2008 Woodie Awards
Opinions Articles
Industry not at fault
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The video game industry seems to come under attack from just about every side these days. Religious organizations, parent organizations, lawyers and even many politicians (such as Hillary Clinton) have condemned video games for one reason or another. Probably the most famous example of this in recent memory was the "Hot Coffee" scandal that affected TakeTwo Interactive Software, Rockstar Games and their game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Closer look at racism, bigotry in U.S.
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It's incredibly sad that in this day and age, racism and bigotry still exist. Not a single race, color or creed is solely guilty, because there are racists and bigots in every subset of people. No one group is totally innocent, even though there are some that would like the public to think they are.
Growing up is hard to do
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I've been wondering when exactly you know you have reached adulthood. This question - posed by my creative writing professor in an attempt to inspire a class discussion - received short, almost unconscious answers like: "When you turn 18," "when you get a job," or "when you get married.
Letter to the Editor: Tyler Cooper
Text messaging is beginning the downfall of Western civilization. What is this society coming to when we can't leave our sorority sisters alone for more than half a day without asking them which North Face jacket to wear with our black tights and brown UGG Boots through a text message during trigonometry.
