Opinion Editorials

Claim #1 - The Housing department is being stingy regarding which rooms they will allow students to live in.
Reason #1 - Three of my former roommates left on their missions after Fall semester leaving one bedroom empty and the other with only one resident. Nobody has moved in but the housing department isn't willing to let any of us move into the unused bedroom, allowing us to each have more space.
Assumption #1 - Allowing students to move into the empty rooms would give everyone more space and wouldn't cost the housing department any more.

Claim #2 - On-Campus housing maintenance workers take far too long to process and respond to repair requests.
Reason #2 - Last semester several problems developed in my Heritage Halls apartment. A vent fell off of the door, a sink and a tub wouldn't drain, several lights burned out, our air conditioning didn't work and my roommates closet door fell off. When we called maintenance they referred us to different departments who then referred us back to the original number we had called showing that the department is clearly unorganized. Once we finally got our requests processed, and reprocessed, it still took almost a month and a half before workers came to repair our apartment.
Assumption #2 - If apartments were repaired quicker students would be happier with their living spaces and wouldn't feel like they're paying too much for their housing.

Claim #3 - Parking for on-campus students is excessively difficult to find.
Reason #3 - I live in Heritage Halls but because of all the construction happening just North of Heritage the parking has been cut down significantly. If you live on campus you're only allowed to park in "C" lots. Unfortunately there are only two "C" lots on campus, Heritage Halls and Heleman Halls forcing those of us who live in Heritage to park and walk from the Heleman parking lots or risk getting a hefty parking ticket.
Assumption #3 - If BYU gave on-campus housing students more "C" parking then they wouldn't be so frustrated about choosing to live on campus and wouldn't have to worry about moving their car and being unable to find a parking spot later.

Op Ed Topics

Claim: There should be more privacy in the dorms.
Reason: Nobody wants to see couples making out in their living rooms.
Assumption: Couples have no place to make out except for their living rooms.

Claim: There should be more elective classes considered for General Education credits.
Reason: As my Biology teacher has said: "If you really want to know anything about Biology in the future, you'll just look it up on the Internet."
Assumption: Most students don't retain much information from required Gen Ed classes.

Claim: There needs to be more parking on BYU campus.
Reason: Sometimes, my roommate can't get a legal parking spot on campus and so she has to wake up early in the morning to move her car to a legal parking spot so she doesn't get a ticket.
Assumption: There should be more parking on campus so that people don't get so many tickets.

Opinion Editorial Ideas

Here are some possible topics I am thinking of writing my Op. Ed. on:

1. BYU should equally enforce the honor code whether for men or women. A girl wearing a short skirt to the testing center and being admitted is not fair if a guy gets rejected from having a beard.

2. BYU should provide its students with affordable lunches in the Cougar Eat. Some people cannot afford missing class to go home for lunch to avoid costly dining.

3. BYU should change the privacy settings of its internet to not block so many harmless and entertaining websites.

Opinion Editorials

Claim: The Office of Information Technology needs to adjust the security settings on the schools internet.
reason: The protection against shady websites is so stringent that acceptable websites are being blocked
assumption: The Internet security is only meant to protect the student against immoral websites.


Claim: Students at BYU need to be more tolerant of students that dont follow every single mormon principle.
reason: If a student go against Mormon principles, they are immediately ostracised
assumption: Eveyone has thier own reasons for making "unmormon" decision and we should love them no matter what.



Claim: BYU should stop putting so much pressure on freshmen to go on a mission instead of returning to school sophmore year.
Reason: Because of this pressure, many young men are letting others make the decisoin for them to go on a misison.
Assumption: If one goes on a mission because someone else tells them to, they are going for the wrong reasons and it is not beneficial for that young man.

3 Op Ed Topic Ideas

#1

C) Modesty in costumes of plays put on by BYU theater classes should be more strictly monitored because R) students who aren't in theater classes need to abide by the honor code, so students in plays and performances should have to as well even if they are in a theatrical production. They are still representing BYU.

Assumption: If costumes were monitored more strictly in BYU theatrical plays, the actors would represent BYU better and in a more positive light.

#2

C) The Honor Code needs to be equally enforced on campus because R) guys cannot go even one day without shaving, but girls are walking around all of the time in immodest clothing.

Assumption: If the dress code were more equally enforced, we would not see this double- standard occurring on campus between guys and girls.

#3

C) The new design for the student section at LaVell Edwards stadium should be put into effect next season because R) this way students could show their support without bothering the season pass fans around them. They could stand up, cheer, and shout without fear that they are bothering the alumni and other older fans around them.

Assumption: If the new design for the student section were put into effect next year, everyone would be happier and students could show their support without bothering those around them.

3 Opinion Editorial topic ideas

#1
C) The parking arrangement on BYU campus is in need of a change because (R) students and faculty are having to come hours earlier than their classes just to get a parking spot.

Assumption: If a better parking arrangement was made then students and faculty would not have to give hours to get a parking spot.

#2
(C) More professors should make their lectures and power points available because (R) students are unable to write or type the notes down as quickly as the professor would like, thus making the information difficult for students to comprehend.

Assumption: If a professor let their students have access to the power points and lectures then students would be able to listen more to what the teacher is saying instead of hurrying to get the notes down.

#3
(C) The dress code here at BYU either needs to be equally enforced or we should not have a dress code because (R) many people get away with inappropriate dress on campus while others are called out on it and required to go change.

Assumption: If the dress code was more equally enforced then people would obey it more often and others would not complain of the unfair experiences they witnessed.

I am thinking about writing on eating disorders is America as well as other countries.