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Opinion

Keep government out of the bedroom

Published March 26, 2003

Your home might be your castle, but your bedroom is the state's domain. That will be the result if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds its prior precedent in its consideration of Lawrence and Garner v. Texas....

Leaders failed to address rally’s vitriol

Published March 26, 2003

Screw the Quran!" "Screw Muslims!" "Go home!" Such were the putrid shouts aimed at N. Ruby Zigrino, a U.S. Muslim, during her speech at the "Support Our Troops" rally held at the State Capitol on Saturday....

Tough choices, enduring values

Published March 26, 2003

ARobert Bruininks s we plan for some very tough financial decisions, I believe that it is important to give our faculty, staff and students a candid assessment of the challenges and choices we face and...

Shock and awe? Sounds familiar

Published March 25, 2003

AMatthew Mecklenburg s has been propagated across every pundit's lips, the United States has adopted a "new" tactic of shock and awe. Perpetually mispronounced, this tactic is based on the idea that scaring...

America’s proud tradition of dissent

Published March 25, 2003

What do Tom DeLay, Trent Lott, Abraham Lincoln and Mohammad Ali have in common? They are all American wartime dissenters. Like today's critics of the war in Iraq, they each made a principled stand against...

Strive to create peace, promote freedom

Published March 25, 2003

IJacob Thompson am a simple person with simple values. I value peace. I value freedom. I value love. I am against this war. I am against this war because it hurts my heart to think of the countless Iraqi...

True knowledge, love conquers hurt

Published March 25, 2003

LRoxanne Sadovsky ike most folks in their upper 80s, my grandparents are beginning to get a little funny. Last Friday, for example, I walked into their one bedroom condo only to find my grandfather pleading...

Breaking up is hard to do

by Courtney Lewis
Published March 24, 2003

If you move too quickly, they'll get scared off. If you move too slowly, you might miss your chance. It's a game of luck. You happen to be in the right place, at the right time and - wham! There they are. All...

Gauging the costs of war

Published March 24, 2003

With the nation now at war, President George W. Bush plans to unveil this week the details of his war budget. This massive spending plan, about $80 billion, gives a much needed indication of what U.S....

Change in Middle East takes more than war

Published March 24, 2003

TBy Austen Morris he year is 2300. Humans have colonized Mars. Books of paper and ink are no longer used. Schools have more or less disappeared: Children now teach themselves basic learning skills. Cures...

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