Katie Timmons, IV Leader Columnist
April 10, 2014
Filed under Opinion
What does the word retard mean to you?
According to Merriam-Webster.com it means to slow up to prevent the advancement of an accomplishment.
However, because of how language has been transformed throughout the years into... Read more »
Jake Stricklin, IV Leader Columnist
April 10, 2014
Filed under Opinion
“A working class hero is something to be,” Ottawa High School’s building trades instructor Dave Keely belts out the lyrics of John Lennon’s anthem of the working man at the Fine Arts Festival.
If you have been following... Read more »
Jake Stricklin, IV Leader Columnist
March 21, 2014
Filed under Opinion
We live in an ever-changing world. That means we need to adapt to survive. Nothing can be a constant when there are so very many variables on this planet we call Earth. Our environment is begging for us to change, but economics... Read more »
Tracy Morris, Associate Vice President of Student Services
March 21, 2014
Filed under Opinion
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” Gail Sheedy, American Journalist, Author and Lecturer.
The timing of this quote is so important to me—as many of you know,... Read more »
Ali Braboy, Opinion Editor
March 21, 2014
Filed under Opinion
A Choice. We get one here at IVCC, at least in the option of tuition. Not whether the amount goes up or down, but, rather, we possess the option of whether or not to pay for one. Society subconsciously states that to securely... Read more »
Tracy Morris, Associate Vice President of Student Services
February 20, 2014
Filed under Opinion
Have you seen the cars driving around outside of the new Counseling Center?
No, not real cars — they are part of a fun bulletin board that spotlight some of the many career opportunities that you can move towards when you... Read more »
Ali Braboy, IV Leader Opinion Editor
February 20, 2014
Filed under Opinion
Last week, while walking into a room too dark to see, I cursed and wondered: I’m in this room, so where the hell is the light…… How narcissistic am I to think such a thought? Very.
A couple months ago my mother installed... Read more »
Ali Braboy, Opinion Editor
January 30, 2014
Filed under Opinion
HEYO, IV Goers; my name is Ali: sophomore at IV, waitress at Steak ‘n Shake, and the new opinion editor of the IV Leader.
Over the break I read a book about Friedrich Nietzsche, a nineteenth century German philosopher who... Read more »
Lori Carbone, Ottawa Center Staff
January 30, 2014
Filed under Opinion
Sure …going to classes and making the grade are an important part of your collegiate success. No argument here.
However, another critical aspect of attending college is making connections — networking with other students,... Read more »
Tracy Morris, Associate Vice President of Student Services
January 30, 2014
Filed under Opinion
Okay, by now everyone has a working familiarity with the term “Helicopter Parent.”
Maybe it’s an exaggerated term, but what it conveys is concern that so many parents have for their children. Life and living is much more... Read more »
