Opinion

November 17, 2010

Painfully Awkward and Awkardly Painful

By S.F.

Boys, I need to talk to you about the years of pain I have endured at the cost of your hands.

November 16, 2010

New DADT Policy Should Originate From Congress and Military Personnel

By Benjamin Parish

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is an issue conservatives need to clearly explain and articulate.

November 16, 2010

Danger of DADT Lies in Homosexual Discrimination, Not Military Weakness

By Derek Palmer

Describing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) as anything but discriminatory legislation against LGBT individuals is absurd. Claims that the policy is designed to maintain order in the military or that it does not v...

November 15, 2010

Who Is Your God? – Islam

By Elliott Bazzano

My conversion was largely circumstantial. Might I have become Buddhist had fate knocked differently? Actually, I read about Buddhism in high school and found it interesting, but I didn’t meet any Buddhists then.

November 15, 2010

Who Is Your God? – Non-Religious

By Opinion Editor

I don’t claim to know an overarching “Meaning of Life,” but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a “test” propagated by an invisible, intangibl...

November 15, 2010

Who Is Your God? – Christianity

By Steven Begakis

Albert Einstein once said that he desired to know “how God created this world,” for his scientific observations led him to a belief in the existence of a higher power, a “subtle spirit” largely unknowable to the ...

November 15, 2010

Who Is Your God? – Spirituality

By Nadia Ismail

The last few prayers I had made were for a sign, sent weakly into the heavens, shriveling in my memory shortly thereafter like grapes left in a desert sun.

November 15, 2010

Who Is Your God? – Judaism

By Opinion Editor

“Jewish” is possibly the most under-the-radar, versatile and vague word in the English language. The word “Jewish” can be used almost as frequently as a slang or curse word, but at least seems applicable in each ...

November 12, 2010

Overcoming the Dark Side of Heavy Intoxication

By Chris Benham

Man’s best friend isn’t the dog. It’s alcohol. Booze is the steady companion that we can always rely on to be there when we need it

November 12, 2010

Coalition Politics Undermine Negotiations

By Mike Schwartz

Last Thursday I attended a talk on campus titled “Palestine/Israel: Is Just Peace Possible?” The speaker, Ali Abunimah, is a Palestinian-American journalist and the co-founder of Electronic Intifada.

November 10, 2010

Why Your Dirty Little Secret Should Be Celebrated

By S.F.

One of my favorite shows is “Entourage,” despite its depressingly poignant way of reminding me that all of the fancy luxuries in my life are lacking.

November 10, 2010

Experience in the Online World Can Lead to Real World Opportunities

By Holly Paul

It used to be that only professional writers penned articles. Only big studios created TV shows and movies. Only established critics shared their opinions with a broad audience.

November 10, 2010

Linguistics Expose the Inherent Sexism in “Girl” Talk

By Jerry Kim

“Girl” is the most undignified language gaffe in verbal currency of English-speaking societies. In casual conversations, “girl” typically refers to women and children, while “guy” is similarly used for both m...

November 9, 2010

Republican Resurgence May Provoke Gridlock on Capitol Hill

By Derek Palmer

In light of the Republican gains in Congress, many Democrats are left questioning both the future of politics on Capitol Hill and the future of their own party.

November 9, 2010

Long List of “To-Do’s” Keeps Republicans and Democrats Honest

By Benjamin Parish

The nation was swept by a wave of conservative victories in red and dark blue states alike, giving the GOP a majority in the House of Representatives.

November 7, 2010

Silent Stoner Majority Sinks Indebted Ship of State

By Kevin W. McCarty

The Universe gave us a test, California, and we couldn’t even spell our own name, much less correctly answer the first question. Last week I was being lyrically abusive in the spirit of political optimism. Today I’m ...