Opinions

Opinion: LSAC ban on Iranian-American students is an attack on education

In early September, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) banned many Iranian-American students from accessing their LSAC accounts for taking the Law School Admissions Tests (LSAT). As an...

Opinion: Sweeney’s sexualization ostracizes women in sports

September 2026 Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney launched an advertisement in partnership with Novig, a federally regulated U.S. prediction market. In the ad, Sweeney is posed...

Opinion: Yes, Ed Sheeran did sign up for this

Growing up, I was always encouraged to stand up for what I believe in — no matter the cost. This value was instilled in...

Opinion: Wellness was never meant to be an achievement

I’ve started to wonder how much I actually know about my body. When I exercise, I can see my heart rate, calories burned and how...

Anonymous Writing Not a Responsible Mode of Free Speech

Author: Jack McHenry Across campus this semester students have voiced their opinions on issues like free speech, in letters to the editor in the campus newspaper,...

Budget choices a delicate balance

Author: Anthony Labarga   This fall's upcoming presidential election, as well as the budgetary disagreements  which are erupting in advance, boils down to a fundamental disagreement over...

The Melting Pot or Not, Learning English is Imperative

Author: Alexander LaRose Despite its checkered past with respect to its treatment of immigrants, the United States is a nation built upon the ideals of freedom...

Why the Chicago Strike Matters

Author: Henry Dickmeyer It would be unjust to dub the Chicago Teachers Union strike as an example of teachers, as Mitt Romney put it, "(making) plain that...

Fisher v U.T. puts affirmative action on trial

Author: Damian Mendieta Abigail Fisher is the latest, but surely not the last, person to incorrectly believe that affirmative action gives undeserving people of color an...

Is media working for us?

Author: Benjamin DeLuca President Barack Obama clinched reelection with at least 303 electoral votes Tuesday night, and one of the most common reactions was shock at...

Refining, redefining virtues of cybersecurity

Author: Mal Clay Cybersecurity has long been recognized by the defense establishment as a problem with mid- or long-term ramifications. With the infiltration of the New...

NYPD faces systemic ethical ambiguity

Author: Joe Siegal It’s been hard to escape from media coverage of the exploits of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, now serving out the last year...