Former Editor in chief Kristen Anastos and I just returned from watching the graduation clock in the Rat tick down 17 days. Our countdown is actually ...
Read More »In "I Want to Conquer the World," veteran punk-rockers Bad Religion ask "is your fecundity a trammel or a treasure?" In my penultimate column, I shall ...
Read More »I came to the College in Fall 2001 knowing, more or less, that I could write and seeking a degree that affirmed as much. In a few short weeks, I shall ...
Read More »Since this is my eighth semester here at the College, I would be eligible to write a farewell column. Of course, that would imply that I am graduating. ...
Read More »At the beginning of the semester, the Letters section looked like it did so many semesters past - one or two brief, concise letters, most likely not pertaining ...
Read More »Disappointed with the fight for gay rights As a straight student, I am disappointed how the debate over rights for gays and lesbians has played out recently ...
Read More »Perhaps it is just me, but it seems as if the Republican Party has begun to take a very odd turn. The day Terri Schiavo died, House Majority Leader ...
Read More »Anyone who knows me will affirm that I love politics. I enjoy watching and working for elections. I like listening to talk radio hosts babble on and on ...
Read More »Those zany left wing polemicists say the darndest things. Just as Noam Chomsky once famously declared that Richard Nixon was "the last liberal president," ...
Read More »Speech is a distinctively human characteristic that sets us apart from the other lesser animals that make up this earth. The first caveman grunts eventually ...
Read More »The April 6 Signal featured a very offensive "Pope Maze" in the comic section. The Pope does not need help to ascend to heaven and your implication that ...
Read More »Some people believe that comedy and craft go hand in hand. There is a notion that comedy requires thought, timing and precision. I, on the other hand, ...
Read More »Think back to last November. The nation was involved in a great debate over the next president. Ideologies and opinions sparked national conversations ...
Read More »It is an understatement to say that Pope John Paul II lived a full life. Indeed, it seemed as if he lived the life of many men. A talented actor and linguist ...
Read More »I bet quite a number of you are surprised that I am writing again after receiving so many negative responses in the past two weeks. Then again, seeing ...
Read More »Life is full of unexpected turns. For instance, I had considered writing about the Schiavo case this week, but it occurred to me that the Republican leadership's ...
Read More »The Signal hates to say "We told you so." But, like we forecast in last week's editorial, the referendum to create the new vice president of equity and ...
Read More »On March 31, after 15 years on a feeding tube and trapped in a persistent vegetative state, Terri Schiavo finally passed away. This was, of course, a ...
Read More »I am writing this letter in response to Matt Richman's egregiously misleading op-ed, "Academic Freedom stifles free exchange of ideas." I respect Richman's ...
Read More »For politicians, abandoning a costly, ineffective program is a lot like retreating in the face of battle. They would rather suffer a crushing and decisive ...
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