“You’re either with us, or against us.” Humans have always limited the possibilities of choice by creating a two-sided argument. Fear and Love. Good and Evil. Peacetime and Wartime. Pro-life and...
A recent survey released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors found that 76 percent of the 215 cities surveyed have yet to receive any of the $1.5 billion in federal homeland security funds designated for...
I’m in debt.
I owe money to various companies such as the Gap, the Limited, Old Navy and Capital One.
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for 10 percent off.
And don’t get me started on the value...
In America, we value the ideas of free speech, respect for opposing views and intelligent debate. Ezra Hood has very strong views, and that is commendable. I would love to see more people of all political...
Hello, I would like to say that the respect I had for the Skiff has now been significantly lowered due to the placement of the horoscopes in each paper so far this semester. For many reasons: No. 1, we...
In his recent State of the Union Address, President Bush called on Congress to renew the Patriot Act, granting law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, extended abilities to fight terrorism.
A December Chicago Tribune story explored an up-and-coming format of music: the video game soundtrack. While the graphics and game play of modern video games and their systems have evolved since “Pac-Man,”...
Election years in America (and probably everywhere else, come to think of it) are drowned in a mad rush for the most aggravating sound-byte and astonishing campaign gimmick. Does it really surprise us...
The Supreme Court’s Jan. 12 decision not to review the cases of possibly thousands of detainees arrested after Sept. 11, 2001, represents an affront to civil liberties in this country. The Bush administration...
The year has produced many movies worthy of a “Best Movie” title by their name and while we could, but won’t, give credit for every good movie, these are among the top. I won’t apologize for not...
