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Food and music fail to encompass cultures

For the most part, people enjoy learning about other cultures. Unfortunately, they usually do so in a very limiting manner. Take Epcot Center, for example:...

Out in Left Field

Surely after such a disastrous Presidency, marked by an unpopular war, a sluggish economy, and intense disregard for every minority imaginable, we could...

Gay marriage laws violate civil rights

On Tuesday, in the shadow of the Presidential election, 11 states passed bans on gay marriage. Following in the footsteps of Missouri and Louisiana, these...

Say What?

We?ve all heard it at least once in the last few days: ?That?s it, I?m moving to Canada.? While the line comes mostly in jest, underneath it there lies...

A different kind of garden for CMU

Over the past three years, I spent a great deal of time on the CMU campus studying how students use the public and common spaces. What became apparent...

A Response From The Tartan Ombudsman

When the Tartan commission?s report came out on August 31, the administration was braced for a tremendous reaction from the campus, as well as from the...

Delta Tau Delta damages both house and reputation

In life, there are gracious losers and sore losers. John Kerry was a gracious loser; Delta Tau Delta was not. Having had their fraternity charter revoked...

A real education engages students: We deserve more

Most students agree that it is well-planned, dynamic, and demanding courses that make for an enjoyable semester. Therefore, it should be the goal of any...

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