The Recording Industry Association of America, infamous for its lawsuits against free music, wants the University to help spread its message that piracy is theft. Last semester, Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA, asked American universities to crack down on file sharing.
WITHOUT a post-secondary education, American workers can hardly earn enough to support a family. With a college degree, many can look forward to mounds of debt.
IT IS THAT time of the year again. No, not time to get drunk and have fun as the title might suggest, but election time at the University.
Most students had never heard of the human papillomavirus a few months ago. This virus, otherwise known as HPV, has gotten much attention lately.
IN STUDENT elections at the University, it seems we always face a referendum dealing with either the function or powers of the Honor Committee.
IT'S PROBABLY a safe bet that in the minds of most people, sex education for middle school girls does not include supporting promiscuity.
TODAY IS Valentine's Day. It's also my wife's birthday. So what kind of fool am I since I am on an airplane on my way to Cleveland?
GENERALLY, columns about sports don't belong in the Opinion section. Yet some areas of sport could be compared to our University as an academic institution, thus rendering them a distinctly opinionated column.
THIS YEAR, students have once again proposed to eliminate the single sanction for honor offenses.
CAMPING out, regardless of what people may think, has not always been the method for obtaining entry into men's basketball games.
IF I were an identity thief, I would not have to lift a finger to target my next victim. Last Wednesday, I sat beside a woman at a computer terminal at the library who was on the phone regarding an ISIS problem, walked past my roommate who was ordering from Dominos and came upon a list of individuals who did not bring their IDs outside the Newcomb Dining room.
CANNIBALISM. It's a joke --something that our "developed" civilization did away with, something that appears only in horror movies or tales of barbaric civilizations lurking in jungles.
SEXUAL EDUCATION at the University does not come from judgmental teachers, outdated videos starring animated sperm or a strict policy of textbook-only, human anatomy study.
ALL ACROSS the country, nervous high school students are checking their inboxes in anticipation. They know that an email from the University's Office of Admissions is due any day now.
LAST WEDNESDAY a letter to the editor appeared under Mark Hopke's name entitled "A High Price to Pay." It quoted a principle of personal finance taught in COMM 273, which I have the privilege of teaching: Pay Yourself First.
HUMAN life is sacrosanct, although it may depend on which human you're talking about. No person would claim to place a higher premium on life than a pro-life advocate.
LAST APRIL, when the time came for President Casteen to give his State of the University address, the main public issue on Grounds was the inability of the University's low-wage staff to adequately support themselves and their families on the wages they make here. Nearly 80 percent of the University's undergraduates had voted for a living wage calculated to ensure that those basic needs could be met.
JOHN PAUL Jones Arena's gameday procedures have been criticized for being absolutely awful. From students being required to have their tickets on them at all times to long, chaotic lines outside of the arena, many students think that they could do a better job managing the 15,000 occupants that attend each men's basketball game.
SUFFERING from allegations of a nuclear program and involvement in the Iraqi insurgency, Iran has transformed itself into the prime nuisance of the United States and the international community.
THE CALENDAR says it's close. Flowers are on sale. Heart shaped boxes decorate every store. But what is it about Valentine's Day that makes us go on a shopping spree?
