op eds

NCAA should enforce higher standards for student-athletes

This article talks about the NCAA thinking about setting a standard for student athletes. The article brings up the idea that, if a university doesn't graduate at least 50% of its student athletes, then the team may be referred to as a farm team for the NBA. I dont think this is an accurate assessment. Players that are good enough to play in the NBA before graduating, deserve to be there. 

Our view on college football: Replacing BCS with playoffs is change we can believe in

this article talks about the post-season play of college football. College football does not have a playoff system for its post-season. Instead, based on computer rankings and human polls, two teams are chosen to play for the national title, even know there may be ten or even twenty teams that have undefeated records. This article is saying that there is a chance that someday college football will follow a playoff system. 

Our view on fan behavior: When cheers turn to abuse, colleges need to take action

This article talks about how rowdy college fans tend to get during games. The article brings up a few occurances where fans have made people cry. Its suggested that universitites take it into their own hands to make sure that their student fan base is under control. The article does not say that the students should be stopped, they should keep the harsh remarks to reasonable ones. 

Nuclear power sources

http://www.nuclearnow.org/

this website has quite a bit of information about nuclear power. there are a lot of different facts about the entire topic of nuclear power. the information is spread out from how nuclear power is good for the environment to the safety issues that come with dealing with nuclear power. 

http://www.nei.org/

again this is another website that has a variety of information on my topic. i like this website because it has information on key issues and there is a section for current news and events having to deal with my topic. also on this website, there is information about the making of nuclear energy, and how the chemicals are disposed of after the process.

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/03/09/09climatewire-aging-reactors-put-nuclear-power-plant-safet-15798.html

this is an article from the new york times that is talking about a problem a nuclear power plant in new york came across. i plan to use this article when i talk about the safety issues dealing with nuclear power. the article goes on to explain how important it is for the employees to always take every safety precaution. 

Research paper

I plan on writing my paper about nuclear power. I will start out by explaining the process of how nuclear power works. I want to talk about both the pros and cons of using nuclealr power compared to fossil fuels. I will go into the ffects that nuclear power have on the environment, both good and bad. I can explain what parts of the world that use nuclear power the most.

Potato

When people think about a potato, they usually think about all the different ways they could eat that potato. It's true, there are many ways to eat a potato, but have you ever thought about where the potato came from? Most people would have to answer this question with a "no", probably because most people don't care about the history of a potato. However, the origin of the potato is a lot more interesting than most would think. From where the potato first grew to the way its popularity grew is all interesting stuff. 

Any region with poor soil and fluctuating temperatures are not usually the best for growing food. However, the potato is durable enough to have evolved in the thin air of the Andes Mountains in South America. The potato was first discovered by pre-Columbian farmers who cultivated the potato about 7,000 years ago. The potato had a good nutritional value, good storage quality, and was very rugged. Even with all the good qualities of the potato, it was not a very popular food. It was looked at as food for the underclasses, and was typically served as food for patients in hospitals. About 1780, the potato gained popularity in Ireland. Due to its huge nutritional value, the potato had a huge population explosion in the early 1800's. 

http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/history.shtml

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/index.html