Opinions
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
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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 […]
Sex and the CT
Jodi Says: The myth of meaningless sex
There’s this idea of “meaningless sex,” that sex can be “just” sex. But if Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake couldn’t pull it off in the 2011 romantic comedy “Friends with Benefits,” I’m pretty sure it can’t be done. The concept of meaningless sex can go hand-in-hand with hookup culture. People seem to think that they […]
Op-Eds
United States should stand its ground on GMOs
Arguably, the most underreported story in the media these days is the ongoing negotiations over the proposed United States-European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). This massive free trade deal would increase U.S. and EU gross domestic product (GDP) by about 0.4% and 0.5% a year—a $100 billion annual windfall for the United States, […]
Op-Eds
War-weary America doesn’t deserve another fight
This past Wednesday, President Obama sent a draft joint resolution to Congress. For the first time in almost 13 years, Congress will have the ability to approve an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). This AUMF will allow President Obama to continue his campaign against the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIL and […]
Ed Observers
Yak in moderation
Yik Yak, a popular, anonymous social media application that lets users post and vote on “yaks” within a ten mile radius, allows people to share and detach themselves from their thoughts. Since downloading it last semester, I sometimes feel a faint sense of shame when I open it, whether it’s while I’m waiting in line […]