Bush best defender against terrorism
Assuming you haven?t been living in a cluster this whole year, you know that tomorrow is Election Day, that you should vote (if you can), yada yada yada....
Kerry choice for technology-minded
The one major campaign issue that is overlooked is how each candidate plans on advancing technology and making America more competitive in the world....
Republican has to vote for John Kerry
About a year ago I left Pittsburgh. I wasn?t sure if I?d be back, but I was sure of one thing: I was sick of this town, sick of this school, and especially...
State should charge on I-80, not
When talks between Pennsylvania Turnpike management and unions representing toll collectors and maintenance workers broke down last week, there was the...
Vote Specter, Save Hoeffel to take on Santorum
Perhaps disagreeing with your parents is what adulthood is all about, but for the first time, this November 2, I?ll be canceling out my father?s vote...
Point: Same-sex benefits make economic sense
And so Pennsylvania has U.S. Senator Rick ?I have no problem with homosexuality ? I have a problem with homosexual acts? Santorum (R?Pa.), and University...
Counterpoint: Institution of marriage needs protection
Recently, our neighbors at the University of Pittsburgh made the news when the administration of that school decided to offer benefits to same-sex partners...
Moore
Somebody paid a dear price for Michael Moore?s recent visit to Carnegie Mellon ? you. The equivalent of someone?s entire tuition was wasted on an event...
Short vacations strain students
Everyone needs a break. We all have friends to visit and families waiting for us at home. And, more importantly, constant work increases studennts? stress...
Election ads should focus on substantive issues and not hype
In the precious time left before the upcoming P residential election, partisan campaign advertisements are a dominant feature of all media outlets. These...
Judge candidates on character
I happened to catch an interesting segment presented on C-SPAN concerning the upcoming election. The editor-at-large for Time Magazine, Nancy Gibbs, was...
Pimps and Hos costumes no laughing matter
In a nation in which prostitution employs hundreds of thousands of women, many of them under the age of 16, it is appalling that the Taiwanese Student...