Opinion

My roommate is a preteen girl

Published February 23, 2004

When it comes to roommates, you never know who - or what - you're gonna get. This year, I'm sharing my room with a 19-year-old sophomore guy majoring in electrical engineering and math. The problem is,...

A Palestinian woman reflects to a U student

Published February 23, 2004

Resettlement of a refugee in Israel would not be repatriation, but alienation from Arab society; a true repatriation of an Arab refugee would be a process which brought him into union with people who share...

Judaism is more than just a religion

Published February 20, 2004

Part five of a five-part series on university spirituality

Fortunate sons and phonies: president’s claims are disrespectful

by Karl Noyes
Published February 19, 2004

My dad went to Vietnam. He doesn't like to talk about it so I don't ask him about it. Whenever the subject comes up, his eyes cloud up and become distant. When I hug him I can feel the lumps on his body,...

Don’t waste your life watching someone else’s

by Steven Snyder
Published February 19, 2004

Are you looking forward to "Man vs. Beast 2" on Fox tomorrow night? I know I'm counting the hours. Is this what our society has come to? Millions enthralled on a nightly basis by humans smothered...

Campus Muslims stay focused on prayer

Published February 19, 2004

Part four of a five-part series on university spirituality

Is it free press or filtered press?

by Diana Fu
Published February 19, 2004

Earlier this week, I sunk into an unsteady butterfly chair, took a swig of cheap Lipton tea, and felt like Charon was paddling across the river for me while reading New York Times headlines: "New York...

Here’s to you, Janet Jackson

Published February 19, 2004

Terri Carlin of Knoxville, Tenn., who recently dismissed a lawsuit against Viacom/CBS and Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson, is not the only American who got smacked between the eyes with a boob during this...