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(03/31/03 5:00am)
ON MY FIRST tour of the University, one of the quickest things the U-Guide pointed out about academic life here at the University was the honor system. As the presentation went on, she talked about the most tangible benefit of the honor system -- taking unproctored exams. I, of course, envisioned a Lawn full of undergraduates come test days taking advantage of this wondrous freedom. Unfortunately, nearing the end of my first year, I have learned that not all professors so strongly trust the students as the Prospectus and U-Guides claim.
(03/24/03 5:00am)
PROTESTERS are patriotic. So are the war's supporters. So are Democrats who speak out against the war. Anyone who considers any of these groups un-American or unpatriotic are simply wrong. Any accusation of protestors and dissenters being unpatriotic, however, is more than inaccurate -- it is also dangerous.
(03/17/03 5:00am)
THE WAR on Iraq will create more terrorists. I know, you have heard it before and it's just bleeding-heart liberal rhetoric. But with recent evidence of the growing anti-American sentiment, plus anecdotal evidence from Osama bin Laden and other Arabs, the claim seems to be dangerously true. Both sets of evidence reveal one common theme: a pre-emptive strike against Iraq will create much more anti-American sentiment than there is now across the globe, culminating in the creation of more terrorists.
(02/24/03 5:00am)
President Bush is now trying
to put a U-turn on the sexual
revolution by planing to increase spending on abstinence-only programs by $60 million this year.
(02/21/03 5:00am)
As America enters a new era of race relations and challenges the thorny issue of affirmative action, especially at universities, the American public seems skeptical of the benefits of using race as a factor for admissions. A recent poll shows that most Americans do not approve of the University of Michigan's method of giving an advantage to minorities. However, affirmative action programs at universities have many benefits that the American public does not realize.
(02/14/03 5:00am)
I am in no position to endorse a candidate for Student Council.
(02/10/03 5:00am)
ISIS is not the only problem preventing students from getting classes when they want them. Technology is a fun scapegoat, but there is a bigger problem: priority registration for Echols Scholars. Echols Scholars are certainly bright students who deserve many privileges. According to James Sofka, dean and director of the Echols Scholars Program, Echols Scholars often take leading rolls in CIOs, participate in numerous community service activities and often fill the rooms on the Lawn.
(02/05/03 5:00am)
Compassionate conservatism. It is a pleasant slogan; it makes the right-wing sound less scary to moderate voters. The slogan even led Bush to victory and 2000 and gave GOP complete control of the Senate in 2002. However, the State of the Union address was full of conservative policies and goals with little compassion of actual value. There was plenty of "compassion" in the speech, but Bush's dedication to social programs pales in comparison to his determination to pass a conservative agenda.
(01/27/03 5:00am)
THERE are two different
kinds of discussion sections
for classes in the humanities. One discussion entails a constant dialogue between the TA and students, and is a supplement to the lecture and readings. Then there is the other discussion section, the one more common in most classes here at the University. This discussion section seems more like a bad blind date than a class: Awkward silences, filled only by an occasional, often irrelevant comment that just makes everyone roll their eyes and glance at their watch.
(01/20/03 5:00am)
ON SATURDAY, tens of
thousands of Americans
congregated in Washington, D.C., and other cities across the nation to protest the war in Iraq. This weekend, the major newspapers and networks grabbed the story and covered this major counter-movement against the war. Unfortunately, the media has done too little, too late. Until this weekend, the media has neglected the numerous other protests across the country, and this is irresponsible journalism.
(11/25/02 5:00am)
LIKE IT or not, we are at war - a war where the front line
lies right on American soil. In this "War on Terrorism," all Americans are vulnerable and involved with the enemy. Because of this new type of war, President Bush told Americans we must be prepared to make sacrifices during a time of international instability.
(11/18/02 5:00am)
The Democratic Party must prepare for war. Not a war with bombs and missiles, but a political war against its arch nemesis, the GOP. The elections of 2000 and 2002 have set the Democrats back, and the only way the Democratic Party is going to have a chance of taking the White House or Congress in 2004 is to combat the Republicans by developing a new strategy around strong, socially liberal leadership and stubborn opposition.
(11/06/02 5:00am)
Baltimore, Maryland. A Republican revolution struck Maryland tonight. Too bad the revolution had little to do with the ideologies of the GOP. The Maryland gubernatorial race was a battle of campaign strategists, not ideologies. The issues influenced the election only in a minor sense; Republican Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. won because of campaign tactics and the strength of the get-out-the-vote campaigns. The loser is not only Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, but also the state of Maryland, when fanfare and false promises dominate over real crises facing the state.
(10/28/02 5:00am)
POP QUIZ: Question one:
During what 50-year period
did the Civil War take place? A) 1750-1800 B) 1800-1850 C) 1850-1900 D) 1900-1950. Question Two: Who was the American general at Yorktown: A) William T. Sherman B) Ulysses S. Grant C) Douglas MacArthur D) George Washington.
(10/21/02 4:00am)
It was December of my senior year of high school. I just sent my
most important application out a month before and I already had the envelope that held my acceptance to the University in my hands. I loved early decision -- my stress about where to attend college was cut short. But then I talked to some friends who claimed they could not apply early because they had to see what financial aid was available. Then the president of Yale University, Richard Levin, warned the public and encouraged universities across the country to abandon their early decision policies.
(10/14/02 4:00am)
Cynicism and politics go together like peanut butter and
jelly. A good citizen questions every word that comes out of a politician's mouth. But Americans must also extend this skepticism to the polls that attempt to express public opinion.
(09/30/02 4:00am)
Writing well -- a talent that separates scholars from the
hoi polloi. The first writing requirement -- a course that most first years have to take with an incorrect assumption that they will learn how to write well.
(09/23/02 4:00am)
STUDENTS ARE being bombarded by budget cuts. First there was
"Papergate," when ITC cut off free public printing privileges. Then it was the loss of cleaning service for Brown and Gooch-Dillard, and now the University is going to cut back on office cleaning.