The lobby of the Paul W. Martin Honors College Building is usually crowded with students drinking coffee and reading periodicals about the daily hubbub of life, not with 88 decorated football helmets. But this wasn't the case on April 10 and 11, for there were, in fact, 88 decorated football helmets in the lobby of the Honors Building.…
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The senior commander of our armed forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, testified before Congress last week.
Obviously, with an important election coming up this year, and with the Iraq situation being as central as it is, a lot of people are paying close attention to the testimony.…
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George Yancy, a visiting philosophy professor, lectured here Friday about how racist attitudes pervade even the subtle actions of many people today.
That fact that this still happens is frustrating for many reasons.
Many would argue that something as deeply ingrained as racism cannot be excised from the psyche overnight, but instead requires a fresh start by a new generation.…
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From children's books to the greatest works ever published, being able to read is one of the most vital strengths for future generations to possess. However, with computer-animated video games and television programs with little knowledge capturing children's attention daily, it's not surprising that literacy rates are dropping while the opportunity for a quality education is being denied.…
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War in Iraq based on faulty information This letter is in response to the guest columnist article published April 7 ["Activism involves more than 'dance-offs'"] by Burch Glover. While it may be agreed that activism, indeed, involves more than "dance-offs," nothing was said regarding their grievances with the War in Iraq in the Sidelines article featuring SDS on March 31 ["Fighting for a True Democracy"].…
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