Putting the B.S. back in CBS

By Matt Zakosek / November 18, 2003

Earlier this month—Election Day—CBS CEO-Chairman Leslie Moonves cancelled The Reagans, an allegedly inflammatory made-for-TV biopic about the former First Family that was supposed to air during November sweeps. I say “allegedly” because its conservative critics managed to condemn the movie without even watching it. Their first complaint about the film was perhaps the most ludicrous....

The unknown virtues of 53rd Street

By Sarah Birge / November 14, 2003

Most University of Chicago students, specifically those who live in dorms, don’t get off campus much. If they make it to Powell’s or Salonica’s, it’s an accomplishment. Maybe they go down to the Co-op or the Snail on their way to the Point, but Shoreland is usually where the line between “us” and “them” begins....

Woes of Shoreland addressed

By Abby Seiff / November 14, 2003

I must respond to Sarah Birgé’s letter to the editor in Friday’s Maroon (“The University’s Master Plan,” 11/7/03). What she referred to as “respectfully disagree[ing]” I see as an attack on the veracity of my article. I would like to address any misgivings she, or other students, may have had about the facts in my...

Khalidi discussion mistaken

By Daniel Rosenthal / November 14, 2003

In his opinion column last week, Jeff Friedman attacks the notion that Rashid Khalidi’s presence at the University of Chicago was a good thing (“Khalidi’s Move to Columbia Raises Diversity Questions,” 11/4/03). Specifically, he contends that Khalidi’s presence at the University suppressed views and prevented discussion. Inclusion of views like Khalidi’s is crucial; his departure...

If you’re going to vote Democrat, don’t vote Kerry

By Barney Keller / November 14, 2003

If you’re intent on voting for one of the Democratic presidential candidates—and if you are, you have my condolences—I hope that the one you will vote for is not John Kerry. There’s a reason why Kerry, once the establishment pick to win the nomination, is now getting trounced by Howard Dean in New Hampshire, running...

Deciding where to cast my vote

By William Baude / November 14, 2003

The economy’s up, so maybe George Bush’s fiscal policies haven’t been as disastrous as they seemed. The reconstruction’s down, so maybe his foreign policy has been worse. Wait, no, maybe the economy’s down again. What was that Howard Dean said about Confederate flags? The election is a year away, I’m totally baffled about whom I’m...

Questions about suicide policy

By The Maroon Staff / November 14, 2003

A front-page article in this issue of the Maroon explores the University’s policy on suicide attempts. The policy is a delicate one, balancing tensions between the students’ need of confidentiality and the administration’s need to protect students, between the University’s responsibility to each student and its commitment to the overall community. For students in need...

Christian justices face religious discrimination

By Steve Brusatte / November 11, 2003

Imagine the reaction if I, as a business owner, denied jobs to blacks, Hispanics, or women simply because they were black, Hispanic, or women. Moreover, imagine the outcry if I were a government official, and I denied government jobs to blacks, Hispanics, or women based not on problems with personal character or past experience, but...

Red Line shuttle bus unnecessary

By Maroon Editorial Staff / November 11, 2003

Student Government is once again debating the merits of running a shuttle bus to the 55th Street Red Line stop for students returning from late-night excursions downtown. While we appreciate SG’s response to apparent student demand, we at the Maroon feel this demand is misguided. Town-gown relations are hardly the University of Chicago’s strongest suit....

Did she really say no?

By Nissa Thompson / November 11, 2003

One of the most widely covered and brutal rape cases of the year just got sicker. Since he was first charged, the media have reveled in the frenzy of the Kobe Bryant rape trial. Going beyond the media circus that usually surrounds celebrity trials, the press has resorted to incredulous headlines and photos to boost...

Democrats need new Southern strategy

By Andrew Hammond / November 11, 2003

Republicans won two gubernatorial seats in the South this week. Haley Barbour, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a Washington insider, beat the incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove in Mississippi, and Kentucky will have a GOP governor, Ernie Flecther, for the first time in more than 30 years. These two defeats for the...

Republican support growing among youth

By Barney Keller / November 11, 2003

We’re not in the minority anymore. Our generation is now waking up to the fact the liberal baby-boom politics and the Democratic Party are not necessarily the right way to go. A recent Harvard University poll showed that 31 percent of college students nationwide are Republicans, and 27 percent are Democrats. President Bush’s job approval...