Think Before You Act

By Maroon Editorial Staff / February 7, 2006

Although there may not be a clear line, the racial slurs written on a hallway whiteboard of Hitchcock House clearly crossed it. The language posted in Hitchcock House was purely destructive and warranted punishment. Anything less than expulsion from housing would have implied that such behavior is acceptable within the housing community. The students involved...

Claypool is just what Cook County needs

By Andrew Hammond / February 7, 2006

On March 21, Illinois Democrats will nominate their candidates for the 2006 election. In that election, the nomination for Cook County Board President will be decided—a position that commands the second largest county in the U.S., a three-billion- dollar government, and services that affect five million people. John Stroger, the current Cook County Board President,...

Pay attention, America. Culture counts.

By Alec Brandon / February 7, 2006

It has been a rough couple of weeks for liberalism in the Middle East. Last week saw the rise to power of theocratic terrorists in the Palestinian Authority. This has been all but overshadowed by the baffling turn of events that has prompted the torching of European embassies in Syria and Lebanon, all over a...

Coming generations will be forced to deal with Bush’s errors.

By John Lee / February 6, 2006

The State of the Union was delivered with pomp and circumstance, offering bold solutions to America’s problems. Despite the rhetoric, it is clear after even a cursory analysis of the President’s policies that this administration is failing to deal with crises that demand immediate rectification. It seems that the Bush Administration’s policies, foreign and domestic,...

Sony, why are you so stupid? Get with the technological times.

By Zach Schwartz / February 6, 2006

Sony has revolutionized the consumer electronics industry time and time again. Examples abound, especially in the realm of portable electronics: the cheap transistor radio, the Walkman, and the Discman all come to mind. But Sony seems to be conspicuously absent as a real force in the incredibly lucrative MP3 player business. On reputation alone, they...

Commit Yourselves, SG

By Maroon Editorial Staff / February 3, 2006

At this university, we spend a great deal of time either complaining about SG or completely ignoring it. We say it’s useless and fails to get anything done, and when it does manage to accomplish something we can only seem to see the worst in it. The reality is that, even if we choose to...

Columnists Respond to the State of the Union

By The Maroon Staff / February 2, 2006

Alec Brandon, The Radical Centrist More than anything, Bush’s State of the Union is the best glimpse of how his presidency may have looked had 9/11 never occurred. With no wars to lead or evil axis to call out, he is nothing but a mediocre speaker who can’t appeal to anyone outside of his circle....

Forget facts. Here’s how to lose weight.

By Leila Sales / February 2, 2006

At the beginning of 2006, a good 60 percent of the U.S. population resolved to lose weight. Admittedly, this may not be a true statistic, but it probably is, since I know about three people who are content with their weights, and all of them are under the age of seven. (This, too, may not...

Don’t overreact about Hamas’s success

By Igor Gorodezsky / February 2, 2006

The results of the recent Palestinian elections have sent Israel, the United States, and Europe into a state of grave concern if not near panic. Hamas’s victory is a naturally unnerving event; no democracy likes to see its most sacred ritual—an election—used as a means for violent extremists to ascend to power. It is unlikely,...

The time is now

By Maroon Editorial Staff / January 31, 2006

This week marks a spirited campaign by the National Organization of Women chapter on campus to raise awareness of both sexual assault and the University’s current policy toward this crime. Though the University can be credited with providing resources and programming regarding the prevention of sexual assault, a more comprehensive infrastructure designed to assist victims...

Mexico must come to terms with its past

By Joe Katz / January 30, 2006

On October 2, 1968, thousands of students involved in a mass movement against government brutality gathered in the ancient Aztec plaza known as Tlatelolco Square, located in the heart of Mexico City. Once the rally began, escape routes were cut off by military forces, and members of a ‘special’ paramilitary unit opened fire on them....

The CTA actually works for you and me

By Samuel Rosenberg / January 30, 2006

As I rode the #6 bus the other evening I could not help but marvel at the wonder of the CTA. Many of you may think I am being sarcastic, but honestly, we need to realize how great the CTA is and how it is working to get better. Before anybody writes a letter to...