Opinion

Opinion

American math adds independence

By Matt Golenor and Kristen Mohl | April 11, 2000

THIS IS a response to Diya Gullapalli's March 28th column "American math methods don't add up." As students of mathematics education in the Education School, we feel it is necessary to address some of the issues brought up by Ms. Gullapalli. When deciding what educational policy to apply in the classroom, one must first decide on the purpose of teaching and learning mathematics.

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Opinion

Community interaction changes hostility to hospitality

By Prof. Glenn Beamer and Chris Chatham | April 11, 2000

LAST SEMESTER, we decided to read about and reflect upon our University community -- a community that ideally fosters and appreciates contributions from all its members.

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Opinion

'Spring' ideas deserve better funding

By Chris DelGrosso | April 10, 2000

THE FREAKS came out three different nights this past weekend and they put on three student-written one-act plays.

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Opinion

Reporting beyond University limits

By Kelly Jolley | April 10, 2000

BY SUNDAY afternoon, the pile of folded papers on my dining room table has usually grown pretty high.

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Opinion

Balancing bras and bravado in business

By Katherine Martini | April 10, 2000

EIGHTEEN hour bras and "No Nonsense" Pantyhose. Who knew that a quick glance at the lingerie department could sum up the identity of female leaders so well?

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Opinion

Adoption privacy protects mothers

By Jeffrey Eisenberg | April 10, 2000

FOR OREGONIANS, much of what all of us cherish is at stake. Privacy. Fundamental rights. Sanctity of contracts.

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Opinion

Conflicting views complete history

By Faraz Rana | April 7, 2000

HISTORY, I had always believed, was a study of facts. Questioning these facts was questioning what's already happened.

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Opinion

Early moral education lasts lifetime

By Emily Harding | April 7, 2000

THE UNITED States has an odd reputation overseas. We are seen as progressive, yet puritan; advocates of freedom, yet strangely constrictive in our own laws.

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Opinion

Favorite U.S. son belongs in Cuba

By Timothy Duboff | April 7, 2000

THEY ARE patriotic Americans. I can appreciate that. They are fervent anti-Communists. I can appreciate that.

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Opinion

Make right selection for music's future

By Maverick McNeel | April 7, 2000

A JOB SEARCH is underway at the moment and its outcome will greatly affect the nature of performing arts at the University.

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Opinion

Rejecting referendum rescues honor

By Brandon Almond | April 6, 2000

IMAGINE if the presidential election process lasted only one week. On Oct. 27, the candidates would announce their intention to run.

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Opinion

Casteen holds key to minority program

By Sam Waxman | April 6, 2000

THE UNIVERSITY stands for public access to higher education. Its very founding was intended to give life to the notion that education should not be limited to one faith, one political persuasion or one walk of life.

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Opinion

Paternity leave nurses gender equality

By Katie Dodd | April 6, 2000

SHE'S A media dream. Last fall, Cherie Blair, the wife of British prime minister Tony Blair, shocked the nation by announcing that, at age 45, she is pregnant.

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Opinion

Signing on to Internet jobs too soon robs students of valuable college years

By Laura Sahrama | April 5, 2000

IT'S A CRAZY time we're living in. Not only are we at the beginning of a whole new -- far too over-hyped -- millennium, we are also living in the midst of a technological revolution.

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Opinion

Discussion vital to keeping issue alive

By Bryan Maxwell | April 5, 2000

Everyone screws up sometimes. But that's not catastrophic; the important goal is not to avoid making mistakes, but rather to learn from them when they do happen.

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Opinion

Controlling owners, not their guns

By Sparky Clarkson | April 4, 2000

THOSE WHO write gun control laws hope to respond to a range of problems, not just the existence of guns.

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Opinion

Ethnic events bridge backgrounds

By Diya Gullapalli | April 4, 2000

THE DANCERS filed onto the stage smoothly. The boys were dressed in warm-up pants and basketball shoes and the girls were dressed in coordinated pastel tank tops and black dance pants.

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Opinion

Early funding shortchanges underdogs

By Elizabeth Managan | April 4, 2000

JUST WHEN you thought you'd had enough "exploratory committees," here comes another one: Virginia Sen.

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Opinion

Putin solves Russian policy puzzle

By Nick Higgins | April 4, 2000

RECENTLY-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin has been depicted in the Western media as an ex-KGB enigma that threatens to return Russia to the horrors of secretive dictatorship.

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Opinion

Participation critical in political process

By Katherine Martini | April 3, 2000

A CRASH course on the University could be taught with just a few words. Not a fancy seminar on the history of Mr. Jefferson's University, but rather the real deal -- a few catch phrases to sum things up around here.