The James Logan Courier

By Alonyia Godfrey, Courier Staff Writer

From slave days to the modern days of hip-hop and the Hyphy Movement, the N-word has brought about controversy in regards to its use. Oftentimes, these debates have boiled down to whether or not a change in definition or purpose truly changes the meaning of a word?

Some believe that no matter how the word is altered, its meaning will always be the same. “It’s derogatory to my people and my culture. I don’t think anyone should use it,” said senior Breanna Coleman.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, Sept. 16:

Reggie Bush's gifts as a running back helped him win the Heisman Trophy in 2005. But there was one tackler Bush couldn't shake: the egregious rules violation the NCAA says he committed as a Southern Cal Trojan. According to the association's investigators, sports marketers plied Bush with cash and gifts, as well as picking up the tab for tens of thousands of dollars worth of housing for him and his family.

In addition to saddling the USC football program with a whopping penalty, that transgression almost certainly would have led the Heisman Trust board to reclaim Bush's trophy. So it's hardly noble that Bush chose to surrender his prize Tuesday &:8212; the day the board was meeting to discuss his case &:8212; sparing himself the indignity of having it confiscated. Nor does Bush deserve any praise for his statement of faux contrition, in which he admitted no wrongdoing and hinted that he'd simply been ignorant about the rules.