Administrators: stop hiding behind tradition and student governance
By Ryan McElveen and Pat Hynes | November 24, 2014
Serving the University Community Since 1890
I was not surprised to hear that the Honor Committee is considering abolishing all-student juries ("Honor may rid of student juries," Oct.
FREEDOM of expression has played an important role throughout my University career and throughout those of my peers, and Juicy Campus now gives many more students the same opportunity we have had.
THE CALLS for "change" in the national political arena are so numerous that the word has lost virtually all meaning.
WASHINGTON POST columnist David Ignatius recently dubbed America a "Higher-Ed Superpower." In his column last week he cited the "education power" America possesses and has gained from the efforts of universities to internationalize.
The University is a haven for scholars, with a library system featuring thousands of books from around the globe and international students galore.
Iam no Ponce de Leon, but I think our time for revitalization has come. And that's not necessarily a good thing. If you think oil prices are a mess now, imagine what they'll be like when a couple more billion people have the opportunity to buy a Hummer in 50 years.
You might question "What kind of perverted creep would write this column?" And rightly so. That's how you've been conditioned to think in America.
After finals end, you're probably going to party for the following week without sleep. After that week of booze, sandy feet and agape ends, my one piece of advice to you is to re-regulate your body clocks.
Years of treading on the Earth's surface beneath our feet has led the human race to take for granted the power that our rock holds.
