Students can’t access the software they want, when they want it
It was 2:15 p.m. when I left my room to go to a cluster to print my homework (due at 3:30 p.m.) using special drafting software. Thirty-five minutes later,...
Lethal injection under fire: Should executions be painless?
Two men on death row in Kentucky are going to court to try to declare lethal injections a form of “cruel and unusual punishment,” restrictions against...
‘Everyone’s a little bit racist,’ but admit it and learn from it
When our ancestors started leaving Africa 200,000 years ago, eventually spreading across the globe, the skin of those ancient Yankees who settled in the...
Universities are not RIAA’s watchmen
In July, Senator Harry Reid (D – Nev.) put forth a new amendment to the Higher Education Act. Had it been passed, it would have required the top 25 schools...
Editor-in-chief, First Amendment get canned?
More than 500 people gathered at Colorado State University Thursday to discuss the use of four words. The words were those of David McSwane, editor-in-chief...
Hate crimes bill may not get past Dubya
Last Thursday, the Senate officially passed the Matthew Shepard Act, a hate crimes legislation bill named after the college student who, in 1997, was...
Presidential perspectives
Hello, Carnegie Mellon. In case you don’t know who I am, my name is Sean, and I’m the new student body president. After three elections and a little extra...