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Creating Facebook policy

AT A computer resource session during last summer's orientation, one parent shyly raised her hand to ask about the national college craze commonly known as The Facebook.


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Partisan privacy wars

THE BALANCE between respecting individual rights and restricting them for the sake of security is a dangerous tightrope that every government must walk.


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Bush's sinister cabal

GEORGE W. Bush consciously misled Congress and the public during the propaganda campaign preceding the war against Iraq, Pentagon and CIA veterans told a University audience last Monday.


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The house diversity built

OLD DORMS vs. New Dorms: the age-old quintessential University debate that hits incoming first-year students head on when they have to check off "Alderman" or "McCormick" on the housing form.


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Add to the activism

THE UNIVERSITY has dealt with its fair share of protests and controversies in the past couple of weeks -- from the living wage controversy to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy -- because of groups working to raise awareness in colleges.


Opinion

The house diversity built

OLD DORMS vs. New Dorms: the age-old quintessential University debate that hits incoming first-year students head on when they have to check off "Alderman" or "McCormick" on the housing form.


Opinion

Add to the activism

THE UNIVERSITY has dealt with its fair share of protests and controversies in the past couple of weeks -- from the living wage controversy to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy -- because of groups working to raise awareness in colleges.


Opinion

Bush's sinister cabal

GEORGE W. Bush consciously misled Congress and the public during the propaganda campaign preceding the war against Iraq, Pentagon and CIA veterans told a University audience last Monday.


Opinion

Rethinking Early Decision

EARLY decision seems great. It allows students to receive acceptances in December (and slack off for the rest of senior year) while also traditionally increasing the applicant's odds of receiving admission.


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Combatting voter apathy

IN AMERICAN politics, we have come to bemoan election season. On the federal level, it rolls around every two years, bringing the actual work of governance to a grinding halt.


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Retain class rankings

WHILE high school seniors anxiously watch their mailboxes for acceptance letters during the next few weeks, their schools continue to discuss the role of class rankings.


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A more visible Lawn

TO THE many people who are frustrated about the Lawn Selection Committee and ultimately question its fairness: I feel your pain.


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Pro-choice, pro-active

LARGELY thanks to the media and anti-choice extremists, the majority of Americans think the pro-choice and "pro-life" controversy centers around one issue: abortion.

Puzzles
Hoos Spelling

Latest Podcast

As the school year begins to pick up, Dr. Eileen Chou, interim dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, discusses some of her plans for the school and shares her background. Chou spoke about leadership, excitement surrounding the opening of Batten’s new building and a bit about how she will balance her duties as interim dean while also staying connected with students and faculty.