Opinions
Op-Eds
U.S. diplomacy fraught with corporate influence
The Egyptian protests came as a great surprise to many Americans, not because anti-authoritarian protests are rare, but because the U.S. is one of the main backers of the 30-year-old Mubarak regime. How did the U.S. begin supporting a ruthless dictatorship and why has this been ignored for so long, in the mainstream media, even […]
Op-Eds
Are U.S. laws too soft?
Is the United States' legal system tilted to favor criminals at the expense of victims? Read More
Sex and the CT
Undergraduate intercourse: getting into your genes
An examination of biology in human sexual activity. Read More
Ed Observers
Ronald Reagan: reminisce or regret?
Sunday, Feb. 6 marks what would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday, had he not succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease in 2004. Many conservative Americans will treat Sunday as a special day, since Reagan was, and remains, the most dynamic Republican president since Dwight Eisenhower. Indeed, some neoconservatives want to put Reagan on the $50 bill. […]
Editorial Boards
Bad snow job
For several days, we heard buzz about a supposed snow-pocalypse that was forecast to hit Rochester on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Weather reports gave advance warnings about what sounded like the storm to end all storms. In the end, of course, it turned out to be quite the anti-climax — the snow was no worse than […]
Editorial Boards
Campus groups stifled
To the campus community, the Students’ Association praises the diversity of groups on campus and encourages their formation, but there is a stark difference between this portrait and the infinitely more bureaucratic reality. Founding a group on campus is not quite as easy as finding others with similar interests and filing a form with the […]
Op-Eds
The case against Roe v. Wade, 38 years later
Last week marked the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Along with thousands of other demonstrators, we braved the cold to protest the ruling in this year’s March for Life, an annual rally that winds past the Capitol and ends in front of the Supreme Court. It is ironic to demonstrate outside our nation’s highest […]
Op-Eds
Being in community: the aftermath of Jan. 15
I did not personally know Jeffrey Bordeaux, Jr. Nor do I know Daren Venable. So why is it that these past weeks I have found myself struggling with feelings of shock, confusion and grief for the students and everyone involved in this recent tragedy? My only answer is that while neither Bordeaux, Venable nor I […]
Op-Eds
The differences between Egypt and Tunisia
Photos of soldiers shaking hands with protestors and graffiti covered walls announcing unity are slowly leaking out of Egypt. The uprisings in Egypt that call for the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s reign are looking promising. Vice President Joe Biden has said that Mubarak should not step down because he is not a dictator, but […]