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...ugly fence along the U.S.-Mexico border is not achieving anything if we don’t remove the even uglier walls in the public mindset that separate American consumerism from the violence mere miles away. The simple fact is, if you’re doing drugs in the developed world, even recreational marijuana, you’re clearly involved in a morally compromising system. Comprehensive steps must be taken to rebuild a culture that takes little account of the ramifications of its practices. Certainly, this will be difficult, as much of the drug usage in developed countries is done...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: More Than Secondhand Smoke | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...with any Yardfest artist, the choice is bound to be contested. This comes down to the fact that there are two particularly vocal schools of thought when it comes to preferred musical taste on campus—and they don’t overlap...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden and Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: Point/Counterpoint: Striking the Right Note | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...going to attempt an aesthetic apologia of Ratatat; in fact, I think defending any music on rational terms is usually an exercise in pompous futility. But I will stand up and applaud the CEB for finally nodding in the direction of the long-marginalized musical sect to which I unblushingly belong. It’s about time...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden and Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: Point/Counterpoint: Striking the Right Note | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...communication, and we really need students to work with faculty and administrators to establish a sustainable program in ethnic studies,” she said. As for how to win over critics, Lin said the answer is education. “I feel like this mostly stems from the fact that people don’t understand what ethnic studies is,” she said. “People who make those arguments haven’t delved into it in depth. It’s a very challenging field...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors Discuss Ethnic Studies | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...unfortunate irony of this episode—as Africans continue to suffer from the pandemic—is that those who would arraign the Pope for callous disregard for reality are in fact the ones moralizing in ignorance of the data. Except that they have abandoned a traditional regard for moral virtue and absolute truth in favor of a vain and vacuous worship of freedom...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Politics of Condoms | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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