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The Accused Now Become the Accusers

In the wake of recent criticism of President George W. Bush for crossing constitutional boundaries by allowing programs like the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping without warrants, the case of brothers Yasser and Hany Ibrahim, two of six d

Crisis In Darfur Still Requires Student Attention and Support

The problem with a lot of college students is that they think everything is political, and that there are at least two sides to every story.

U.S. Environment Is Troubling

The 2006 Environmental Performance Index, conducted by Yale and Columbia Universities, revealed that only six nations accomplished higher than 85 percent success in achieving vital environmental goals, such as clean drinking water and low carbon dioxide e

UCLA Alumnus Hunts ‘Liberal’ Professors

As an undergraduate student journalist at UCLA's Daily Bruin and editor-in-chief of the conservative UCLA Criterion, Andrew Jones learned the skills with which he could make a name for himself and fight for causes in which he believed.

Edwards Proves To Be a Model Politician

While Sen. John Kerry returned to his post as senator of Massachusetts after the 2004 presidential elections, it appeared that his running mate, John Edwards, had fallen off the face of the earth.

Oppose the War: Don’t Pay Phone Bill Tax

Against the war? Resolute that, if they brought back draft and you were called up, you'd burn that card and march off to prison? There may not be a draft to dodge this time around, but your individual contribution to the United States' current military

RateMyProfessors.com Should Be Used With Caution

Every quarter, as we college students scroll through the Schedule of Classes and try to decide what to take, we invariably have to pick one class over another and/or pick one professor over another even though they teach the same class.

Measure Success Another Way

As achievement in the classroom slips and parents begin to lose faith in the California public school system, the California Department of Education set out to remedy the problem, to improve our schools, to make the fountain of knowledge flow and to make

Liberia’s New Female President Could Bring Stability

Becoming the first female head-of-state to be elected on the continent of Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf claimed, 'Corruption, under my administration, will be the major public enemy. We will confront and we will fight it.'

Rap’s Falling Quality

I am in no way in a position to judge people's personal opinions and tastes. Humans have an inalienable right to the freedom of choice and preference. We are blessed with the ability to rationalize and understand our environment.

Internet Provision Threatens Free Speech

You wake up. You find an e-mail stating that someone has anonymously commented on your blog. The message? 'Calling you an idiot would be an insult to all the stupid people.'

Sharon’s Absence Means Vital Changes

Just as the constant battle between Israelis and Palestinians is gradually improving, the one man who protected his people with all his power, while balancing international affairs, is slowly drifting away from us. Ariel Sharon, Israel's prime minister si

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