Currently Browsing: Opinion /Uncategorized

How secure is S.A.F.E.?
Posted on February 28, 2011
Posted in Opinion, Uncategorized

Written by Benjamin Manry

S.A.F.E.:  The word’s been in the buzz since its initial presentation via e-mail in Ranger Time some four weeks ago, but there’s been little enough talk about it from neither S.A.F.E. TEAM coordinators (As the official website... Read more »

Comments: No Responses
Be my valentine
Posted on February 14, 2011
Posted in Opinion

Written by Carolin Engmann

Every year in February – too surprising and unexpectedly for the boys, hardly to await for the girls –it comes. This special day to honor your loved ones. Another occasion next to birthdays, Christmas and anniversaries to spend... Read more »

Comments: No Responses
New Year’s Resolutions
Posted on January 28, 2011
Posted in Opinion

Written by Carolin Engmann

“I’m gonna start being a better person – this year.” Famous words. Everybody has heard them before, especially on New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Resolutions are probably as old as mankind itself. They show our desire for change,... Read more »

Comments: No Responses
Spring Break
Posted on January 28, 2011
Posted in Opinion

Spring Break With school underway once again, the thought on some students’ and teachers’ minds is simply, “When is the next break from school?” We did have a nice little three day weekend but that’s not near long enough.... Read more »

Comments: No Responses
feature photo
Put the phone down, please.
Posted on January 20, 2011
Posted in Opinion

Written by Morgan McGrath

There I was, having simple conversation with a friend when I hear a vrrrt…vrrrt…vrrrt. I thought to myself, “if she takes that phone out of her pocket…I swear…” and as her hand reached toward her pocket, I stopped talking... Read more »

Comments: One Response
feature photo
Secrets of the Water Fountains
Posted on January 20, 2011
Posted in Opinion

Written by Zack Bakir

I remember when I was a freshman, and I was more lost then Nemo on this huge campus. I was always thirsty but never knew any water fountains that could quench my manly thirst. One day I ran into this old guy dressed as a monk when... Read more »

Comments: No Responses
Zombies Bite
Posted on November 1, 2010
Posted in Opinion

Written by Benjamin Manry

October—that surreal time of the year: mistral winds soothe the air and lend it a cooler touch, the trees shed their summer garb in favor of fall’s more regal raiment,  school is in session, long sleeves in fashion and, of course,... Read more »

Comments: 2 Responses
10 Things I’ve Learned in Texas
Posted on April 1, 2010
Posted in Opinion

Written by Morgan McGrath

     My family and I took a trip a year or two ago to a town out in West Texas. Being the classic tourists, we went into all the little shops and antique stores, when clumsy ol’ me fell over something embedded in the sidewalk.... Read more »

Comments: 4 Responses
Life Without Football Season
Posted on February 19, 2010
Posted in Opinion

Written by Cole Sawyer, Staff Writer

Another great football season has come to a close with a Saints victory over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. After Peyton Manning’s interception thrown to Tracy Porter was returned for a touchdown, football fans across the country... Read more »

Comments: No Responses
The Pickle Phenomena
Posted on February 19, 2010
Posted in Opinion

Written by Emily Skeen

In his comedy “The Taming of the Shrew,” William Shakespeare created one of his many now commonly used phrases: “I have been in such a pickle.” The name of the main character in Nickelodeon’s perhaps most beloved show, “The... Read more »

Comments: One Response