May 6: a truly alienating day indeed. To anyone who voted to put students last in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election, the chant "Who's university? Our university!" that roared from majority-winners Students First! was a little more off-putting than the usual partisan antics. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 11, 9:00 pm
Day of Prayer? That’ll be the day
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 10, 9:18 pm
Arizona law SB 1070 repeats history
Why should the Mexicans be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together, establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours? Read more...
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May 10, 9:12 pm
Historical bias for underrepresented groups can hinder equality
The buzzword in politics these days is "equality." However, each year two events "“ the publication of the newest data on college admissions and Tax Day "“ serve as reminders of the vast amount of unequal treatment that pervades our system. Read more...
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May 9, 9:00 pm
USAC must lead lobbying efforts
Dear newly elected student leaders, Read more...
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May 9, 9:00 pm
To work or not to work
I am a global studies student, and the discussion surrounding my field of study has always been the same. Read more...
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May 6, 9:01 pm
Is texting the new addictive drug?
Challenge: a class of eighth graders at a New York middle school, 24 hours, no texting. Result: initally severe anxiety, and a serious realization of their dependence on this social medium. Read more...
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May 5, 9:46 pm
The word “rape” should not be trivialized out of context
How many of your friends have ever told you that they've been raped by a midterm or a final? Maybe they were raped by their 15-page research paper that they started the night before it was due. Read more...