Category: Viewpoints

Jesse Tiffen Doug Laditka, the Director of Facilities and Physical Plant Operations, addressed some important statistics that all students should be aware of in last week’s issue of the Voice. According to Mr. Laditka, “In the past three years the college has invested $6 million to improve the energy efficiency in all of the major…

Jesse Tiffen If you are unfamiliar with the website Buzzfeed, you probably already avoid all things Internet and should consider yourself lucky. What began as a simple news site with a clever name and a tendency to utilize useless lists has burst into a larger and more popular site with a clever name, a tendency…

Linnea Johnson Having grown up in the years following the release of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, our generation is well aware of the climate challenges ahead. Human activity has caused climate change to take its toll on ecosystems and economies alike, and in order to avert increased devastation, we must reduce our emissions by…

Travis Marmon I’ve been pursuing journalism as a possible career option since I was 16 years old. More specifically, I’ve had an ever-growing interest in sports journalism, serving as Sports Editor here at the Voice for three years and working as a sports intern at The Oakland Press at home in Michigan in the summer…

R Taylor Grow I was at work one day, when my co-worker called my name. “Taylor, do you like this?” and I turned to see my male coworker and a second male coworker embracing, their hold adorned with a vulgar, grinding motion of their hips. I turned away quickly and answered with anger that I…

Gareth McNamara The government shutdown shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Washington has lately become an endless game of petty brinkmanship. Deadlines and commitments come second to grandstanding. Both parties have shown flagrant disregarded for the public interest. The right of working people in public service to be paid for their labor takes a…