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Policy on letters to the editor

The Collegian welcomes your letters to the editor. They can be submitted by e-mail to letters@spub.ksu.edu or in person to Kedzie Hall 116. Include your full name, year in school and major. Letters should be limited to 350 words. All submitted letters may be edited for length and clarity.

  • dszc Cohabitation beneficial to couples looking at taking next step

    When two people live together, both parties have to make a lot of adjustments. We have all had a messy, noisy, inconsiderate roommate at some point, and it is only a matter of time before differences in lifestyles cause strain on the setup. The situation gets more complex when the two parties involved are in a relationship.

  • sdf Agricultural degrees vital for increasing population, not useless as some believe

    Are you pursuing a worthless degree? Are you wasting your time and money on an education that is insignificant? According to a recent Yahoo News article, degrees in agriculture — my future degree — are worthless. In the article "College Majors That Are Useless," author Terence Loose cites five college majors that produce degrees to avoid.

  • New ideas might help with password change

    To the point is an editorial selected and debated by the editorial board and written after a majority opinion is formed. This is the Collegian's official opinion. It is that dreaded time of the semester once again - it is time to change our passwords.

  • sdf Science classrooms not a place for unexamined religious beliefs

    Creationism in the classroom. It's been a heated topic in Kansas for years, and most recently, in Indiana. Less than a week ago, Senate Bill 89 passed in the state's senate with a vote of 28-22. The bill originally read, "The governing body of a school corporation may require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science, within the school corporation," according to a Jan. 1 comment

  • asd Corporate attempts to fight piracy do more harm than good

    I have an e-reader, a Barnes & Noble Nook, and I love it to death. Last semester, I tried buying a digital copy of one of my textbooks online through Barnes & Noble's Nook Study program. The copy downloaded fine, but my Nook wouldn't read the file. It's just a PDF, I thought.

  • ds Religious leaders not at fault for expressing political beliefs

    I don't agree with every single thing my pastor says. That certainly makes for an awkward sermon, of course, but it happens. Every now and then, something will pass my ears that I have a different opinion about. It's not enough to make me uproot and go to another church, mainly because I know that I'll never find a pastor who agrees with everything that I believe, but also because I can very easily listen and get along with people that differ from me.

  • afd Soapbox vs. the pulpit: voters should form own political views

    "Give to God what is right, not what is left." This is the message that greeted me one morning last fall on my way to work at Manhattan High School's west campus. Although I had just left my house, this message didn't appear on a flier tacked to my door or wedged under the windshield wiper of my car.

  • From the president’s desk

    Hey K-State, As we continue in the spring semester, Student Governing Association is working hard to represent you on campus, in the Manhattan community and in Topeka, where the state legislative session is underway. Each year, our representatives in Topeka make important decisions regarding allocations to higher education, directly affecting the university's budget and our tuition rate.

  • Students should be accountable for actions

    TO THE POINT

    To the point is an editorial selected and debated by the editorial board and written after a majority opinion is formed. This is the Collegian's official opinion. As students, there is a sense of heightened responsibility when coming to college. With new freedoms come new expectations.

  • asdf Voters should know Republican candidates views on gun rights

    Last year, I wrote a column that offered a blanket defense of gun rights and was blessed with an overwhelmingly positive response. Several K-State students and staff members sent me supportive messages and offered words of encouragement. It's clear that many in the K-State community care deeply about our constitutional right to defend our safety and liberty. 5 comments

  • df Eating contests part of American culture despite hunger issues

    On Dec. 3, 2008, America was reintroduced to a type of competition that had long stayed in the afterthoughts of its denizens: "Man vs. Food" premiered on the Travel Channel and re-familiarized everyone with the concept of an "eating challenge." The idea was simple: the show's host, Adam Richman, would travel to some of our country's greatest cities, introduce the challenge, and then lead up to his attempt at the challenge by dining at many other famous locales.

  • Who is your favorite lesser- known band or artist?

    Editorial board

    I actually just heard this artist named Jason Evigan and fell in love. I'm not thinking he is super famous, but he should be. Kelsey Castanon managing editor I really liked 3OH!3 when they were lesser known several years ago. Once they went more mainstream, their music wasn't quite the same.

  • zxxc Centralized power hurts environment, empower communities for greater local accountability

    To those wary of corporate power, Halliburton — a multinational oil field services provider — has become a sort of caricature, rivaled only by Monsanto in epitomizing shameless boardroom gluttony. Until 2007, Halliburton owned Kellogg Brown & Root, a company that specializes in a ridiculously cartoonish array of malicious enterprises, from contracting mercenaries to constructing oil fields.

  • azsdx Environmental laws protect our rights, free market too profit-driven to solve problem

    In recent years, the economic right wing of American politics has gone on an anti-regulatory crusade, and anti-regulation candidates like Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry or anyone with an R next to his or her name are always quick to mention that the Environmental Protection Agency is a job killer that will be immediately eliminated when they take office. 1 comment

  • zxc Smoking a personal choice, unsolicited judgments against smokers unwelcome

    On campus and in the workplace, smokers often experience lectures, rude comments

    Smoking. Everyone feels the need to lecture me on how bad it is for me and how bad it is for the environment. Many people want to give me their opinions about my personal decision to smoke. Often, however, people do this in an insulting or disrespectful manner despite having good intentions.