Archive | Editorials
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Editorial: When is a strip search OK in school? Never
Lots of boys dream of being Superman. But for one middle-schooler, the nickname brings only distress. His Superman underwear earned him the nickname the day he was strip-searched in front of three other students in the vice principal’s office of a Clayton County, Ga., middle school.
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Editorial: Fellow media outlet in debt, help keep student news alive
We are the future. That's what everyone has told us for years, and as journalism students, it's only natural we are the future of journalism. Whether it's television, radio, print or online, journalism students will one day be running the media.
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Editorial: NCAA reform makes sense
On Friday, members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association nearly voted to override a reform that would allow students to receive multiple-year scholarships. Since 1973, student-athletes have only been able to receive scholarships one year at a time.
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Editorial: FAFSA needs a fix
While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid helps many students pay for college, it leaves behind those whose parents don’t contribute to tuition.
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Editorial: We need your help
The Daily Illini is in trouble. News broke yesterday about the Illini Media Company, the umbrella organization that owns our publication, and its financial problems and attempts to pay off its debts.
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Editorial: Facebook v. Universities
A mortuary sciences student from U. Minnesota is in court for a Facebook post involving a photo of a cadaver and a joke about slitting her ex-fiancee’s throat. Creepy joke, or threatening violation of university policy? That’s exactly what the Minnesota Supreme Court has to decide.
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Editorial: One nation under drones?
Big Brother is getting even bigger. In fact, he may have up to 30,000 watchful eyes in the skies over the United States in the not-too-distant future.
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Editorial: Teacher tenure should be a privilege, not a right
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has finally decided to tackle the issue of teacher tenure that has been hanging over the state's head for quite some time. Since 2009, 31 states have reworked their teacher tenure policies including New York and Massachusetts. In his budget address on Feb.
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Editorial: Overturn Citizens United
Two representatives in Wisconsin’s state Legislature recently introduced a resolution that calls on Congress to start the process of amending the constitution to end corporate personhood and the treatment of money as political speech. New Mexico and Hawaii have already passed similar resolutions.