Friday, January 30


Letters to the editor

News, not TV shows creates fear culture Kyle Gilde accuses the show “24” of being an agent of the fear culture, but he completely misses the target (“TV shows should stop feeding culture of fear,” Feb. Read more...


Reject the wrong answer

As if midterms and finals were not enough, the government wants to make standardized testing mandatory in colleges and universities. Remember those inane tests we took in grade school? Read more...


LETTER TO THE EDITOR

No truth to claim of school selling out The first paragraph of Katie Strickland’s “Bunche Sony Pepsi Hall? I’m buying it” (Feb. 8) is inaccurate. We are most certainly not selling advertising space in or on this new building, and the indication that we are charging up to $1 million for a single wall is ludicrous. Read more...


Reaction to cartoons hypocritical

As a Muslim student, my reaction to the controversy surrounding the offensive cartoon portrayals of Prophet Muhammad was one of anger, hurt and disappointment. I’m angry and disappointed to see the Danish media use freedom of speech as a guise to insult the personality of Prophet Muhammad, a man beloved to more than a billion citizens of the world. Read more...


TV shows should stop feeding culture of fear

It seems that whenever I go to a Borders bookstore or just walk around campus, I cannot help but overhear people talk about the television show “24.” I watched a few episodes of the show about two or three seasons ago, and I can understand why it is so popular ““ the suspense keeps the viewer coming back for more. Read more...