Opinion

It is only now, three continents and seven countries later, that I am finally asking the question, “Why leave home?” Now that I am at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, I fear that I have been lulled into the convincing, if illusive, narrative of study abroad as a transformative experience.

OPINION | 02/11/2010

Editorial: Making the Money Count

Editorial: Making the Money Count

The Editorial Board believes that reinstating the fall Lawnparties concert is a positive move and that future USG social budget funds should continue to be used for student social activities.

OPINION | 02/11/2010

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 12, 2010

Regarding “Vegan tigers vouch for diet” and “Veganism is not a panacea” (Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010)

OPINION | 02/11/2010

Why residential colleges should be mandatory for upperclassmen

Reduce the freedom of upperclass housing. In other words, implement four-year mandatory residential colleges — serving upperclassmen not just as advising entities but as physical and social realities.

OPINION | 02/10/2010

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 11, 2010

The difficult choices about budget cuts recently made by the University administration were carefully considered with the goal of minimizing any negative impacts on our community.

OPINION | 02/10/2010

Cartoon: Why April will suck

OPINION | 02/10/2010

Saving the date this Valentine's Day

We stand to gain a great deal as individuals and as a social group from revisiting the timeworn practice of dating.

OPINION | 02/10/2010

Taking back abstinence

Abstinence is at the center of a storm of controversy over our campus sexual ethic, but we all seem to be surprisingly ignorant about the different forms it can take.

OPINION | 02/09/2010

Just gotta hack it

Every year on April 24 we put a margarita glass in the hand of the John Witherspoon statue near East Pyne. Every once in a while, we screw around with an Orange Key tour. But when it comes to real feats — ones that take brains and brawn, time and effort — we come up short.

OPINION | 02/09/2010

Editorial: Reforming meal exchange

One aspect of membership that is critical in unifying the eating clubs and the residential colleges is the meal exchange program. Unfortunately, an arcane system of paper slips and perforated cards often results in the program being underutilized and students being charged excessive fines at the end of each month for open exchanges.

OPINION | 02/09/2010