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What Should Be Done About Healthcare?

By Joseph Rogers • Mar 26th, 2009 • Category: Political Commentary

This is part one of a series of articles/essays I’ve written previously, and will be running them one by one. I understand that healthcare is a volatile topic, and want to make it clear that I know the situation will not be resolved easily. However, I ask that you remember that there are many points [...]



Loyal Opposition

By Joseph Rogers • Mar 26th, 2009 • Category: Political Commentary, Uncategorized

Let me make a few things clear. I am not a reporter. I am a commentator, like Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. None of these gentlemen simply tell you what’s going on, they put their own spin on it, and tell you what they think is wrong or right about something. [...]



Academic Advising, or, You’ll Never Walk Alone

By Janet Hanks • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, Political Commentary, Sports

Advisor, (ad-vis-or), n., person who signs your graduation application. For the vast majority of New River students, an academic advisor is a shadowy figure. Students know they have an advisor, but aren’t sure why, and sometimes aren’t sure who that person is. Degree-seeking students often see their advisor for the first time when they bring [...]



A View On Politics

By Joseph Rogers • Jan 28th, 2009 • Category: Political Commentary

Please welcome Joseph Rogers as our new political opinion columnist! Since we passed from one presidential administration to the other on January 20th, let’s look back at what occurred over the past eight years and reflect on what I hope to see in the next four to eight years. President Obama ran on the platform of Hope [...]