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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 […]
Accountability
With all of the hype behind the Students Association Presidential elections, it is important to not lose sight of the SA Senate and how it runs its elections.Senators ideally serve a vital role on campus as representatives of the student body. In order for senators to become a useful resource for the students, they need […]
Life&s a beach
Spring break vacations are a funny thing. They are not typical vacations, like those you have taken in the past, where you feel it is your duty to hit a museum or two. Nor do you feel a need to soak up the local culture 8212; you would rather rape and pillage the society and […]
Horoscopes
Pisces (Feb. 19?March 20) ? This has been a pretty good week for you. Lady Luck is smiling upon you, and it looks as though your fortunes may be bright for a while. Aries (March 21?April 19) ? It?s time to face the fact that spring break is officially over. You?re back at school, it?s […]
UR Notable Yellowjackets
Women?s basketballMany years of basketball paid off as Gotstein helped her team to an Eastern Conference Athletic Association Championship March 8. She contributed a total of 23 points and 21 rebounds in a 59-47 win over Union College and a win over Nazareth 71-66. She closed out her tournament by being named the ECAC tournament […]
Some give MLB a bad name
This baseball off-season Alex Rodriguez ($252M), Manny Ramirez ($160M) and Derek Jeter ($189M) signed the most lucrative contracts in all of professional sports history, part of an ongoing trend of upping top players? salaries. While no one will question the on-the-field value of these men, the numbers in these new contracts are staggering. A-Rod, Manny, […]
In the spotlight
? The team of senior Andy Locke, junior Justin Lamontagne, sophomore Brian Strandberg and senior Jon Coyles set a new men?s indoor track record in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1 minute, 31.77 seconds, beating the old school record of 1:33. Another men?s indoor track record was broken by the 4x400-meter relay team […]
Bracket madness shows NCAA title is up for grabs
March Madness is upon us. I can?t wait for the games to begin today, as the tournament always seems to start off with some thrillers. I believe that the tournament is pretty wide open. Aside the first five or six teams, there is a sizable group of teams and any of them could make a […]