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(02/07/02 5:00am)
THE SUPER Bowl champion Patriots and their incredible season are a dream come true for long-suffering Boston fans such as myself, but also a needed shot in the arm for spectator sports. Though I have little doubt that the mere mention of the Super Bowl will compel countless readers to toss away this column, the unimaginable circumstances which led to the realization of this impossible dream demand my attention on the subject. It wasn't merely a good show or the long-awaited championship for Boston fans that makes this such a sweet victory, but the restoration of the tarnished image of sports. The scandals and big money of the 1990s drove many fans away from the egocentrism of many popular players. Reversing the trend, the Patriots epitomize the ideals of the selfless team at a time when the nation wanders desperately in search of a unifying force to rally behind.
(01/31/02 5:00am)
RECENT events have left Americans in a dazed and lethargic slump. However, it isn't from the war on terrorism, it's the paucity of juicy scandals of disgraced celebrities. The solution is quite simple - a coordinated public comeback of O.J., Clinton, and all the many other celebrities involved in media spectacles.
(01/24/02 5:00am)
THOUGH large energy corporation Enron is financially bankrupt, Washington politicians who accepted contributions from Enron are morally bankrupt. "Soft money" - unregulated contributions to politicians from private organizations or individuals, has been flowing to politicians willing to trade favors for campaign contributions. The president, the attorney general, 71 senators and 188 congressmen have accepted money from Enron in recent years. Money has tainted the American government for far too long. After years of watching rich corporations buy political currency, the public must step forward and support the pending Campaign Finance Reform Bill.
(01/17/02 5:00am)
AS 2002 begins and the world enters the second year of the third millennium, America should break new ground by declaring its official language "American." Though Ebonics and Valley speak have existed in America for years, it was the politically correct 1990s that redefined the language and created a definitive difference between English and "American." Combined with a basic inability to understand the delineation between parts of speech, American speech has perverted and distorted the English language to such a degree that Americans speak a nearly indecipherable dialect of English.
(12/05/01 5:00am)
AS MY FIRST semester as a transfer student at the University draws to a close, I have begun to reflect on the comical difference in atmosphere between the University and my last school, Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon was far from my first choice for college, and I reluctantly went there for a year with the intent of transferring. It was about this time last year that I was looking back on my first semester at Carnegie Mellon and realizing how surreal the place really is. As a displaced Boston native, I can't help but think about how unique the three radically different places are that I have lived in during 2001. Perhaps students at the University will be able to appreciate this school when viewed in comparison with my experience at a similarly large and prestigious university like Carnegie Mellon.
(11/29/01 5:00am)
AS ANY University student who traveled this Thanksgiving may have seen, the supposedly improved security at airports and major public centers is an illusion which does little more than provide a safety blanket to the public. The much-publicized additional security measures are minor and inconsequential. Airports are singularly focused upon preventing travel with dangerous "weapons" such as razors, box cutters, even tweezers and nail clippers. If officials truly wish to show that security is maintaining order, they should increase the presence of officers or guards. The appearance of safety is critical in allowing Americans to live their daily lives without fear, but some real change must occur before the gaps in security are exploited again.
(11/15/01 5:00am)
THE FUTURE of assisted suicide and the right to "die with dignity" for terminally ill patients in Oregon will come to a critical junction Nov. 20. After Attorney General John Ashcroft issued a directive to suspend prescription writing privileges for Oregon doctors who participate in assisted suicide, Oregon's attorney general filed suit and was granted a temporary restraining order until Nov. 20 on the directive. A new court hearing on the issue will be held on that date to determine the validity of the federal government's power to dictate rules on medical practices to the state. Oregon's legal strategy to save the law is based on federalism and although it hopefully will succeed, legal machinations cannot save the practice forever. Definitive protection of the right to physician-assisted suicide as a personal choice must be examined if the law is to survive.
(11/01/01 5:00am)
AFTER years of an ineffective war on drugs, it is time to reconsider the nation's handling of the critical issue. Banning this vice has not done a single positive thing for this country. Instead, it has started a costly and interminable war against an elusive enemy. The attempts to curb drug-related deaths only have created crime and societal problems. Drugs and alcohol are similar in most respects, yet the government is years behind in its regulation of drugs.
(10/11/01 4:00am)
THOUGH Sunday's military retaliation against the Taliban is just the beginning of a war, the assault brings a tedious three-week media frenzy and waiting period to a close. Americans have been riding an emotional roller coaster of confusion, anger, fear and uncertainty in the wake of this earth-shattering event. As they have desperately searched for answers, the media has been there to cover every breath and whisper, sometimes to the public's detriment. Relentless repetition and needless posturing is interspersed with the occasionally important piece of information. The media's in-your-face coverage and ridiculous detail are well-intentioned attempts to inform but are partially to blame for the three-week malaise that has stricken Americans.
(10/04/01 4:00am)
A RECENT announcement by the Center for Human Reproduction concerning pre-natal gender selection is distressing. It calls for the removal of restrictions on the selection of a child's sex for non-medical reasons. This is part of a disturbing trend in the rapidly advancing science of genetics and human controlled reproduction.