Archive | Editorials
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Editorial: Our precarious privacy online
Last week, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., was one of four U.S. senators to sign a letter asking social networking website Facebook to repeal recent changes to its release-of-information policies.
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Editorial: Google, the good samaritan?
Last week, as our government struggled with legislation meant to hold financial corporations accountable, a big American corporation announced plans to help keep governments accountable.
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Editorial: Perils of PowerPoint
It’s a common experience – a dimly lit classroom, the low hum of the projector, and the soft glow of yet another bulleted list on the screen. Eyes grow heavy. The professor stands motionless, ensconced behind a podium and laptop. Attention fades.
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Editorial: Injustice in Arizona
Since its passage, Arizona’s new immigration law has rightly come under fire. Though it attempts to tackle a real problem, the legislation amounts to nothing more than legalized racial profiling.
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Editorial: ‘South Park’ defends free speech
"South Park" has long been the arbiter of no-holds-barred comedic satire. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have successfully managed to make fun of everyone and everything, from PETA to "Jesus and friends," and their 200th episode is no exception.
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Editorial: Down the drain
Budget cuts haven't prevented U. California-Berkeley administrators from drinking excessively-bottled water, that is. An article in The New York Times last week revealed that the U.
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Editorial: Coach’s drunk driving case gives opportunity to set example
For U. Kentucky men’s assistant basketball coach Rod Strickland, the fourth time should be the charm. According to an April 12 Kernel article, Strickland was arrested on April 11 for his fourth drunken driving incident, among other charges. This is unacceptable.
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Editorial: Taking a hard look at drug policy
Depending on whom you ask, you will probably hear a different reason for the legalization — in some form or another — of marijuana. Many would prefer legalization solely for medical users. Some point out that legalizing and taxing marijuana would help refill depleted state coffers.
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Editorial: Huffington Post degrades activism
To those eager to label the Tea Party, in blanket fashion, “racist,” the charge is horrendously unoriginal. The Huffington Post has propagated this claim for more than a year for the shallow reason that other news organizations have: ratings.