Is chivalry a good thing? Where does it cross the line? K: Chivalry was exercised in the middle ages as a way for knights to court women. Little acts of what is considered modern chivalry towards females are things like opening the door, pulling out their chair, carrying their book/bag..etc. Now, those acts aren’t [...]
The advising system at MCTC is broken, and needs to be radically reworked. Scaling the program down would save MCTC money they need for other projects. Maybe some students find it useful to talk with advisors, but many just don’t need to. When I looked on my account and saw I had a registration hold [...]
How do you avoid the friend zone? K: The friend zone actually has thin borders. It can isolate you as “friends only” or it can be entry to something more. Test the waters by acting as more than a friend. Perhaps pay that person a little more special attention. If you’re worried about overstepping [...]
The political theorist and Father of Classical Liberalism, John Locke crafted the idea of the Social Contract. The Social Contract is the idea that the People give up rights in order to have others protected, such as Life, Liberty and Property. John Locke also made clear that in the event the Legislation was not holding [...]
Should you spend more time with your partner than you do logged into Skyrim? K: If you’re in a relationship, essentially you should want to spend more time with your partner than you would a video game like Skyrim. Interpersonal interaction is more enjoyable in a relationship than solo video action. Time to yourself to [...]
How do you keep the flame alive when a relationship becomes long distance? K: Long distance relationships require mutual effort and creativity. Technology is a good tool when it comes to communicating, like through phone calls, texts, video recordings, and Skype. The creative part comes in by sending care packages or little surprises via mail [...]
I guess I am not that shocked that in this day and age people feel entitled to everything, including an elevator. Students here are not aware that people with handicaps should have priority in the use of elevators. I am over forty, back in school at MCTC. I have a heart condition and have been [...]
The day after Halloween, I went down to the local store for candy corn. It was now All Saints Day, but I still craved those sweet candy nuggets and knew I could get them on sale. Upon approaching the store, I saw no skeletons or ghouls in the window. What I saw in the sill [...]
Recently, there was discussion in student senate about a campus wide smoking ban. A survey was conducted, but I never caught the results. It seems obviously lopsided to survey people on a topic such as cigarette smoking. The people that smoke, will vote to keep it, and the people that don’t, will vote to ban [...]
I don’t know for a fact, but word on the street speaks of a computer churning out the recent scheduling of class times – instead of a level headed human being. Many students have commented on the bizarre scheduling of classes for the upcoming semesters, as well as this current semester. The positioning in the [...]
