The quickest and least painful way for the administration to defuse this crisis of confidence would be for it to immediately propose an official 2013-14 college calendar that includes a winter session. We urge it to do so without delay.
VOICES: How do you feel about the increase in minimum wage?
Students give their opinion about the potential increase in minimum wage
OP-ED: Pope is irrelevant in the United States
Let’s face it, the pope is not relevant to American Society. The United States may be the land of the free, and the home to a colorful spectrum of races, cultures, values and religions, but it’s a country known for Hollywood, The Big Apple and obesity, not for its deep religious affiliations.
OP-ED: Drone assassinations undermine the U.S. Constitution
With President Obama’s use of drone assassinations in Pakistan and Yemen, he has overstepped the bounds of the United States Constitution and garnered himself the power over life and death, more power than any one man should wield.
OP-ED: Dorner’s actions don’t support claims
Dorner’s actions are in no way justifiable; corruption is not eliminated by killing, but instead perpetuated by the use of violence.
OP-ED: Plus/Minus grading system will hurt more than students
It is fair to say that if one attends a college, he or she is attending to do their very best, no matter if the grading scale is based on a full letter grade, or a plus/minus grade system.
VOICES: Should the campus be entirely smoke-free?
Students share their opinion about smoking regulations.
OP-ED: Same-sex marriage decision should be nationwide
The state-by-state approach has been long, dry, and ineffective with less than one-third of states allowing same-sex marriage. The federal government, nationwide, should determine same-sex marriage rights, not the states.
OP-ED: Sensible gun control laws needed
It is not until recently, with the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct. last month, that the U.S. has decided to seriously look at the guns themselves as a cause of the problem and officials are starting to take steps to reduce gun violence. Now is the time to make a change.