<![CDATA[The Advance-Titan - Editorial RSS]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/se/the-advance-titan-editorial-rss-1.302013 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:57:49 -0400 en <![CDATA[Being thin should be about being healthy]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/being-thin-should-be-about-being-healthy-1.1474097

I changed my outfit four times this morning before I finally decided on one that looked OK. I've felt the humiliation of having to get a bigger size than I normally wear when I'm out shopping. I have asked the dreaded, 'Does this make me look fat? and rdq...

]]> Wed, 5 May 2010 22:20:22 -0400 1.1474097 Emily Miels Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Students should keep an open mind in global warming debate]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-students-should-keep-an-open-mind-in-global-warming-debate-1.1474093

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On April 27 the College Republicans hosted global warming and environment expert Christopher Horner. More than 50 people attended the lecture, asked questions and engaged in discussion of the president's 'green and rdquo; agenda; however, the UW-Oshkosh c...

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Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Bill will rightly end automatic pay raises for Congress ]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-bill-will-rightly-end-automatic-pay-raises-for-congress-1.1474092

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I read an article the other day about the passage of a bill to stop the automatic annual pay raises for Congress. I completely agree that our senators and representatives do not need a secretive, automatic pay raise each year, when those of us here in Wis...

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Editorial <![CDATA[A look at the good and the bad of Spring 2010]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/a-look-at-the-good-and-the-bad-of-spring-2010-1.1474089

By: Advance-Titan Staff


The end of the semester is nearly here. And with summer beckoning us like a cold cocktail on a Friday night we thought now was as good a time as any to take stock of what happened this year and then look forward to the summer and beyond. Looking back,...

]]> Wed, 5 May 2010 22:16:32 -0400 1.1474089 Advance-Titan Staff Editorial <![CDATA[Measuring success in the Facebook age]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/measuring-success-in-the-facebook-age-1.1434151

By: Charles Greenley


I'll wager nearly everyone wants to be successful, but it takes a special person to embrace all the filthy, rotten, stinking aspects that can be associated with that term. For every well-respected and well-paid actor it seems like there are a dozen realit...

]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:52:17 -0400 1.1434151 Charles Greenley Editorial <![CDATA[Awareness is crucial to sexual assault prevention]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/awareness-is-crucial-to-sexual-assault-prevention-1.1434147

By: The Advance-Titan Staff


As April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Advance-Titan encourages its readers to take a stand to prevent assaults on campus. Sexual assault takes many forms including attacks, such as rape or attempted rape, or touching another person's body in an...

]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:51:18 -0400 1.1434147 The Advance-Titan Staff Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Letter denouncing Horner factually incorrect]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-letter-denouncing-horner-factually-incorrect-1.1434142

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The letter printed April 22 in the Advance-Titan is false. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming, which is the only source referenced by William Greenwood, II, Horner only mentions CFCs once and not at all as the writer claims. The one stateme...

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Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Credit card bill will protect customers from debt]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-credit-card-bill-will-protect-customers-from-debt-1.1434136

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Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Opposition to medicinal marijuana is based on profits]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-opposition-to-medicinal-marijuana-is-based-on-profits-1.1376976

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I agree whole-heartedly with your analysis that we should legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. Those in my profession, police officers, could arrest many more bad guys and ndash; DUI, child predators, etc. and ndash; if we stopped wasting time on the a...

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Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Speaker on climate change is not a valid source]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-speaker-on-climate-change-is-not-a-valid-source-1.1376974

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On April 27, 2010 the UW-Oshkosh College Republicans are having Christopher Horner in to talk about global warming. This came to my attention when invited to a Facebook event. The description read 'The College Republicans at UW-Oshkosh have confirmed that...

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Editorial <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Justification to legalize marijuana goes back 100 years]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/letter-to-the-editor-justification-to-legalize-marijuana-goes-back-100-years-1.1376970

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If health outcomes determined drug
 laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. and nbsp; Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause death from overdose, nor does it
 share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be h...

