Opinions
Opinions
Some traditions are good, but many are awful
Tradition. Ritual. Habit. Institution. All of these words are synonymous, for the most part. Yet, each has its own connotation dependent on the words that complement it: “The Institution of Slavery” and “Bad Habit” are examples. There are also good traditions. These could include giving someone a toast, volunteering at a food bank on Thanksgiving […]
Opinions
Obama should moderate his response to Netanyahu
The newest season of “House of Cards” revolved around an American attempt to broker peace between Israel and Palestine. It is fitting, then, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a surprise reelection with antics so shameless that Frank Underwood would blush while breaking the fourth wall. One day before last week’s election, Netanyahu shocked […]
Opinions
Israel: ‘a beacon of progressivism’
In today’s world of a 24 -hour news cycle, Twitter and other social media platforms, misinformation and half-truths have the ability to spread around the world faster than ever before. Lately, we have been troubled by the spreading of inaccurate information about Israel. As proud advocates for social justice, we can say that Israel shares […]
Sex and the CT
Jodi Says: Come again?
Multiple orgasms? That’s not even real: the female orgasm isn’t even a real thing, just a myth! Just kidding, that’s not true at all. Of course, having multiple orgasms is a pretty rare phenomenon, experienced more often by women than by men. It’s a common misconception that only women can have multiple orgasms, even though […]
Editorial Boards
Douglass renovations: keep them distinct from Danforth
At about 10 a.m. Monday morning, the student body received an email from Dining Services. The email, titled “Did you miss it?,” described the latest iterations of proposed changes to Douglass Dining Center, currently located on the second floor of the Frederick Douglass Building (FDB). Fewer than ten students attended the meeting. To imply that […]
Editorial Boards
Help us help you by sending us your feedback
As we approach spring break, the halfway point in the semester for students, faculty and staff alike, it seems apt to reflect on the progress so far of the Editorial Board and, more generally, the Campus Times itself. Coming into this year’s iteration of the CT, we looked around at our new staff, took note […]
Ed Observers
Harder and harder to breathe
Maybe it’s just the sewage vent across the street that’s been spewing constantly for the past week, but something is smoky outside ITS. You can even smell it inside the airlock by Connections. You can smell it around the block. It’s gotten so bad that you can smell it when it’s not even there. Or, […]
Opinions
Net neutrality: neutralizing exploitation without noticeable effects
Freedom, equality and opportunity—standard ideals of American politics. Ideals as vague as they are loved, they were invoked again with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)’s passage of stronger net neutrality rules on Feb. 26. These rules are actually fairly uncontroversial. Multiple internet service providers (ISPs) have already been following them. Don’t block access to websites […]
Opinions
Oklahoma’s AP U.S. History bill swaps education for indoctrination
Did you know that many of the Founding Fathers had slaves? And that Thomas Jefferson, often portrayed as one of the great American proponents of liberty and freedom, had slaves until the day he died? How about the Japanese internment camps? The Trail of Tears? How do we reconcile these events with our conception of […]
Opinions
Keystone XL: inconsequential, vetoed or not
In the latest national news, the bill to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline was vetoed by President Obama. This was only the third veto of President Obama’s time in office, but this one was not unexpected. Now that the Republicans have control of both houses of Congress, this will likely not […]
