Archive: Mar 2001
Banning soft money donations
One of the greatest things about the United States is the First Amendment right to the freedom of speech. It is central to everything that is American.Regardless of ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, you have have the right to say your opinions in America. Simple enough, right? Wrong.It is becoming evident that the ability to […]
Campus Briefs
Ian Walmsley, professor and director of the Institute of Optics, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society, an honor that goes to less than one-half of one percent of the membership of the organization.?It?s wonderful to have one?s colleagues think so highly of one?s work,? Walmsley said. ?There has been a long […]
Campus Times endorses Mindy Fountain for President
It is time for results from the Students? Association government. Amidst great controversy this year, the student body has suffered because of a lack of leadership. Three students have stepped forward to fill this void ? Samay Gheewala, John LaBoda and Mindy Fountain. While all three represent a positive force for change, Fountain stands apart […]
Show some respect
Respect was one of the first lessons that we learned in kindergarten 8212; at least some of us. After partying on St. Paddy&s day last weekend, I realized that maybe students should take a remedial course in it.I think it is easy to take things that are free for granted. When we first come to […]
Flawed justice
I&m against the death penalty. Previously, I was ambivalent about the topic. I could see validity in the views of both sides. It was one of those random occurences that happens late at night when I&m about to go to bed. I realized I didn&t find any of the arguments for the death penalty particularly […]
Letters to the Editor
Florida didn?t benefit everyoneIt?s great to to have debates on events of historic proportions in Florida. Yet no discussion benefits when a side bases its arguments on information that is, at best, flawed. In his March 15 editorial, Damon Dimmick claims that all ?clear? votes have been counted. It?s not true. In many counties machines […]
?Mexican? easy to find, very difficult to hold on to
I walked into the theater where ?The Mexican? was playing atypically on time and realized that the film had already begun. It was an empty theater, a rare occasion on an opening night. Inhale ? at the least this will be a successful romantic comedy, I convinced myself.I was wrong. Director Gore Verbinski of ?Mouse […]
Political correctness is killing political debate
The most troubling trends I see, both among college students and among the citizens of our nation, is the increasing degree to which people are terrified of taking a stand on issues they believe in. Students are terrified about voicing their opinions in a public forum, and risking their reputations for their beliefs, all out […]
First amendment does not bow to politicial correctness
Harvard Crimson (Harvard U.)(U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? This Wednesday will mark the two-week anniversary of an assault against freedom of speech. On Feb. 28, the University of California at Berkeley?s independent paper, the Daily Californian ran an advertisement titled ?Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea ? and Racist Too.? The ad, […]
Change the rules
The SA constitution mandates that when five or more candidates run for a position, there will be a runoff election between the two candidates who received the highest percentage of votes, unless one person receives a majority of the vote. Since there are only four candidates for SA president running this year, there will be […]