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Editorials: December 5, 2011
Bus etiquette
By Katrina Garcia
Chaminade Silversword
Nobody likes to ride The Bus. You have to deal with long rides, stopping and going, alternative routes and people. Yes, people can be the most annoying thing about riding the bus, and you are either the one who is getting annoyed or being annoying.
Gap year, map year
By Lindsey Tolentino
Chaminade Silversword
Double-dip recession, college debt exceeding credit card debt and a shrinking middle class are terms many have heard in the past five years. While investing in a college education is vital to many people’s success, some wonder if going to school for four to 10 years more, following the initial 13 years of elementary and secondary education, is the best option especially with a bad economy.
Pedestrian safety
By Anna Vaagensmith
Chaminade Silversword
On Sunday, Nov 22nd, Hawaii Pacific University student Maria Danforth-Moore was killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday was walking across Kamehameha Highway to her dormitory when a car struck her at 8:45 p.m. HPU students had noted crossing this intersection was quite dangerous, despite the newly installed flashing lights
Racquetball
By Ethan Murao
Chaminade Silversword
The lack of players in the United States and globally is a cause for a dying sport of racquetball. About 14 million people play racquetball worldwide, according to the International Racquetball Federation, which isn't all that much provided the amount to people that inhabit this world.
Rocky roommates
By Anna Vaagensmith
Chaminade Silversword
Living in Hawaii, introversion is a luxury. Most of us have felt the crushing tension of elephant-in-the-roommate quarrels. But when Chaminade students are only allowed to switch dorms during the second week of classes in January, it's not always easy to decide which straw should be the last.
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