The Broadview

Americans need better manners

September 24, 2009

Jovel Queirolo Managing Editor Eighty-three percent of countries in 2002 had a plurality of citizens judging the United States favorably, but by 2006 only 23 percent of countries had a plurality saying...

Healthcare fight slows change

September 23, 2009

Zoë Newcomb News Editor America has reached a low point. During President Obama’s recent address to Congress in which he attempted to dispel myths surrounding his health care plan, a representative stood...

Society pushes teens to go with the crowd

September 23, 2009

It is a common mistake for people to say things without realizing how hurtful they may be.

Lessons learned come from unexpected source

May 21, 2009

In my freshman year I visited Ronald McDonald House and got the opportunity to interview Brian Johnson, a then-17-year-old who suffers from cystic fibrosis. When I met him, he had recently undergone a bilateral heart transplant. Listening to his story changed my outlook on life, and he taught me some life lessons that I keep with me to this day.

Easier access to emergency contraception may cause irresponsibility in teens

May 21, 2009

Jovel Quierolo Sacred Heart Editor The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a “morning-after” emergency contraceptive accessible to 17-year-olds for purchase without a doctor’s prescription....

Water conservation must begin now

May 21, 2009

Even though water is free and easy to waste, it should not be taken for granted, but protected and conserved. The economy, the planet and in fact all life depends on water, and measures to save the quality of the earth’s water must move quickly before the earth’s delicate balance is beyond saving.

Convent girl leaves her heart in the City

May 21, 2009

Aside from the fact that CSH is all-girls, I doubt you’d find students in most other high schools sleeping underneath tables in the middle of the school day before their next class; rummaging in the Center for food, determined to get anything and everything for free; watching rumors spread to literally every single person in the entire school, including the Dean of Students, in give or take 5 minutes; or buying wedding dresses at the age of 17 for — graduation.

Water conservation must begin now

May 21, 2009

staff editorial It is easy to get carried away with a 45-minute shower after a long day, but a mere four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water, according to the WaterSense chapter...

New age limit sparks controversy: Easier access may cause irresponsibility in teens

May 21, 2009

by Jovel Quierolo Sacred Heart Editor The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a “morning-after” emergency contraceptive accessible to 17-year-olds for purchase without a doctor’s...

Acceptance letters come; College ‘Confidential’ goes

April 3, 2009

Lauren Jung Editor-in-Chief Now that college decisions are out, I have a confession to make. I am a College Confidential junkie. I don’t even have an account on the Web site, but for the past four...

Declining economy threatens print media industry

April 3, 2009

Gracie Hays a &e Editor Although newspapers have been the cornerstones of democracy, countless publications’ sustainability are being threatened by the declining economy. Throughout the downfall...

Government passions need checks, balances

April 3, 2009

Rebecca Kelliher Editor-in-Chief The current economic crisis may have the public looking for a scapegoat, but the mass hysteria as of late is threatening to infect the very institution that is meant...

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