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Letter to the Editor: reflections on conflict and religion
Reflections on conflict and religionThank you for the thoughtful article 'Counterpoint: Defense of Religion" (March 4, 2010). Since I was quoted in the article, I would like to take this opportunity to offer reflections on some intersections between religion, science and conflict. These insights come from my experience in peace building and daily meditation.Conflict is […]
Save the POA
The recent announcement that the College may be looking to locate a brand new computer facility in the Physics-Optics-Astronomy Library has incited a fair amount of student frustration over the rumored changes that would alter the library as students know it.According to Dean of the College Faculty Peter Lennie no final decision has been reached, […]
Housing information
Housing information packets and contracts were slipped under undergraduates' doors with three weeks until the lotteries. By then, most students had already decided their housing preferences for next year. While the new packets are to be commended, Residential Life continues to underutilize what is potentially its most helpful resource its Web site. Currently the Web […]
Journalistic ethics in the modern era
Last year saw over 14,700 newsroom jobs cut, the online layoff tracker Paper Cuts estimates. Sound like another casualty of the recession? Not quite one in five employees had lost their job in better times, between 2001 and 2008. Unfortunately, this industry has no hope of a government bailout or even better prospects of an […]
Anti-war resurgence
March 20 marked the seven-year anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war, with little to no mention from the mainstream media. In the same year that our commander-in-chief won the Nobel Peace Prize, the only genuine change America has seen is an escalation of war.Only a president with political cover from the left would […]
Sports score on unjustified tax exemptions
As professional and college sports continue to increase in popularity, the spending on major college athletic programs keeps soaring. At football powerhouses such as Florida, Ohio State, Alabama and Louisiana State Universities, head coaches receive more than $3.7 million a year in salary and compensation. With the rise in popularity, a tremendous increase in revenue […]
Texas education awry
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Female ejaculation: Is it fact or is it fiction?
I'm going to say it. I'm going to bite the bullet, don my military headgear and troop out into the forest clearing to yell it to the treetops. Startle the birds into the sky and feel the ground rumble with my high-decibel declaration: Female ejaculation is a myth.I know, I know. I feel like as […]
The Pint Half Full
OK, OK. You've got the gear. You've got the gumption. Time to get down to brass tacks here. You're ready to brew. But hold on! Are you sure everything is sanitized? Make sure I'll wait. Yes? All right then, let's begin. Welcome to part two of The Glass Half Full's Intro To Brewing!Two weeks ago […]
From the Archives
From the archives
Back in the '60s, the Campus Times didn't have the fierce grip on University news that it cherishes today, now pompously sitting on top of all other University news publications.In 2010, the highlight of the River Campus week is Thursday afternoon when the paper is delivered. Students and faculty go bonkers trying to snag an […]