Noahs daughters.

Not all U.S. veterans are treated respectfully

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This weeks outpouring of thanks to fellow veterans and myself was humbling. We fail to remember those we lost anywhere near as often as we should.With the passing of Veterans Day, for many come the memories of loved ones lost. For the veterans however, come the memories of comrades lost.

College hard enough without sex worries

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Media Credit: Alfredo Linares

"College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?"

-David Woods

Staff Editorial

Truer words have never been spoken.

For many, college is the embodiment of everything they ever have denied themselves as "good kids."

Just about anything is possible on a college campus, from all-night drinking sessions to all-night cramming at IHOP to actually learning something in class. But for some people, the college experience doesnt end at college.

Many carry a memento of it for the rest of their lives. One of the main reasons for females to drop out of college is due to pregnancy, whether it is planned or unplanned...

Opinion: Same Sex Marriage

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Last week, the voters in the state of Maine voted in favor of restricting marriage to heterosexual couples in a vote of 53 percent to 47 percent. This comes just six months after the governor, John E. Baldacci, signed a law that made Maine only the fifth state to recognize marriages between homosexual couples.

Are Prize winners truly noble?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Peace-what is it worth and what does it mean? According to Merriam-Websters online, peace is "a state of tranquility, a state of security within a community provided for by law or custom, or freedom from civil disturbance". And what about the Nobel Peace Prize-what is it worth and what does it mean? In order to answer this question, we go back to 1895 and look to its founder and benefactor, Alfred Nobel.