THE BEST teacher I ever had was a third year student at the University. His name: Tom Bednar. He already has taken his degree and is in Iowa, but his lessons remain in my mind and in my heart.
THE ABORTION debate suffers from a great deal of confusion among pro-choice supporters and pro-life supporters.
THE UNIVERSITY'S chapter of the American Civil Liber-ties Union has, of late, come under attack for its involvement in the "NOT BLACK ... NOT JEWISH ... NOT FEMALE ... NOT GAY" flyers posted around Grounds.
IN A FEAT of irony, the Honor Committee has been either actively dishonest or incompetent. Neither interpretation is flattering to the Committee. Last year, before students considered the four honor referenda, three of which the student body soundly rejected, the Committee in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Assessment conducted a survey to gauge student opinion on the honor system.
THE HONOR system at the University is a bad thing. But it seems to be a fact of University life that isn't about to pack up and go.
THE SUPREME Court will be addressing a hot button issue this term: the constitutionality of vouchers.
What do the songs "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "What A Wonderful World," "Ticket to Ride" and "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" have in common?
A top the Capitol West steps I'm looking at the Mall and the Washington Monument. This place is dead. The measured bang of a hammer across the mall is the only sound.
STUDENT Council has earned a new name: Stupid Council. It has placed such a strong priority on something it really cannot affect - eradicating the "Not gay" chant in the Good Ol' Song. First off, this is not to condone the chant.
THE HONOR system at the University needs to go. Our honor system routinely rewards cheaters and punishes honesty.
