Affirmative steps: 'U' should find solutions to negative atmosphere
Due to the two lawsuits challenging the University and the Law School's admissions policies, debate about affirmative action has been going strong for the past few months. But one aspect of the controversy, which has just recently come to light, is the effect the lawsuits are having on the University's minority students. Because the lawsuits target the University's use of race as a factor in admissions, some minorities feel their place at the University is being questioned.
Who's buying?: Policy will not address problem
To many, the Greek system represents social opportunities and a chance to make friends. Parties are often part of the Greek system's socialization. A recent trend among fraternities and sororities - both at the local and national level - is to switch from communal alcohol sources to requiring that everyone bring their own drinks to parties. Last week, all but one of the University campus's fraternities signed the Interfraternity Council's new "bring your own beverage" policy, requiring that they only sponsor parties without kegs and open bars.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's intern
If Watergate had a positive consequence, it was to show that Americans still have the capacity for moral outrage. The mental image of a trollish, hunchbacked Nixon running toward a waiting helicopter with dozens of torch-wielding "Frankenstein" extras behind him is a beautiful thing, and a good lesson for all those who have come to follow. Every once in a while in a democracy, it's a good thing to have the electorate rise up and give the realpolitik pimp-smack to a truly odious elected official.
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