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.
"DO WE LISTEN to those that we disagree with, and vigorously challenge them, or do we close our ears completely?" asked David Ellwood of Harvard University when defending his decision to invite former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami to speak.
THE SEA of Orange. An amorphous frenzy of inebriated students and psychotic fans who all share the same goal: winning.
IT IS Monday, 1:15 p.m., at Newcomb Dining Hall and I wait in line for several minutes before entering.
AS AN IRANIAN refugee, I am probably the last that person would stand up and defend anyone in the Iranian government, past or present.
WHEN SPEAKING of stereotypes in the United States, it is common for Caucasians to want to be included in the discussion.
OFFENSIVE speech is a difficult thing to discuss in America. In most parts of the world -- even Europe -- the right to free speech has significantly less protection than in our own country.
"DEMOCRACY is a process,not a project." Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, spoke these words last Thursday in a speech at the National Cathedral.
LIKE SO many students, and indeed, like so many Americans, I got a job this summer. I was paid by direct deposit, and every two weeks I watched a significant portion of my salary disappear into the gaping maw of Social Security and income taxes.
