“Consensus building” is the rallying cry of the day lately. It is a blanket buzzword. It begins all political discussions; it ends all arguments. Most everyone has caught the fever and appears unflinchingly, unquestioningly aligned with this grand new mission…
There’s more to gender discrimination in sports than dunks
Although Alisha Axsom’s points regarding the popularity of women’s sports are persuasive and well executed, she leaves out an important caveat from her testosterone theory. Men’s sports, mainly baseball, football and basketball, draw their popularity from history. One hundred years…
Lifting the veil on tragic truths
The Pentagon’s decision to lift a ban on photographing flag-draped coffins is not only a long-overdue milestone for journalism in this country, but a symbolic gesture that a new era of openness with the American people has begun.
The change in media policy came on Thursday when Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a press conference that the Pentagon will lift its official ban on the photographing coffins of America’s war casualties traveling from overseas to Dover Air Force base in Delaware.
The ’60s are back: students march for environmental change
Radicalism, student power and nonviolent direct action spark images of the 1960s protests against the war, the free speech movement and the civil rights movement. Student activists lobbied the U.S. Congress, marched the White House, staged boycotts, strikes and sit-ins…
Coaches keep fat paychecks despite nationwide university budget issues
College students across the nation paying for a public education are being asked to pay more and sacrifice in these hard economic times to keep the same quality of education, or worse. But when a reporter asked Connecticut’s highest paid…
Don’t overestimate privacy of online information
Imagine you are a recent college graduate ready to take on the real world of working, making a living and beginning life on your own. You seem to have it all: a degree, a good amount of experience and the…
Classifying the scantily clad
This week, I would like to take a closer look at the word, “skank.” Usually, I fabricate my own definition for my words of the week. But, while doing some research,1 I stumbled across a little Web site called Urban…
If you’re happy and you torrent, clap your hands
The Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America should bow down to technology and accept gracious defeat instead of continuing to fight a losing battle. Bit Torrent Web sites act as your personal Best Buy.…
A new movement for sovereignty
The movement of states declaring sovereignty in regards to the Tenth Amendment has created quite a stir among constitutional conservatives lately. Although not widely reported, thirteen states currently have legislation pending to affirm their states’ rights as defined by the…
Libertarian column was simplistic and offensive
In response to Jeremy Hicks’ column “Stimulus lures with promise of instant gratification”: I found this column offensive, as well as replete with fallacious arguments and devoid of any logical arguments. As an appeal to emotions, however, it is outstanding.…