Opinion articles from the current online edition of Royal Purple. en-us http://www.royalpurplenews.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:41:31 GMT 20 http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/Online.Voting.A.Flawed.Proposal-3835239.shtml Imagine picking our government’s leaders right from the comfort of one’s computer chair. No need to drive anywhere, no “I Voted” sticker, no stamps, no paper forms.   While it will be a long time before state and national governments seriously consider the Internet as a method for casting ballots, online voting is not far from reality here on the UW-Whitewater campus where it is being considered as a way to select representatives for Whitewater Student Government. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT b2cea088-54b6-4259-bb8c-6fa3ad1bacd7 Opinion 11/18/09 Royal Purple staff http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1225/thumbs/t_7m93ocjy.jpg http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/Agree.Disagree.Write.Us-3835258.shtml It seems like everyone has an opinion on what goes into the Royal Purple. A quick walk to class and I’ll get plenty of comments from students telling me what they like and more often than not, what they would have differently. The nature of the newspaper business is to provide useful, pertinent information to the reader, you. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT fa694c1e-333e-49f6-8c5f-15642b7e3433 Opinion 11/18/09 Joseph Luther http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1225/thumbs/t_6d37m1lq.jpg http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/In.The.Hood-3835271.shtml Thanksgiving is right around the corner and not long, after Wisconsin will be covered in snow. Every car should have a good tune-up before winter, but students can save money by doing some of these repairs by themselves. Here are some tips to ensure you don’t go too far and tackle something that could be hazardous to your vehicle. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT d395139e-f5ca-4343-b13d-f5a29c559ed0 Opinion 11/18/09 Simple repair tips Joseph Luther http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1225/thumbs/t_6d37m1lq.jpg http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/Letters.To.The.Editor-3835331.shtml Councilman Singer’s polling place efforts commendableIn response to last week’s article on the moving of the polling place for Knilans, Tutt, Wellers, and Wells to campus, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Council President Patrick Singer for all his hard work to make this happen. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT f88a52bf-1d02-4166-8d4a-fbb14ea89729 Opinion 11/18/09 http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/2009/11/18/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial