EARLIER THIS WEEK, the worldwent into a frenzy as tanks rolled into Bangkok. Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies and a staunch U.S.
TO THOSE of you who have spoken out in response to Stephanie Garrison's recent open trial, thank you.
IT IS almost impossible to walk to class without passing several iPod-clad runners. The University is proud of its fit students, boasting in large banners that it was named "Hottest for Fitness" by Kaplan College Guide.
SHOCKING news hit the fashion world in early September when organizers of the Madrid Fashion Week, the most prestigious fashion show in Spain, announced that they would ban models considered too skinny for the runway.
UNDERAGE drinking plagues American universities. Each year minors are rushed to hospitals for alcohol-related emergencies, yet the administrations of this nation's colleges fail to take responsibility or action.
"THE NEXTEL customer you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please try your call again later." These are the words which doom so many students to walking home at night when they call SafeRide.
IT IS said that art is an individual's expression of a culture. Performing arts, then, are a moving commentary on life and a reflection of our current society.
THE AMERICAN people canbreathe a small sigh of relief,thanks to three votes from Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., Lindsay Graham, R-S.C.
ONE DOESN'T generally consider the pope an offensive fellow. In recent memory, the papacy has projected an image of quiet dignity and patient resolve to uphold seemingly anachronistic ideas in a world gone awry.
I WAS about to start my car, parkedoutside of my apartment complexon Wertland St., when I looked in my rearview mirror to see shattered glass spread across my backseat.
THE CONTROVERSY over offensive comics continues to be an interesting case study here at the University.
FOR A LONG time, the ongoingand seemingly endless debateover the honor system has been something I have tried to avoid jumping in to.
REVERSALS of fortune can be amusing, and when people suddenly find themselves on the other side of an issue, their actions are often revealing.
FOR MOST university students today, single-sex colleges seem like a remnant of their grandparents' time -- an era when men wore coats and ties to class, women were referred to as "ladies" and Detroit actually made quality cars.
IN THE 1950's, a young man from Tennessee fused black and white music styles to create a sound never heard before.
LAST WEEK Geraldine Ferraro,in all her would-have-been vice presidential glory, spoke to a crowd of eager University students, staff and community members.
IN CASE your attention recently strayed from Fox News, last Wednesday, University students Amber VerValin and Grayson Lambert joined puerile pundit Bill O'Reilly on his show to discuss the decidedly controversial cartoon fiasco.
THE U.S. government has never tolerated attacks on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. Pearl Harbor precipitated our joining World War II, and 9/11 drew swift attacks in Afghanistan.
THE PROCESS of preparing for fire marshal inspections each school year has become something of an annual ritual: The fire marshal announces that he's coming, students wait until the last possible minute to stuff their offending decorations in the closet, the inspections pass and students restore their rooms to their former supposedly treacherous states.
IN 1842, the story goes, the honor system was created in response to the murder of a professor, but today's system is more concerned about form signatures and frog labs.
