An old saying goes “Talking with quiet confidence will always beat screaming with obvious insecurity.” Everyone has their own beliefs and opinions. You know the drill: People are constantly persuading […]
Opinions
Just a skid
This isn’t going to be an “everybody love everybody!” 1970s cry like Jackie Moon’s in the movie “Semi Pro.” However, we must be vigilant to treat everyone equally no matter […]
The art of trolling
Social media expansion has led to an Internet explosion and the coining of a new term we as a society are intimately being familiarized with: The troll. Historically, a troll […]
Who needs Valentine’s Day?
It’s that time again: The day that some of us celebrate, some of us avoid and some of us hate. You find those people who mark it down in their […]
Friends in low places
You really like someone. Then you date them. Now you’re in love. Then you’re madly in love. You get attached. Then you break up. So what’s the next logical thing […]
Natural disaster
Crazy. That is what the weather has been lately. It seems like every time I blink Mother Nature is striking again. Each time it seems to be worse. We can […]
Math-lexia
It’s Sunday night. I’m in front of the computer, staring at the same screen I’ve been in front of for six hours today, trying to remember how to divide fractions […]
Torch Voices: Dr. Jim Nystrom
Editor’s Note: This is a guest column by Dr. Jim Nystrom, Associate Professor, FFA Executive Board Member, FFA Leadership Council Representative. Today, Wednesday, 13 February of the so-designated year 2013, […]
Torch Voices: Rebecca Kiessling
Editor’s Note: This is a guest column by pro-life speaker Rebecca Kiessling, who spoke on campus Jan. 30. In the January 20, 2013 article of the Torch, “Shaming the Survivors: […]