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Tunnel defilement sparks discussion
The Chinese Students' Association (CSA) hung up posters and painted the tunnels to advertise its annual China Nite on Feb. 3. Within the next few days, the posters were torn down and 'Free Tibet" was spray-painted in six-foot-tall letters over the tunnel painting. Facilities quickly responded by painting over the defacement.CSA met with the College […]
Security Update
An individual was observed egging the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity House at 4:30 a.m. on March 21, by CCTV.According to Senior Investigator Daniel Laffterty, officers accosted the suspect on Fraternity Road where he was then questioned.The suspect told the security officers he was pledging another fraternity and was told he had to throw five eggs […]
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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View from Abroad: South Africa
'Brother, sorry brother. Can you help me?"'Two rand for milk and bread?" I look at him a beggar with a bright neon security vest, guarding cars shake my head and walk into a 7-Eleven looking for skim milk, which hardly exists here. They seem to only have whole and two percent milk in stock. Damn […]
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