Daily Skiff

by Libby Davis

The first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, resets the 180-day period women have to file a discriminatory pay lawsuit every pay period. Some who oppose this revolutionary piece of legislation say it will hurt businesses by forcing them to create a level playing field. (0) comments

by Vlora Bojku

Facebook aficionados around the world are well versed in the posts of 25 random things. Participants on Facebook list 25 things about their lifes that friends might not know and tag 25 people so they can do the same. It's just another thing to do online when you're bored, feel silly or have an inkling that someone wants to know 25 random things about you. (1) comment

by Shawn Redd

Major League Baseball fans need to calm down and take a step back from the absolute media frenzy surrounding the steroid scandals. It was difficult to accept that Alex Rodriguez was using steroids when he was the overpaid star of my beloved Texas Rangers. (0) comments

by Ashley Tambunga

Americans are balking at a mother's choice to bring another eight lives into existence in addition to the six children she already had. Yet so far this year, an estimated 5 million babies have been aborted around the world. "All I've ever wanted was to be a mom," was the response of the mother of 14 children, Nadya Suleman, to the aggressive accusations of "The Today Show" anchor Ann Curry that Suleman has been quite "selfish. (8) comments

by John Andrew Willis

Laptop bans unreasonable, inconsiderate While reading The Skiff View in Tuesday's paper titled "Laptops should not be banned from the classroom" I was reminded of a recent incident in one of my classes. A student asked the professor if he would allow her to take notes on her laptop. (0) comments

by Andrew Wilson

In response to the editorial in Thursday's paper regarding the RIAA: While I agree that children should be dancing in the streets because the RIAA has finally come to grips with the reality that their policies aren't panning out as a long-term strategy, the proposed solution of the editorial board makes even less sense. (0) comments

"Hanging out with my girlfriends and going to see a chick flick." Whitney Peters, sophomore education pre-major from McKinney "A nice home-cooked dinner, and watching a good old romantic movie." Teresa Powers, sophomore anthropology major from Fort Worth "I'd cook her favorite food and take it out on a picnic, lay out on my truck and look at the stars. (0) comments

by Alex Turner

Every year, on Feb. 14, dozens of roses are purchased, boxes of chocolate are delivered, and restaurants are packed with lovebirds. Three-foot teddy bears convey a message of love and compassion, but also the fact that someone spent a ridiculous amount of money on something the recipient probably doesn't want as a permanent fixture in their home. (0) comments

by Gretchen Wilbrandt

I have flown halfway around the world to begin what could be one of the most influential experiences of my life. Studying abroad this semester, I'm shacked up in a suburb of Perth, Western Australia (and quite glad to be). I came prepared to soak in all of their environmental practices that I will be able to import to the United States. (2) comments

by Michael Lauck

Surrounded by press, smiling faces and women's unions, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which gives female employees more time to take their pay discrimination cases to court. The bill was named for Lilly Ledbetter, who lost a pay discrimination case in the Supreme Court because she had not filed the case within the 180 days previously allowed by law. (1) comment