The Keystone Newspaper
Volume LXXXI Issue II
Thursday, February 13, 2014
A significant article in the Keystone can be found on page 2. It is about Kutztown University's The Edge off-campus housing and how they are going to be expanding their property by adding new amenities such as a spa-style pool and a gym. The main point the article is trying to make is that The Edge is adding these amenities due to a possible decrease in enrollment for next year plus the addition of a new student housing opportunity, Advantage Point.
On the front cover of this issue of The Keystone Newspaper is an article about how the recent snowy weather is causing state school funding issues. The article explains that weather has effected the school schedule as well as sources of state government funding of salt and ice-melters to state schools like Kutztown.
I think that the editors put the article about the bad weather we have been receiving on the front page of this newspaper because there has been a lot of buzz going around by Kutztown Students about how campus is not safe to walk or drive. In my opinion, the article involving The Edge off campus housing should be on the front page of this paper. Students and faculty/staff of Kutztown have gotten numerous email's warning them about campus safety and how the facilities crew have been doing their best to keep campus safe. This article being on the front page just adds more fuel to the fire of some of the negative talk going around. Students being informed about brand new amentites at The Edge could be a lot more appealing, since this time of the school year is a pivotal time to search for housing for upcoming years.
The bad weather related article is on the front page since it is what people have been talking about recently, but that does not mean it is the most important.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Article Response
The Keystone Newspaper
Volume LXXXI Issue I
Thursday, Janurary 30, 2014
Page 6
Brothel law infringes upon women's housing rights
By Samantha Kahres
This article is about an old discriminative law that is still in affect today. According to the Brothel Law, no more than six unrelated women can be living in the same household. This can have a huge affect on females at Kutztown University while looking for an off-campus place to live for the next school year. Not only does it make it impossible for a large group of female friends to live together, it can also affects costs and resume builders. Since larger homes or apartments that can house six or more people tend to be less expensive than that of housing say three or four people, the Brothel Law cuts the chance of females to pay less for housing. Instead of searching for a larger, less expensive house or apartment, relying on smaller, more expensive housing is what's happening. This makes females of Kutztown University have to pay more money for their off-campus living. Also, it is common for a female to want to join a sorority during their college careers. In a traditional setting, sorority sisters tend to live with one another. The Brothel Law once again is prohibiting females from living with one another, this time with sorority sisters who wish to live with one another in a large group.
This article puts this topic into perspective and really asks the question of "should this law be in affect in today's society?" My response to that question would be no, that this law is not fair for women today. If men are allowed to live with six other males in the same house or aprtment, I feel that women shoudl too. Just as men and women have equal rights to vote, run for office, education, and employement. Its my opinion that this law should be abolished and forgotten for the future.
Volume LXXXI Issue I
Thursday, Janurary 30, 2014
Page 6
Brothel law infringes upon women's housing rights
By Samantha Kahres
This article is about an old discriminative law that is still in affect today. According to the Brothel Law, no more than six unrelated women can be living in the same household. This can have a huge affect on females at Kutztown University while looking for an off-campus place to live for the next school year. Not only does it make it impossible for a large group of female friends to live together, it can also affects costs and resume builders. Since larger homes or apartments that can house six or more people tend to be less expensive than that of housing say three or four people, the Brothel Law cuts the chance of females to pay less for housing. Instead of searching for a larger, less expensive house or apartment, relying on smaller, more expensive housing is what's happening. This makes females of Kutztown University have to pay more money for their off-campus living. Also, it is common for a female to want to join a sorority during their college careers. In a traditional setting, sorority sisters tend to live with one another. The Brothel Law once again is prohibiting females from living with one another, this time with sorority sisters who wish to live with one another in a large group.
This article puts this topic into perspective and really asks the question of "should this law be in affect in today's society?" My response to that question would be no, that this law is not fair for women today. If men are allowed to live with six other males in the same house or aprtment, I feel that women shoudl too. Just as men and women have equal rights to vote, run for office, education, and employement. Its my opinion that this law should be abolished and forgotten for the future.
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