College columnists and editorial boards have expressed discontent with multiple aspects of the Olympic Games in Beijing. From rampant sexism to human rights abuses, some students are even calling for their torch to be snuffed out only days after it was lit by a “flying” former gymnist.
Op-Ed Digest: Smog not only offensive part about Beijing Olympics
Oil Woes: A summer of pain at the pump
As gas prices approached dizzying highs this summer, college columnists and editorial boards advocated for change, including urging greater funds for alternative fuel research to trying out hypermiling.
Click below for a selection of their opinions:
How to beat the pain at the pump?
Risqué Reads: Walk of shame stories and threesome tips
From raunchy shenanigans to research studies, college sex columnists and student journalists rarely shy away from printing stories on students’ favorite topic: sex. A new column is posted the first Monday of every month during the summer.
Experts’ Tips: Resumes for student journalists
A resume, a French word meaning to summarize, is the one requirement seemingly universal when applying to jobs. They’ve been handwritten, typewritten and now templated in almost every word processor. Yet, the resume has always provided one thing: anxiety.
Oil Woes: Can other energy sources temper gas costs?
This is the second article in an occasional series examining students’ opinions relating to rising oil and fuel prices and what can be down to temper the costs.
With fuel prices stuck above $4 a gallon, many are wondering if other energy sources could help ease the pain.
Op-Ed Digest: New Yorker cover depicting Obama crass or clever?
Days after The New Yorker published a cartoon (seen on the left) depicting Sen. Barack Obama as a Muslim and wife Michelle as a radical terrorist, college columnists and editorial boards so far have seemed rather bemused at the public condemnation and outcry.
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