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 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 [...]

By Jarren Ware Columnist jware@benttreenews.org I thought about starting this review by writing something like, “For those you who’ve been on Mars for the past few years, Facebook is …” But that would be cliché and very lame. You know what Facebook is. And with more than half a billion users, the social networking website [...]

By Will Mayers Staff Writer wmayers@benttreenews.org There are many things that can affect one’s view of dorm life; from bad roommates to a lousy dorm itself. The dorm experience may be a scary feeling for first-time freshmen, or transfer students. But for myself; it can also become a great maturity. “Living in the dorms is [...]

Joe Brown Guest Columnist jbrown64@student.clayton.edu Constitution Day is observed each year on Sept. 17, the day the framers signed the completed final draft of the proposed U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. We should all take time – especially on Constitution Day – to put aside what we have been taught in government [...]