2008 Woodie Awards
Opinion/Editorial Articles
Sweltering classrooms make it difficult to learn
With highs in the upper '90s all week and the heat index at 105 degrees, there is not any question that it's hot in St. Louis. But what is Webster University doing to help students beat the heat? The climate control around campus varies from good to terrible.
Destruction of Music Annex leads to disturbing questions
It's a shame the new school year had to begin with the sound of splintering wood instead of the sweet, sultry jazz that usually wafts from the Music Annex. For those who were unaware, machinery tore down the wooden building located between the Loretto-Hilton Center and the Thompson Music Building Aug.
Athletes should love the game, not themselves
I'd like to think maybe one day the GMs would draft one more character player and one less troublemaker.
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If you're an ESPN junkie like I am, you've probably noticed this past summer wasn't exactly the summer for role models in sports. Whether it was former major (now minor) leaguer Jose Offerman hitting the opposing pitcher and catcher with a bat, NBA ref Tim Donaghy admitting to gambling charges concerning games he officiated or a now infamous Atlanta Falcons quarterback, it seems there's just as much bad news as good news on Sportscenter.
St. Louis may be boring, but that's not a bad thing
St. Louis' lack of entertainment actually helps make citizens safer, healthier and have better ties to their families.
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Our nightlife may be next to nonexistent, our entertainment venues are one ticket-stub short of a yawn and our public transportation is lacking. There is no doubt that St. Louis, the Gateway to the West, is boring. The city has been fighting its dull reputation for as long as I can remember-but why? Is boring necessarily bad? For years, St.
Legalizing drugs would help more than hurt
Prevention and rehabilitation programs are a better tool for combating drugs and peripheral drug crimes than prison time.
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Legalizing all drugs is the only way to crush drug cartels. It would also prevent and treat addiction and curb peripheral drug crime. The War on Drugs has caused more problems than it has solved since its inception. It costs taxpayers $69 billion a year to run the Drug Enforcement Agency, prosecute and jail offenders.