Columns

Roger Ebert and the marketplace of ideas

Remembering a fine writer who contributed not just to film, but to society.

By Colton Gavin | April 8, 2013

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Why we work in coffee shops

A coffee shop provides a sense of play that can make work feel less like toil.

By Christine Truong | April 8, 2013

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Let Hillary be Hillary

A plea to stop using "Hillary Clinton" and "2016" in the same sentence.

| April 7, 2013

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How do we 'measure' who has it harder in 2013?

A response to the question, “But have you really ever felt discriminated against?”

| April 7, 2013

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The North Krall incident

With North Korea in the news these days, I’ve had plenty of time to reminisce.

By Jonathan Fortner | April 7, 2013

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Voter registration shouldn't be partisan toy

College students' voting rights should not be restricted in an attempt to keep voters away from the polls.

| April 4, 2013

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Where is God in tragedy?

We ought to respond and thoughtfully engage in critical thinking if we truly believe “God,” or any deity by any other name, exists.

By Sean McCauley | April 4, 2013

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Men, I feel like a woman

You can’t burn your bra and wear it, too.

| April 4, 2013

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TV programming offers both entertainment, education

Many channels marketed as “educational” are far from it.

By Ashley Mentzer | April 3, 2013

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The young and stupid gone wild

Information that is posted on the Internet leaves a permanent footprint.

By Morgan Chan | April 3, 2013

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Presentation etiquette: sit down, shut up

Just because your jacket has patches on its elbows does not make you Henry David Thoreau.

By Edmund Hubbard | April 2, 2013

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First family vacations should be off limits

There are limits on what is of interest to the public, and there is a line between news and tabloid.

By Colton Gavin | April 2, 2013

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Fan girls for equality

Support for a cause solely because it means favorite fictional characters can get "married" makes me uncomfortable.

| April 2, 2013

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Bring back home economics

College students can be savvy in their quests for cheap food.

By Christine Truong | April 2, 2013

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Spread the hate: One man's approach to saving your soul

The preachers shout hateful things at students to make them feel bad about themselves and unsafe on campus — a place where diversity should be tolerated and celebrated.

By Jake Adler | April 1, 2013

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Spoilers don't have to spoil

Our referential, trope-laden vocabulary is colliding with our desire to still be surprised, and spoilers are the fallout.

By Esther Drown | April 1, 2013

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'Mawwiage': The nightmare within a nightmare

We shouldn't have an institution to confirm the love that people have for each other.

| April 1, 2013

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A mix tape gone awry

Life can imitate art or vice versa, it doesn’t really matter. Both are within our control.

By Jonathan Fortner | March 31, 2013

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Bigotry by any other name

To say that government shouldn't be involved in marriage at all is quite obviously disingenuous.

By Jacob Evans | March 31, 2013

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Mi amiga, Selena

The importance of representation on the 18th anniversary of Selena's death

| March 31, 2013

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