House Editorial: SGA runoff election shouldn’t happen

The recent SGA elections proved to be unsurprising with a runoff election in order. There was little over half of a point of difference between the two candidates last Thursday, with Lee Brooks and Ilk Ghavami both receiving just over 49 percent of the votes for student body president. So, despite Ghavami squeaking by with just 19 more votes than Brooks, there is no winner. More...

Breeze Perspectives: Virginia Tech families can’t replace loss of loved one with money
By Elizabeth Daniel, contributing writer

Poor Virginia Tech. It just can’t seem to catch a break. Last April, a nutjob walked onto campus and killed 31 students and teachers. Now, families of seven deceased students are considering suing the school for not protecting the students, according to an April 22 article in The Roanoke Times. More...

Breeze Perspectives: Political bulling and the demise of civil discourse
By Tony Spadaccia, contributing writer

Perhaps the most devious aspect of human nature is the tendency of one person to demean or humiliate other people who think differently. We see it all the time, especially in politics — from General “Betray Us” to Harry Reid calling President Bush a “loser” on the Senate floor, to Ann Coulter’s new book If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans. It is disgraceful and disgusting, but that is the nature of American politics in the 21st century. More...

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