Corporations are people, too "“ at least, sort of. Because of the recent Supreme Court decision on Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, corporations now have a more defined right to freedom of speech. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 8:39 pm
Supreme Court ruling returns rightful voice to corporations on “˜electioneering communications’
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 8:36 pm
For God’s sake, tax exemption should only be for secular charitable intent
If watching the talking heads of the American right wing has taught me anything these past few years, it is that the biggest problems facing America today can be lumped along partisan lines. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 4:19 am
The system exists, now use it
Westwood keeps one-upping itself this quarter. An armed robbery was followed by a three-hour imprisonment. Then, both were topped by an underground explosion that shattered windows nearby. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 4:16 am
News media, take a tip from TMZ
We've all done it. Secretly we take pleasure in laughing at celebrities' antics caught on camera while ashamedly admitting to our friends that the news we've just learned is due to our trusty media source, TMZ. In fact, it's almost as good as Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd, with the added punch line that the celebrities are actually aware of the cameras surrounding them. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 24, 9:04 pm
Less bias on the airwaves increases respect for radio news
In a matter of hours, radio news network Air America went from hosting seldom-listened to original content to silence. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 24, 9:02 pm
Diverse nation’s dynamic dream remains universal at heart
By all rights, campus should be quiet on a Monday night as midterm season approaches, but instead, Kerckhoff Coffee House is loud and lively as the three-piece band Love Potion finishes up a set of jazz and funk, drawing on sources as diverse as 50 Cent and Bach. Read more...
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January 19, 8:44 pm
Censoring sex over violence is absurd
I was 15 when I watched the film "Hostel." I was young, impressionable and sitting next to my father "“ not the most common choice in family entertainment, but I was in high school, such as it is. Read more...

