Shared responsibility

Shared responsibility

Just as an athletic team performs better when all players work together as a team rather than as individual stars and benchwarmers, communities and societies perform better when everyone recognizes a shared responsibility for success. People who recognize this are less likely to blame problems on the shortcomings of individuals, more likely to search for the underlying sources of problems, and therefore more likely to find long-term solutions to problems.  Read More »

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Gameplay- Do you want to be my boyfriend? Check Yes or No

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Men and women ARE different, and how we interact with the opposite sex is significant, and depicted about how we view our roles in society. I just had an interesting conversation with two 20-something women* about male/female dynamics in budding relationships. Laney's been married one year, Mona's been dating a guy for one month, and me, married for 5 years.  Read More »

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New Column Seeks to Answer the Question: What is Progress?

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What is the state of the modern American mind? Where is our society headed, and how did we get where we are? What is our responsibility to our fellow man? How do we achieve progress in these uncertain times? What is “progress,” anyway?  Read More »

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Gregoire forgets her voters

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Gregoire forgets her voters
The governor’s surcharge is in contradiction to Obama’s offsets

Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 04/03/2009
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28279  Read More »

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Many avoid confrontation out of fear

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Many avoid confrontation out of fear
Anonymity can grant a platform for harassment and gossip

Derrick Skaug

The Daily Evergreen

Published: 02/27/2009  Read More »

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Don't destroy our image, Cougs

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http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/27216

Don’t destroy our image, Cougs
Your actions reflect upon every single Cougar, so act wisely
Pragmatic Progressive
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 12/05/2008

There are few people with more Cougar pride than me – I’ve been a Cougar all my life.  Read More »

Everything you know about Columbine is wrong

If you've had an eye on the news the past week, you'd know that today is the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine shooting. For those reading who might not be old enough to remember (wow, that's a hell of a thought for me), April 20, 1999 was the day that two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went into their school with the intent of killing more people than Timothy McVeigh killed at the Oklahoma City bombing. What ended up happening was a school shooting that was covered so quickly by the media that it essentially turned into a circus of badly reported news. As a result, all the "facts" known about Columbine couldn't be farther from the truth, and after ten years, people are just now seeing the real facts.

They were bullied? They were part of the Trench Coat Mafia? They listened to Marilyn Manson? Yes, everything you think you know about Columbine is wrong.  Read More »

How Young Is Too Young To Get Married?

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I am getting married in three months and will be 20 years old on my wedding day. My parents raised me to believe that marriages would only work if you waited until at least 25 to be married...and in their case, that probably was the decision that was best. What frustrates me the most is that it is assumed that their way is the ONLY way.  Read More »

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