Opinion Articles

Thompson plant closed Marion branch in March 2004

About a thousand people lost their jobs when the Marion Thompson plant closed mid-March 2004, almost exactly six years ago, according to the Indianapolis Star. The Thompson plant manufactured radios and televisions and all the parts in between for years, what the company had been known for since it had established its Indianapolis headquarters in…

The way it’s supposed to be?

In a culture that touts diversity as its mantra, varied viewpoints are often excluded from crucial discussions. On topics like religion, politics and ethics many thoughts are heard, yet rarely are those thoughts refreshingly original.
As an individual, I try to hear others out. Even if I disagree with them, I find that I gain something…

“Green:” To be or not to be?

I know, I know… yet another thing about environmentalism and the importance of being “green.” I’m right there with you and confess that I avoided trying to understand much of this debate for a while. I’m not sure if it was the “green” fads that moved to the forefront of consumerism or the actual complexity…

Letter to the Editor

It was an average night at the Baldwin dinner table. An average night with the same old dinner conversations.
“I was up until 3 a.m. playing video games.”
“Watch me break this banana with my forehead!”
“This was the lamest weekend at IWU…ever!”
Same old, same old.
Sure, once in a while a pointless conversation can be entertaining. There is…

Warning: Don’t Date Jesus

So about that, Valentine’s Day is here again, the time of year when you can walk down three whole aisles in Wal-Mart that are covered in pink and red and heart-shaped everything. There are the girls who love it and the girls who hate it, the girls who send out those little cards in campus…

Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day

Every Valentine’s Eve I write an email to the future me, reminding her of how I spent the present holiday. The word “lonely” comes up an awful lot.
OK, I know that sounds pathetic. The fact that I send an e-mail to myself (via futureme.org) one year into the future is probably the reason I am…

LOST versus Obama: Round 1

OK, it’s true. President Obama’s first State of the Union Address was moved forward by one week for the season six premiere of “Lost.” According to ABC, almost immediately after the news came out that the President could interfere with the beginning of the final season of “Lost,” millions of viewers got upset. In response…

Letter to the Editor

During one of my classes this past week, we were discussing some the places on campus where there is not peace. In our group, the tension between Indiana Wesleyan University and its surrounding community was mentioned. We discussed some ways that we, as students, could begin to change that. Now, please don’t get me wrong….

We asked for it, and they delievered

Basically, this year’s Summit was crazy. Admit it, half of the student population probably showed up just out of morbid curiosity. How often do we go to chapel and hear speakers talk about everything from sex to dating to marriage in such straight to the point language?
So that has to be my first round of…

Letter to the Editor

As a freshman Writing Major two years ago, I entered this university with an eager anticipation. I couldn’t wait to begin my studies in an encouraging environment that would teach me how to use my abilities in a meaningful way. I didn’t want my writing to simply be words, I wanted my words to mean…