Sunday, August 2

Women need to keep dream alive

The July 11 edition of Newsweek featured Sandra Day O’Connor on the cover and read “From Cowgirl to Supreme Court Justice.” Now that she is leaving the Supreme Court, I ask, “Where have all the cowgirls gone?” Where are the women of today that we can look up to? Read more...


Video game rating tasteless

Imagine watching an action flick with adrenaline-fueled car chases, gory gunfights and in-your-face explosions, rated R for its graphic violence and sexual innuendo. Now pretend that a bootlegged Internet copy of this film contained the graphic sex scenes cut from the studio’s version. Read more...


MySpace.com does not “˜rawk’

It is my policy to always be honest with you, my readers, unless I say something totally wacky. You will notice the importance of this fact as we discuss Internet blogging in general and the recent sale of MySpace.com to NewsCorp. Read more...


Speaks Out

With the London bombings in mind, do you feel uneasy taking public transportation? Ana Sanchez Fourth-year, international development Studies “No, I grew up in Colombia when there were a lot of bombings going on. Read more...




Nations’ needs go beyond money

In 1919, the failure of President Woodrow Wilson at Versailles caused diplomat Harold Nicolson to relate the following account of United States’ actions: “America, eternally protected by the Atlantic, desired to satisfy her self-righteousness while disengaging her responsibility.” It is lamentable to think that we have made little improvement since then. Read more...