BROTHER RICE
VOLUME 55, ISSUE 6
Chieftain
MARCH 2016
The Great
Debates
A Perfect Election for
Self-Interested Millenials
Some students prefer the new iPads, while others choose coventional textbooks
The Jury Returns:
Verdict on iPads is in
By Sebastian Dybowski
isn’t one. Some adore the new devices
Chieftain Staff
and some cannot stand them.
Since its release in 2012, the iPad promOne twist in the new survey is that
ised to be a game-changer in education.
it was given to faculty, as well. They,
The ability to type papers, take notes
too, are somewhat split, although not as
and read textbooks could be done with
closely as the students.
a simple tap on a screen and without
An overwhelming amount of reponsweighing down
dents’ comments
your book bag.
addressed the
Brother Rice dequestion of readcided to bring them
ing. Many students
Results of student and faculty
to the students this
said the ability to
voting, plus their comments
year. The students’
carry an iPad, as
See Page 2 opposed to five or
initial feedback
was gauged by the
six textbooks, was
Chieftain in the Fall (“Jury Still Out on the the biggest reason they supported the
iPads,” October 2015). An identical poll
program as a whole.
was given once again this month.
Otherwise, the results tend to be a bit
The poll given in the Fall showed a split confusing. A whopping 76% of students
student body. Some enjoyed the new ad- (92% of faculty agreed) said the new dedition to the school, while others thought vices create distractions for them. Howof them as “Game Machines.”
ever, 56% of students (and 42% of faculty)
Six months later, the overwhelming
thought the iPad program has had a posiconclusion about the iPads is that there
tive effect on the school.
POLL RESULTS
B ROTHE R R I C E H I G H S C HO O L C H I E F TA I N
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Our country is going to crap. We, the
“future” generation (a.k.a., the millennials), are self-interested and generally
small-minded. We’re
more concerned about
social media than social
issues, and connected
to the real world only
through the biased and
slanted accounts offered
by popular media hubs. I
Chris Bala
can’t imagine a more perfect first election for our entitled, indifferent generation.
See BALA on Page 4
Biden vs. Romney?
We Can Only Hope
Democrat Hillary Clinton is easily the
most qualified candidate on either side,
but she is facing a felony indictment. If
she were to be indicted as a felon, there
are whispers of current Vice President Joe
Biden replacing her as the nominee.
The Republican side
also is a mess. Potential front-runners, like
Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush,
Ben Carson and Chris
Christie, dropped out.
The remaining nominees
Evan Oesterle
all have majorflaws:
Trump is not a politician. He is a fantastic businessman, but he
See OESTERLE on Page 4
M A R C H 2016