Opinion

March 31, 2003

Living Without Vowels: Navy Seals and Dolphins

By Steven Ruszczycky

Down in San Diego, there's a water park like no other. It's not Sea World, a place where killer whales playfully spray children, walruses cavort on stage and kiddies of all ages can pet anything from sea urchins to starf...

March 31, 2003

The Great White Whale Continues to Elude Bush

By Jason Haaheim

To escape the high-decibel pounding of the war drums, I recently picked up one of my favorite classics, only to find a wealth of perspective on our current international climate and the men driving it.

March 31, 2003

Americans Are as Arrogant as the French

By Ladan Moeenziai

In its attempt to support its War Against Terrorism, the United States has fully launched its war against nonconformity, most notably against France - which has recently been sophomorically dubbed the "cheese-eating surr...

March 31, 2003

Students Feed Homeless; Dining Services Says, “No!”

By Ken Rogers Kurt Duggleby

In January, a group of students started a homeless service program that uses sack lunches as the main resource for serving the homeless. Recently Dining Services has responded to this act of altruism by bringing it to a ...

March 31, 2003

What Do You Mean When You Say, “Support the Troops?”

By Neil Wollman

I say, it all depends on what you mean. I want our troops out of harm's way. I support them in their right to choose the military. But I don't support them for what, at the president's orders, they are doing in Iraq.

March 31, 2003

Think

By system

March 7, 2003

Living Without Vowels: Pick Your Stereotype

By Steven Ruszczycky

Lovers of great literature stay away; there's a new book on the market geared toward the common people, the good people, the cut-your-lip-on-a-can-of-Natty-Ice people.

March 7, 2003

Hypocritical Column Shows Ignorance Goes Both Ways

By Jake Norton

This column is in response to a column by Josef Liles and Zahira Navarrette. I am a white male student, and their column deeply offended me and many people I know.

March 6, 2003

A Tax Cut Below the Belt

By Drew Atkins

I'm sick of hearing about Iraq. Every time I open up a newspaper or turn on the news, all I hear about are weapons inspectors, military bases, the new color-coded terrorist threats.

March 6, 2003

The Name of the Game Isn’t Exploitation

By Josef Liles Zahira Navarrette

While class was hopping on last week, a few of us noticed a plethora of sombreros floating around campus on the heads and backs of several vanilla people. According to data from the 2001-02 school year, Chicanos and Lati...

March 5, 2003

Wow, I Sure Am Bare-Assed

By Beth Van Dyke

My roommate decided to go celebrate Mardi Gras this last weekend in New Orleans. Admittedly, my only real experience with the celebration is limited to "Girls Gone Wild" videos taped on Bourbon Street.

March 5, 2003

Backpack Ban Just More of That U.S. Strategery

By Tony Samara

Campus Police recently released a statement, distributed to all campus organizations by the Office of Student Life, requesting that organizations ban backpacks from events and post visible security in response to the rec...