October 1 marked the first time Americans were able to shop for private insurance in health insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
OP-ED: Ding dong the witch is dead!
“Ding dong the witch is dead,†the British people sang and they did so with good reason. The witch in this case is former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who died.
OP-ED: Registration fiasco is no surprise
Although there was no priority registration for Extended Spring, this disaster shouldn’t be incredibly surprising to students.
OP-ED: Registration fiasco is the result of no winter
The registration fiasco could have been avoided if the calendar had been left alone. The Board and administrators tried to fix something that was never broken.
OP-ED: North Korea should be taken seriously
As a country with an already tumultuous relationship with its neighbors, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has decided to test the world’s patience by increasing threats of military action.
OP-ED: Iraq War a necessary evil
The Iraq War has been an arduous process with trillions of dollars spent and thousands of both American and Iraqi lives lost. While this military endeavor is widely regarded as a horrific combination of misinformation and arrogance, some good has actually come from our involvement in that nation.
OP-ED: Consumers responsible for healthy choices
The government should not make the decision for the consumer on what to eat or drink; individuals should make the healthy choice for themselves and their family.
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.