Opinions
Oh yes, the joys of going home
As summer approaches, I realize that for three months I will return home to my family after what seems an eternity of not consistently living with them.
I can deal with the idea that the freedoms I enjoy while living at college may be significantly curbed, but that’s not the half of it.
Make workers part of WU community
When I consider the word “community” in reference to Washington University, I have a sense of how this word has become defined during my time here. It speaks to the students who inhabit our classrooms, the faculty who lead these classrooms, and the staff who support this faculty.
SU should end its reliance on write-in candidates
As the newly elected Student Union executive officers were recently sworn into their positions, many spots in our student government still remain unfilled, while other seats in the Senate and Treasury branches were filled by write-in candidates who only received a small percentage of votes.
Letters to the Editor
Who would take sophomore council’s seats if they resigned? To the editor: I’d like to add an unvoiced opinion to the Sophomore Class Council debate. It has little to do with the content of the newsletter and more about those who have called for the officers’ resignations.
Recovering the right to privacy
In these perilous times of terrorism and war, we should be grateful to be part of an academic community that is free and open to the exchange of ideas. We should feel comfortable expressing our viewpoints, whether in classrooms or dorm rooms, secure in the knowledge that while our opinions may be unpopular and termed “unpatriotic” by the outside world, on campus we are protected by the safe haven of intellectualism.
An important message for this year’s graduates
Maybe most seniors feel differently, and if they do, we can drop the issue all together, but when it comes to qualities I would want my commencement speaker to have, I probably wouldn’t be looking for someone who helped kill 500,000 children.
In an interview with The Record, Chancellor Mark Wrighton said of this year’s graduation speaker, Madeleine Albright, “She has made many important contributions to our nation and the world and, especially at this time of political unrest around the world, I know that our graduates and their families will appreciate the opportunity to hear from such a distinguished world leader.
The real pirates are trying to shut KaZaa down
Until I read Mary Bruce’s April 11 article entitled, “Recording Industry Cracks Down,” I had every intention of writing this column about the Bush administration’s rape of history in Baghdad this week.
But Bruce’s article bought to the fore an issue even closer to my heart than politics: music.
The point of the Graduation Pledge
“I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.”
At first glance it seems as if the Graduation Pledge serves as a convenient tool that allows students to define themselves as socially and environmentally conscious without actively taking responsibility for how they impact their communities.
The war was pretty cool after all
What an interesting few months it has been. Just a few weeks ago, I truly believed that war was not my voice, and that blood for oil was a trade-off that just couldn’t be justified by any sane member of a civilized society. I couldn’t have been more wrong! I know all you bongo drum playing liberals probably think I am a traitor to the cause.
Staff Editorial: Administration needs to recruit diverse faculty
Washington University just completed its annual Celebrations Weekend, a time when the admissions office flies accepted minority students in at no expense in an effort to increase minority enrollment. Unfortunately, WU’s commitment to diversity in its student body is not reflected by a similar commitment to diversity among its faculty.