Clayton State University's Student Newspaper
Recently Facebook updated their layout, which of course spawned the multitude of people complaining that this free service has changed. How dare they make changes without consulting the people who use it for free? All sarcasm aside, there are some legitimate complaints about Facebook’s privacy issues. It has come to light that Facebook has the [...]
By Blair Fortson Contributing Writer The most common misconception about Black History is that it is all said, done, and set in stone. As the African American youth, we do not realize that we have the power to write Black History even in the present 2011. Every time we pick up a pen and write, [...]
By Laticia Lewis Columnist New Year, New Me! Every year we say the same thing and make resolutions that we never keep or follow up with. We make declarations about our love life, health, career, but what about having a more stylish life? Instead of calling them resolutions think of them as promises to ourselves [...]
CORRECTION: Initially, this editorial incorrectly reported that a member of the organization DEEP (Diversity Educational Experiences for Peers) was going to be dressed as a homeless person to promote the event, “Sleep Out for the Homeless.” We apologize for the error. Raising awareness about homelessness is a good idea; pretending to be homeless is not. [...]
By Laticia Lewis Columnist Ever had that amazing shopping moment where you score a really good deal and you are convinced that you are a shopping guru? Well I have, but my moments are a little different. I shop for staples—amazing pieces that are able to work during any season. Instead of shopping trendy and [...]
By Chris Baldwin Columnist Hi, I’m Chris Baldwin and I’m not a Mac, nor am I a PC. I’m a person who uses a personal computer, which happens to be a Mac. That means it is a PC, despite what you’ve heard. Mysterious rumors and inaccurate information gets passed around about these “mystical” machines. Many [...]
By Joe Brown Columnist America is in serious trouble. The national debt is $13.6 trillion. The unemployment rate is 10%. The “war on terror” is in its 10th year, with no end in sight. The value of the dollar is falling fast. And the government continues to take away what few freedoms we have left. [...]
By Codi Rose Sports Columnist October was an interesting month for the NFL and Ray Anderson (vice president of football operations for the NFL); so much so, that regulations needed to be implemented. October was full of collisions, concussions, and injuries. These incidents led to the new, stricter implementation of suspensions and fees for players [...]
By John Zinko Columnist jzinko@benttreenews.org Die hard fans of the video game company Capcom will be pleased to know that the second installment of Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, has been released. The story line is expertly detailed with a whodunit twist that will keep gamers guessing halfway through the game. The second half is [...]
By Rachel Daniels Guest Columnist rachellndaniels@gmail.com Clayton State University is a technology-based school. As stated on Clayton State’s school website, “Clayton State was the third public university to require that each student have access to a notebook computer and has distinguished its learning environment as one of a small number of “Notebook Universities”. So, if [...]