I am more frightened by nuclear weapons in the hands of governments than by any in the hands of terrorists. Even before the recent surge in terrorist activity, pundits pontificated on the possibility of a terrorists acquiring and using nuclear weapons. Read more...

When the governor was on campus last week interviewing with CNN, he was asked to comment on the perception that his appointments to state committees and boards were based on campaign donations. Read more...

The Graduate Student Association has withdrawn its support for an on-campus pub because it wants to ensure it has graduate student-only hours. This approach to incorporating graduate students into the campus community is somewhat counterproductive. Read more...

Amid false leads and a rising death toll, residents, police and newscasters in the nation’s capital struggle to make sense of the recent rash of sniper killings. Read more...

Dan Papia claims that a unilateral United States invasion of Iraq will flush the United Nations Charter down the toilet (Viewpoint, Oct. 16). Since the vast majority of wars are unilateral (I can think of only Korea, Gulf War and Somalia actions as being U.N.-sponsored) one must ask why so many people think a similarly unilateral U.S./U.K. Read more...

As a “white” Chicana and Chicano studies student, I take personal offense to Mike Hansen’s ignorance and misunderstanding of the concepts discussed in ethnic studies classes, as well as the purpose they serve. Read more...

In Wichita, Kansas one of the most gruesome mass murder trials of the last decade is wrapping up. It entails the kind of “hate crime” that garners national attention. Read more...