Lance Hostetter The Paw Print Wednesday marked the twelfth anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. One of the nation’s worst acts of violence still conjures up feelings of grief and uneasiness, and rightfully so. Just a day before the anniversary of Columbine, another gun related incident occurred in a Texas elementary school. A kindergartener […]
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Alternative Energies Could be Detrimental to SLV
Samantha Saville The Paw Print Everyone should know about the cost of alternative energies before they become too widely used. It is safe to say that almost any alternative energy (natural gas, nuclear power, wind and solar) is better than petroleum-based products for the general environment, but at what cost? Is “renewable” energy really renewable?
Civil Success Begins in Colorado Senate
Lance Hostetter The Paw Print In the coming months and years certain political issues will rise to fore. So called hot button issues that have often been placed at the bottom of the legislative pile will surface and will finally be dealt with. Several issues like abortion, gun control, and same sex marriages or civil […]
Further Economic Downfall Likely Unless Changes are Made
Paul Pizza The PawPrint Sometimes in this world, what seems surreal is actually real. One massive Ponzi scheme and cartel were all it took to plummet not only a nation into an economic disaster, but also the entire world. JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and others are the reason for where we are […]
2012 Presidential Election Gearing Up to Be a Major Circus
Anthony Guerrero The Paw Print On Monday, April 4, 2011, Obama for America, President Obama’s federal campaign arm, began filing paperwork for Barack Obama to run for his second term as President of the United States. It is clear from the horizon of a strenuous and tiring battle that the candidate of hope and change […]
Baseball Returns to Reclaim Role as National Pastime
Lance Hostetter The Paw Print Once again readers must suffer through another tale of my sports fascination. Yet, this time, I think there are many Americans, not just Denver Broncos fans, who might agree with me on this matter. The national pastime returned to some today and returns to the rest of us tomorrow. Yes, […]
Matthew Shepard and the Power of the Theatre
Dr. David Mazel Adams State College One of the greatest of the great stories at Adams State College is our theatre program. Back in the day, when I was a student here, there was hardly a theatre program at all, just a student club with a part-time adviser staging an occasional production of “Carousel” on […]
Higher Education Does Not Guarantee Happiness
Dr. David Mazel Adams State College Be. Here. Now. I trust you’ve driven into town from the east and seen the Adams State College billboard. I could be wrong, but I’m guessing “Be here now” is not a clever allusion to Ram Dass’s New Age book of the same name. I’m guessing it’s a clever […]
Why America Loves to Hate the Duke Blue Devils
James Williams The Paw Print As we approach the mid-point of yet another NCAA college basketball tournament, one can’t help but notice that despite the many changes in the tournament from year to year, one commonality exists from each year to the next. Seemingly everyone, myself included, hates Duke.
Texting Promotes Negative Societal Behaviors
Adam Petrash Special to the Paw Print There have been countless times where I couldn’t go a whole outing without feeling ignored by a friend whose nose was buried in their T9 world. It’s like when someone says it’s rude for you to be talking on the phone while out with others. Surprise! Texting is […]