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Op-Ed: Congress should oppose cumbersome anti-piracy bills
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsMembers of Congress have proposed legislation that is intended to limit piracy and theft of intellectual property, but its measures could unreasonably harm the way the Internet operates today. The... -
Have the police gone too far?
Peaceful protestors pepper sprayed, people of color targeted. What happened to our freedom?
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsYour right to assemble peacefully has been revoked. Your right to express your opinion has been revoked. Your right to dress and look a certain way has also been revoked.... -
Potty training a lost art in campus restrooms
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsSince when has the restroom become a place of holding your pee and finding the cleanest one around campus to use? Going to the bathroom should be a place of... -
UC Davis incident must not be repeated elsewhere
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsRecently the staff of The Mountaineer watched the now infamous video of UC Davis police officer Lt. John Pike and another officer pepper spraying a group of peaceful demonstrators. When... -
Bah Humbug! This is hardly the season to be jolly
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe end of the year is always such a crazy time. Family life, college life, life in general is such a stressful, hectic, hot mess mashup of wants, whines, give... -
Letter to the editor
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 1 CommentYour recent article on Statway requires response. First, I have read articles in faculty union periodicals demonstrating that the financial intrusion of corporate America into the education field has not... -
Paterno and staff lacked moral compass
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsIn my opinion, no one should object to the negative attention or punishments garnered by Jerry Sandusky, Mike McQueary or legendary head coach Joe Paterno from the Penn State football... -
Student debt robs America’s youth
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsStudent debt is like a snake strangling the life out of you and your bank account. Just when you get out of school and think you’re on your way to... -
Hollywood’s yellow peril: How the media portrays Asian Americans
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsWhether we like it or not, the media has an influence on how we perceive others and ourselves which is why it is important to have an honest depiction of...
