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Letter to the Editor: News editor should be ashamed for Goodman hoax

By
April 14, 2010

In my two years working as an opinion columnist for The Daily Reveille, I took solace in the amount of respectable, responsible writers and columnists who worked honorably to contribute meaningful content...

Freke Friday: Pick up ‘Red Cliff’ for a great martial arts epic

By Freke Ette
Columnist
April 14, 2010

"Avatar" might be coming out on DVD in a week's time, but if you are looking for a film with an extra dimension, you could start by getting recently released "Red Cliff." Martial art epic "Red Cliff,"...

Show All Comments: Obama called socialist – what does it even mean?

Burns: The word "socialism" has been tossed around quite a bit ever since the election of President Obama. Many conservatives have gone so far as to use the "s-word" to discredit the president's agenda...

In this Sept. 29, 2009 photo, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits for a group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington. Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, announced Friday, April 9, 2010 he is retiring, saying he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in late June or early July.

Nietzsche Is Dead: Media’s coverage of potential justices misses mark

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
April 13, 2010

With the passage of health care reform last month, political pundits have been hungry for more news to feed the gaping maw of speculation. Right on cue, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced...

The Devil’s Advocate: Slaughter of innocent Iraqi journalists not unique

By Daniel Morgan
Columnist
April 13, 2010

War isn't a purgatory where sins are perfectly judged in the convenience of eternity. War is hell. Decisions are made quickly, and indiscriminate bullets rip through the flesh of saints and sinners alike.This...

 

Murda, he wrote: New taxes are needed with health care passed

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
April 11, 2010

People respond to prices. We decide whether or not to consume something based on its price and the factors of supply and demand.But a problem occurs when prices don't reflect the actual costs of doing...

Accusations against University are serious, require response

By The Editorial Board
April 11, 2010

Another serious accusation has been levied against the University — and the offended parties are once again loudly and publicly claiming administrators flagrantly violated the academic freedom of...

Our view: Accusations against University are serious, require response

By The Editorial Board
April 11, 2010

Another serious accusation has been levied against the University — and the offended parties are once again loudly and publicly claiming administrators flagrantly violated the academic freedom of...

Damaged goods: Senior doesn’t want to grow up in the weird world

By Matthew Sigur
Columnist
April 11, 2010

It's 7:45 a.m. on a Saturday, and Betty White's look-a-like is knocking on my door.BANG! BANG! BANG! "I'm at your front door," she hollers.No way in hell, I think. I'm in my bedroom — naked —...

Cancel the apocalypse: Americans should ask: ‘In which God do we trust?’

By Andrew Robertson
Columnist
April 11, 2010

The monetary maxim "In God We Trust" bears an ambiguity of divine proportions.In which god are we, as a "secular" nation, confiding our federal fiscal love?To pursue this anomaly, we must look past the...

Letters to the Editor

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April 10, 2010

Healing Place Arena not a waste It is with great sadness that I read Andrew Robertson's column "Megachurch buildings are a complete waste of money," concerning our new building over at Healing Place Church,...

Campus Resident Alien: Journalists rejoice in miserable occurrences

By Marcelo Vieira
Columnist
April 10, 2010

Journalists rejoice about tragedy. It sounds bad, I know. But I don't blame them for it. The world didn't get worse — it's the news coverage that got much better through the years of that crazy 20th...