Perspectives

SHANNON KELLYAssistant Perspectives Editor Saddam Hussein’s first case in the string of trials for the atrocities he committed during his dictatorship began Oct. 19. Few Americans knew about it, however, because our country’s mainstream media awarded it meager coverage. That day, the repulsive, vicious murderer sat in front of a judge for unfathomable crimes such as brutally … [Read more...] about Saddam trial coverage is bias and deficient

STAFF EDITORIAL Among recently buried headlines: Syrian leaders implicated in the assassination of a former Lebanese leader, U.S. death toll in Iraq nears 2,000, deadly bird flu spreads to Europe, European Union seeks a hand in U.S.-controlled Internet. Top headlines on mainstream news: Wilma’s wrath, path and aftermath. The Category 3 hurricane “rocked” Cuba, “pounded” … [Read more...] about Disasters becoming news fad

COLLEEN CONWAY Contributing Writer John Roberts’ confirmation as chief justice of the Supreme Court on      Sept. 29 by a 78 to 22 Senate vote marks the second time a person has been elevated to the this position directly from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals since former Chief Justice Warren Burger. Roberts, the youngest Supreme Court justice ever, was nominated by … [Read more...] about Roberts overlooks citizen’s rights in court

GARRETT WAITSports Editor Somebody fibbed and now they’re going to pay. That was my initial reaction after Thursday’s debacle of epic proportions. What happened, you ask? I had a chance to see Neil Diamond snatched from my grasp by liars and thieves. You may have noticed e-mails in your school inbox saying the Student Activities office had “several hundred” Neil Diamond tickets … [Read more...] about Diamond fans let down

RACHEL JOHSONPerspectives Assistant Education in the United States is apparently so good that people will do anything to obtain it, even if it means they must enter the country illegally and create false documentation. Such is the case for 27-year-old Josue Oswaldo Ramirez-Mejia. The Guatemalan native was arrested Sept. 27 for posing as an 18-year-old at a Pasco County high … [Read more...] about Illegal immigration strains the education system