Archives - Mario Morales
Ed Observers
Radical subjectivity: haters gonna hate
We can all agree there's such a thing as "good taste." The question is whether we can all agree on what that is β or even whether we're meant to.
Culture
CT Recommends: "In the Loop"
When it comes to political satire, there is nothing in the United States even close to the movie βIn the Loop.β
Op-Eds
The classics should not be all Greek to us
[caption id="attachment_14573" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Courtesy of http://www.uic.edu"][/caption] Some foreign language programs have no need to justify their existence. Certainly few…
Features
Valentines Day part 2.
Opinions editor Mario Morales discusses why Valentines Day does not deserve the bad rap.
News
Congressman Lee strips himself of job
Congressman Chris Lee, UR alum ('87), resigned after being caught sharing shirtless pictures of himself over the internet service Craiglist.
Op-Eds
The clash of education reform and profit
At present, anyone hoping to be involved in any substantive way with the latest intellectual currents in educational reform must…
Op-Eds
The importance of studying the humanities
Despite attending a modern research university, humanities students at the UR suffer relatively little for their choice of majors. Ribbing…
Op-Eds
Retribution is a powerful temptation
After the events of Sept. 11, Americans were united in the single cause of finding and eliminating the culprit of…
Op-Eds
Failing to change the way we evaluate schools
It has now been nine years since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was enacted, symbolizing a bipartisan commitment…