<![CDATA[The Current - Viewpoint RSS]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/se/the-current-viewpoint-rss-1.279 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:29:39 -0400 en <![CDATA[On the Tea Party]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/on-the-tea-party-1.1494559

By: Josh Davidson


I knew little about the Tea Party other than what was provided by a smattering of controversial media coverage, so I decided to seek some information for myself direct from the source. According to teapartypatriots.org, their mission...

]]> 1.1494559 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:08:45 -0400 <![CDATA[Not Funny]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/not-funny-1.1494558

By: Tyler Kion


In case many of you didn’t know, The Current newspaper recently had a public snafu with an article that was not, as some put it, “P.C.”. This gained the newspaper quite some publicity nonetheless and also the author...

]]> 1.1494558 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:07:34 -0400 <![CDATA[On the recent student elections]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/on-the-recent-student-elections-1.1494557

By: X


Aboard the controversy surrounding the ASGRCC elections, we find a popular candidate, Chris Kruis, who, after the first election was over, was found ineligible due to a mix-up of election packets and...

]]> 1.1494557 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:06:24 -0400 <![CDATA[Why bother looking for a 'free' parking spot? ]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/why-bother-looking-for-a-free-parking-spot-1.1488951

By: Tyler Kion


Parking tickets at Green River are just a joke

 

Why even bother following the parking rules, wasting time trying to find one of those rare open parking spots, barely making it to class on time or even at all? Students can so easily get parking ti...

]]> 1.1488951 Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:46:56 -0400 <![CDATA[From 48, to 4, now to 2. Green River needs a new college president and soon ]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/campus-life/from-48-to-4-now-to-2-green-river-needs-a-new-college-president-and-soon-1.1484284

By: The Current editorial board

Dr. Eileen Ely has the skills to fill the open position

With the end of the year coming up it’s time for the Board of Trustees to pick a new college president. In the last week, the four finalists came for a two-day visit to the campus. The candidates were taken all over the campus, through multiple ope...

]]> 1.1484284 Sat, 22 May 2010 19:06:48 -0400 <![CDATA[Hypocrisy of the green movement]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/hypocrisy-of-the-green-movement-1.1478262

By: Eugene Terpay


 

Within every person whether young or old is a festering impulse to “fit in,” to fit into a common fad, to fit into a movement or the like. But today, to...

]]> 1.1478262 Tue, 11 May 2010 15:01:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Underground texting dangerous on the road]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/underground-texting-dangerous-on-the-road-1.1436878

By: Eugene Terpay


There are those days when either by nature of some accident or misfortune, we hope to escape our present surroundings, our friends at college, or some acquaintances at the mall, wishing to become invisible or make our...

]]> 1.1436878 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:26:06 -0400 <![CDATA[ASGRCC Elections have been run, but successfully?]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/asgrcc-elections-have-been-run-but-successfully-1.1436876

By: Josh Davidson


The recent Associated Student-body of Green River Community College (ASGRCC) elections are over. Despite the fact that a large amount of hard work and unique solutions were put forth to educate the 10,000 students abo...

]]> 1.1436876 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:19:21 -0400 <![CDATA[Douglas fir killings, who would do such a thing?]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/douglas-fir-killings-who-would-do-such-a-thing-1.1436870

By: Chelsea Gorham


Five Douglas fir trees were cut down on the Green River trails between April 10th and 11th by an unknown person(s) causing concern at the natural resource department as well as with students. ]]> 1.1436870 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:09:11 -0400 <![CDATA[Game developers ‘Respawn’ from Infinity Ward courtroom drama]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/game-developers-respawn-from-infinity-ward-courtroom-drama-1.1435355

By: Alexander Bevier



  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had the biggest release of any entertainment product ever on its first day last November making over five-hundred million dollars. The game was developed by Infinity ward and published by Activision. It currently sta...

]]> 1.1435355 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:06:43 -0400 <![CDATA[This too shall pass]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/this-too-shall-pass-1.1288478

By: Heather Coit


 

This Op Ed piece was going to be about the current bru-ha-ha over reconciliation of the Healthcare reform bills. However, in the current issue of Newsweek, one page stood out that puts our cur...

]]> 1.1288478 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:43:29 -0400 <![CDATA[Hollywood complains about making millions]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/hollywood-complains-about-making-millions-1.1220086

By: Mary Preston


People screw up. It’s a known fact that if you are human and you have a pulse you will screw up at some point. The only major difference is that if John Johnson, tax accountant screws up, not man...

]]> 1.1220086 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:38:31 -0500 <![CDATA[Advance Warning for Class Options]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/advance-warning-for-class-options-1.1172926

By: Lindsey Williams


Students are strongly encouraged by almost every level of Green River to map out their classes so they have a plan for their graduation. Counselors use the degree planning worksheets, students spend hours p...

]]> 1.1172926 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:10:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Campus Corner Apartments: overpriced and not enough activities]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/campus-corner-apartments-overpriced-and-not-enough-activities-1.1125107

By: Jacqueline Lambert


 

For $24.57 a day you can live at Campus Corner Apartments and be within walking distance of the college and live in a university like atmosphere, partying and all. ...

]]> 1.1125107 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:04:02 -0500 <![CDATA[Are budget cuts really the answer?]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/are-budget-cuts-really-the-answer-1.1125097

By: Evan Hicks


 

Green River Community College (GRCC) has 7 percent more students this year than it did last year. This is more than likely due to the poor economy Washington state ...

]]> 1.1125097 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:00:08 -0500 <![CDATA[I’m right, you’re wrong!]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/i-m-right-you-re-wrong-1.892735

By: Nicole Palmer

The economy is on the upswing

There are many dates we remember in history. September 11, 2001 the day the towers fell. April 19, 1995 the day the Oklahoma City bombing occurred. December 26, 2004 the day the Indian Ocean tsunami killed thousands of people. April 20, 1999 the day the ...

]]> 1.892735 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:09:26 -0500 <![CDATA[Is Myspace still your space?]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/is-myspace-still-your-space-1.892729

By: Mallory Lambarena

Facebook is rapidly taking over the social networking world

For the longest time, Myspace has been the social networking site that many kids, teens, and young adults have used to communicate with each other. However, Facebook has recently become the new Myspace and is rapidly taking over. Myspace is targeted tow...

]]> 1.892729 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:04:20 -0500 <![CDATA[A Nobel Prize for achieving nothing]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/a-nobel-prize-for-achieving-nothing-1.892712

By: Alison Melton

The president’s win comes with a sense of anticlimax and lack of accomplishment

Suppose there was a four year college that awarded a diploma to a student in the middle of his freshman year. Almost everyone would think this would be outside of protocol; a graduate earns a diploma at the completion of his course of studies. The consens...

]]> 1.892712 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:49:15 -0500 <![CDATA[Would you like some secondhand smoke with that?]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/would-you-like-some-secondhand-smoke-with-that-1.892670

By: Nicole Palmer


Some GRCC students get more than what they want when walking through our campus

While walking through our campus on the first day of school, students cannot help but notice the beautiful greenery, the woodsy feeling, the wildlife that shares our campus, and the clouds of smoke hovering over all of these things. It is almost impos...

]]> 1.892670 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:04:45 -0500 <![CDATA[Jon and Kate Plus Hate]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.net/oped/jon-and-kate-plus-hate-1.892654

By: Mallory Lambarena

Jon gets dropped from TLC’s hit show, Jon and Kate Plus Eight.

Jon and Kate Gosselin’s eight children have grown up in the public eye with cameras shoved in their faces since the sextuplets were two, and the twins were six. With five seasons underway, these kids don’t know any other lifestyle than the ...

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