2008 Woodie Awards
Opinion/Editorial Articles
Every human is responsible for stopping global warming
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It is no longer a myth, no longer a suggestion of what is happening to our planet, but a fact that global warming is occurring and is rapidly getting worse. Global warming is not a liberal or conservative, Democratic or Republican issue. It's not political.
Marine learned more than he was prepared for
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I remember the moment like it was yesterday, a defining moment in an already eventful life. I was fishing in Evergreen, Colo. just outside of Denver with my late uncle. I was home on leave from Marine Corps infantry training, the four-week course that directly follows the 13 weeks of hell known as boot camp.
New ruling threatens all abortion rights
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Women have been fighting for rights for centuries, from the women's suffrage movement to "bra burners" of the 1960s and '70s. Women everywhere received a blow to their rights April 18 when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to ban a rarely used late-term abortion procedure.
Galaxy profanity rules sideline music with complicated messages
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In January, Webster's radio station The Galaxy was revived, and students were invited to host their own talk radio or music programs. Ostensibly, The Galaxy is a forum where students can have their voices heard and share their favorite music with a mass audience.
Webster corporation trudges through yet another semester
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While students should be the focus of every university, such is not always the case for Webster. This university often acts more like a business than a place for learning. Webster is irresponsible in its goals of expansion. Extended campuses seem to be sprouting up in every obscure city across the country.