Media: Stop spotlighting racists

Posted Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 8:58 am → 1 week, 5 days ago by: Taylor Cammack

JCMug b-wWhen I went to vote in the primary Tuesday I was reminded of something that happened almost exactly two years ago.
I came face to face with a racist.

While passing out literature for my presidential candidate of choice at Canton First Monday Trade Days in 2008, I walked past a man camped in a lawn chair beside his camper, surrounded by junk – er, I mean items for sale. This man was a redneck in every sense of the word, the type who has a cigarette in one hand, a beer in the other, and laces his conversation with obscenities to convey what his otherwise uneducated mind cannot properly articulate.

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A Time without technology

February 18th, 2010

MollyThe 200-mile drive home was cold and silent. The temperature peaked at 30 degrees that particular day. The vapor emitting from each breath I took agreed with the thermostat.

My hands took shifts, alternating from one hand holding the wheel, to the other thawing under my leg.
The radio was my only source of entertainment or companionship, and it was all I could do not to turn it on.

It looked as though my experiment to spend a weekend home without technology would be more challenging than expected.

Donate to Haiti

January 19th, 2010

Red Cross With the possible death toll having risen to 200,000, relief organizations working in the area need funds to continue their work feeding the hungry, aiding the wounded and sheltering those who have been displaced from their homes.

Communication forms constantly changing

December 17th, 2009
AshleyMug Ashley Austin Page editor

College students often move away from home to attend school. The lines of communication between students and parents can seriously decline during the first few months of living away from home. Thanks to technology, there are many different ways college students can keep in touch with family and friends while away at school.

Making the most of your college experience

December 17th, 2009
AshleyMug Ashley Austin Page editor

As I’m sure most students are aware of by now, KC is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. As students during this special year, we are experiencing history in the making. Being a part of such a historical year is something we can all look back on years from now and remember fondly, but only if we choose to act now and make the best of the time we have here.

A wide variety of types of college students make up the student body at KC. Everyone is here to learn, but our intentions and directions vary. Some may be returning to college to earn an additional degree, some may be interested in learning a new trade and some may be entering college for the first time.

Skipping class disrespectful, unwise

December 17th, 2009
AshleyMug Ashley Austin Page editor

Have you ever sat in class on a Friday and listened to your instructor call the roll? If you have, I bet you may have noticed that more than a few of the names called received no response. The silence you hear during every third or so name is a result of several factors of college life: tiredness, laziness and eagerness.

College students are often so tired from partying Thursday night that they are too lazy to roll out of bed for class, and on top of it all, they are also eager to start their weekend a day early.

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