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Editorial <![CDATA[“Green” should be a state of mind]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/green-should-be-a-state-of-mind-1.1376707

I care about this planet. I enjoy nature. I try not to disrupt animals in their natural habitats. I don't litter. But if someone tells me my car isn't environmentally friendly or that I need to use a 'greener and rdquo; kind of paper for my class notebook...

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:32:16 -0400 1.1376707 Charles Greenley Editorial <![CDATA[Legalization of medicinal marijuana is the first step]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/legalization-of-medicinal-marijuana-is-the-first-step-1.1342632

If the Wisconsin legislature passes the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act (Assembly bill 554, Senate bill 368), it will become legal for Wisconsinites to use the drug for medicinal purposes. But does this go far enough? Studies have shown that medicin...

]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:53:55 -0400 1.1342632 Advance-Titan Staff Editorial <![CDATA[Opportunities on campus go unnoticed by students]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/opportunities-on-campus-go-unnoticed-by-students-1.1342594

By: Katie Holliday


When many people think of UW-Oshkosh, one of two things comes to mind: excessive drinking or the highly competitive nursing program. But Oshkosh has much more to offer than parties and academics.

If you've ever w...

]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:49:17 -0400 1.1342594 When many people think of UW-Oshkosh, one of two things comes to mind: excessive drinking or the highly competitive nursing program. But Oshkosh has much more to offer than parties and academics.

If you've ever w...]]> Katie Holliday Editorial <![CDATA[Health care reform could be put on hold]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/health-care-reform-could-be-put-on-hold-1.1310445

By: Advance-Titan Staff


Let's say it together one more time. It took a year. A year in one of the worst economic periods the United States has seen in more than 50 years. Yes, improving the health care system needed to happen. But did it need to happen immediately? The legisl...

]]> Wed, 7 Apr 2010 22:15:28 -0400 1.1310445 Advance-Titan Staff Editorial <![CDATA[College students need to take more interest in news]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/college-students-need-to-take-more-interest-in-news-1.1310443

By: Katie Holliday


Perhaps our most important freedom is freedom of speech. But the freedom to speak our minds is useless if we do not know what is going on in our world. According to the Newspaper Association of America's Web site, in 2007 less than 50 percent of adult Am...

]]> Wed, 7 Apr 2010 22:14:42 -0400 1.1310443 Katie Holliday Editorial <![CDATA[Oshkosh’s local music scene lacks diversity]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/oshkosh-s-local-music-scene-lacks-diversity-1.1310440

By: Jay Spanbauer


This is what is frustrating about the music scene throughout the city and ndash; very little personality. If you aren't bored, you aren't paying attention. I understand that a lot of students don't make it out to see bands throughout the city because yo...

]]> Wed, 7 Apr 2010 22:13:33 -0400 1.1310440 Jay Spanbauer Editorial <![CDATA[Fast lane college life is not for everyone]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/fast-lane-college-life-is-not-for-everyone-1.1291354

By: Charles Greenley


With spring break now but a fond memory, it's time for Oshkosh students to return to mercilessly dedicating themselves to schoolwork and focusing on their future careers. Sure, college is filled with pleasant diversions and mdash; friends, parties, lots...

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:36:53 -0400 1.1291354 Charles Greenley Editorial <![CDATA[College voters crucial in upcoming election]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/college-voters-crucial-in-upcoming-election-1.1291340

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 is spring election day throughout Wisconsin. and nbsp; In Oshkosh, a small number of voters will turn out to elect their school board representatives, their city councilors and county judge. In no other government election can your...

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Editorial <![CDATA[Devine, divine in national diving championship]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/devine-divine-in-national-diving-championship-1.1291323

By: Andrew Munger


Since I'm still riding high from having a week off, I thought I would give some props to someone who deserves it and hasn't necessarily gotten his due. Sophomore Phil Devine won a NCAA Division III National Championship in the 3-meter diving competition ...

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:28:03 -0400 1.1291323 Andrew Munger Editorial