The Voyager

“The game is not about becoming somebody; it’s about becoming nobody.”                                   — Ram Dass Well, folks, this is where I restock my wagon with snake oil and hit the ol’ dusty trail. My time as your resident opinion [...]

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In the first issue of The Voyager for this school year, we published an editorial that spoke of the changes happening at the University of West Florida in light of President Judy’s Bense’s then-recent announcement about a football team in the works. It only seems fitting to come full circle for the last issue of [...]

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Last week’s letter to the editor has highlighted many of the misconceptions that are abound in regard to environmental science. It is true that this planet has survived meteor strikes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and hurricanes. It is also true that human respiration releases CO2 and cow flatulence releases greenhouse gases as well, although it is [...]

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Well, folks, my time at The Voyager is rapidly coming to a close. I graduate in May, and then I’ll be steering my wagon into that great wide open — my final destination as yet unsure. Since September of 2010, I’ve often played the role here of resident opinion guru and know-it-all, opining on matters [...]

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We at The Voyager are always urging students to let their voices be heard. Not to sound like a broken record, but students, here’s your chance. As soon as President Judy Bense announced the proposed $11.9 million reduction in state funds for the 2012-2013 school year, she sought the input of anyone who wanted to [...]

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As I read the Voyager I often find the section titled “Green tip of the week” amusing in that to truly be “green” the SEAS would not write anything and instead leave it blank. This would eliminate the use of ink and decrease their “carbon footprint.” That is just the ironic part, but in regards [...]

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The Earth is in need of our help; she has been desperately been trying to get our attention. We have become selfish with the precious gifts like fossil fuel, coal, natural metals, and other non-renewable resources she willingly has given us. Non-renewable resources take millions of years to produce, yet we use them up like [...]

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The tragic shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. by self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on Feb. 26 has sparked a debate in this country about race, self-defense and the legal system. I don’t want to spend too much time discussing every detail of this case or wade into any waters about the [...]

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March 23, besides being the release of “The Hunger Games,” is Democracy Day, and it got me thinking about how lucky I am to live in America. By some random stroke of fate I was born in America. It’s something that I had no say in; it is just the way it happened. I was [...]

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In one of the most successful viral marketing campaigns ever launched, a 30-minute video detailing the horrors of Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army made the rounds on Facebook and Twitter last week. The “Stop Kony 2012” campaign is a project by the activist group and charity organization Invisible Children, and [...]

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