Opinion

Opinion

Pick major of pleasure, poverty

By Laura Sahrama | October 6, 2000

WE'VE ALL heard the joke. The graduate with a science degree asks, "Why does it work?" The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does it work?" The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, "How much will it cost?" The graduate with a Liberal Arts degree asks, "Do you want fries with that?" This joke may be funny for students who are pre-med, in the Engineering School, or in the School of Commerce.

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Opinion

Cooking up community at dining halls

By Pallavi Guniganti | October 6, 2000

FLASHBACK to childhood: "Finish your dinner. Think of all the starving children in Africa who would be happy to have tofu casserole." With the images of our less-fortunate peers in mind, we obediently cleaned our plates, unless we were brats who would snarl, "Then send it to Africa!" The University may not be sending its upperclassmen to Africa to find food, but it is discouraging them from dining on-Grounds.

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Opinion

Violently objecting to media critics

By Faraz Rana | October 6, 2000

MOVE ASIDE gun control, take a back seat parental guidance, and enter Hollywood. Media violence is now the trendy scapegoat for the overly ambitious crime sprees of adolescents these days.

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Opinion

University must move in on off-Grounds housing rush

By John Bailey | October 6, 2000

IT HAS taken me the past month to settle into my own dorm room. Only recently did I get around to doing anything that could be loosely defined as decorating, and I've just started being able to find what I need when I need it.

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Opinion

Time to get University clocks ticking

By Ben Grosz | October 6, 2000

HERE AT the University things tend to go smoothly. With a healthy budget, a concerned administration, and dedicated students, problems are often quickly identified and addressed.

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Opinion

Pfeiffer's present, past actions warrant resignation

By Brian Cook | October 5, 2000

There is controversy presently over a failed bill that would have mandated the Pledge of Allegiance at Student Council meetings.

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Opinion

Seeking the vital student vote

By Timothy Duboff | October 5, 2000

MANY OF us might remember those bumper stickers that bitter Republicans slapped on their cars following the 1992 election.

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Opinion

Relying on university programs

By Brian Ahern | October 5, 2000

OVER THE past couple of years, the University has made an effort to provide students with social alternatives that do not involve alcohol.

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Opinion

Strengthening student-run alternatives

By Bryan Maxwell | October 5, 2000

COMEDIAN W.C. Fields once said, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it." The University would do well to heed this advice when it comes to its direct approach to promoting alcohol-free social programs. Efforts to directly combat drinking by providing alternative activities have not been successful.

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Opinion

Silencing status symbol

By Andrew E. Borchini | October 5, 2000

YOU KNOW who you are. You're that guy who interrupted me during my nap in psychology. Or you're that girl who rudely bumped into me while strolling down the Lawn.

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Opinion

Fighting America's athletic arrogance

By Brandon Almond | October 5, 2000

AMERICANS are the best. At everything. We are the superior nation; we are the richest and the most powerful.

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Opinion

Tuned-out students need news

By Megan Moyer | October 4, 2000

IT'S AS if many of us live in a hole. As easy as it is to become completely absorbed in the University community, it is no surprise that many of us are unfamiliar with the topics introduced by following headlines.

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Opinion

Gay rights groups must mainstream movement

By Seth Wood | October 4, 2000

TO STATE the obvious, the construction of a large building is not an overnight phenomenon. Rather than conjoining a series of 15-story Legos and Lincoln Logs, contractors build skyscrapers through a tenuous arrangement of cinder blocks, girders, concrete, plumbing and electricity.

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Opinion

Swinging vote with student help

By Elizabeth Managan | October 3, 2000

MOST college students will watch TV at some point tonight. Some of you will watch the presidential debates.

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Opinion

Restrictions kill abortion drug freedom

By Erin Perucci | October 3, 2000

A WOMAN'S right to choose to have an abortion is a godsend. With abortion's legalization through Roe v.

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Opinion

Balancing concerns over coverage

By Brent Garland | October 2, 2000

PERHAPS the most frequent complaint heard by the Ombudsman is that a story's coverage wasn't "fair." Upon explanation of such complaints, typically the complaints are over two aspects of journalistic objectivity: balance of coverage and subjectivity in reporting.

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Opinion

Art offers escape from numbing routine

By Katherine Martini | October 2, 2000

UNIVERSITY life truly dulls our senses. Natty Light, the routine of classes, and dining hall cuisine acutely diminish our awareness of the surroundings.

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Opinion

Dangers of daily video game fix

By Diya Gullapalli | October 2, 2000

WHEN LITTLE boys play video games, they sit cross-legged about six inches from the TV screen with a glazed look in their eyes, a control pad in their hands, and their mother's voice in the background telling them not to strain their eyes. When big boys play video games, they sit six inches from a computer screen in a college dorm room.

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Opinion

Allow all ideas, even stupid ones

By Jeffrey Eisenberg | October 2, 2000

COLLEGE REP. Justin Pfeiffer proves that a little bit of knowledge can do a lot of harm. A petition, requiring 2000 signatures from College students for Pfeiffer's removal from office, is in circulation.

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Opinion

Sealing holes in hate crime legislation

By Faraz Rana | September 29, 2000

THIS PAST weekend, Ronald Edward Gay quietly walked into a gay bar in Roanoke, pulled out his gun, and with the pull of a trigger changed the lives of everyone present in that bar.