Arnold could be the best thing for California since sliced bread

By Patrick Burke / October 13, 2003

Gray Davis, apparently under the impression that the American public actually cares whether he loses face or not, went on The Late Show with David Letterman Friday to take a few last, cheap shots at “the governator.” Davis did this in the form of a Top Ten list in which he gives Arnold “advice” about...

SG addresses University community

By Bo Shan / October 13, 2003

This is the first of several Student Government (SG) columns that we will run in the Viewpoints section of the Maroon. Through these columns, we hope to keep you informed of what SG is (or is not) doing, thereby keeping ourselves accountable for what we say. When our slate ran last spring, we tried to...

Right conclusions for the wrong reasons

By Rafi Youatt / October 13, 2003

The Maroon article “Pape Enters the Public Eye” (10/7/03) highlights Professor Robert Pape’s recent and important research on the strategic logic of suicide terrorism. His main conclusion is substantially correct: suicide terrorists are not crazed religious fanatics intent on blowing themselves and others up for fundamentalist religious reasons, but in fact have a concrete political...

Communication needed

By Maroon Editorial Staff / October 10, 2003

The Maroon staff is pleased to report the University’s recent efforts to improve communication between students and administrators. Long considered a major problem, we applaud the administration’s efforts to inform students about services available to them as well as improve and expand the quality of those services. The Dean’s Advisory Council and the revised help...

Conservatives’ criticism hurting Bush

By John Lovejoy / October 9, 2003

Liberals—whether vying for book sales or voters—savage President Bush at every turn, often with language far harsher than anything they reserve for, say, Osama bin Laden. Meanwhile, many conservatives criticize the President for being too willing to compromise with the left. Since this disapproval is more civilized, and because it undermines the claim that Bush...

Dean’s Advisory Council seeks student input

By Andrew Elliot-Chandler / October 9, 2003

The Dean’s Advisory Council is beginning its third year of work with a meeting next Thursday. The members of the committee for this year are Yenisey Rodriguez, Yi Rong, Jeremy Guttman, Laura Horovitz, Steve Cicala, Elaine Lin, and T.J. Flippin. Brittany Ann Simmons will be the secretary and I will be the chairperson of the...

Dude, where’s my recall ballot?

By Laura Oppenheimer / October 6, 2003

I can readily admit to being one of those annoying people who think that where they grew up is far superior to anywhere else in the world. And for the most part, I maintain this attitude. I love California, specifically the Bay Area where I lived for my entire life prior to coming to school...

How I learned to stop worrying and love the President

By Joshua Steinman / October 6, 2003

President Bush and Karl Rove are not guilty of treason. Even though it looks like they exposed the name of an undercover CIA. operative just to get back at her husband—Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson—for openly criticizing the decision to go to war in a letter to the New York Times, I believe that they are...

Military ban on campus would discriminate

By Justin Palmer / October 6, 2003

Is there discrimination at our university? According to the Chicago Maroon, there is whenever recruiters from the U.S. military come to campus. In an editorial published last Friday, this paper used an argument over federal funding to attack the military for its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and hinted that it should be banned from...

Inspectors will find WMD in Iraq

By George Anesi / October 6, 2003

Those who read my columns last year know that I was an outspoken supporter of the war in Iraq. It was not a stance that I came to lightly, nor one that I refused to re-evaluate every so often. Recently, I forced myself to once again revisit the case I made one year ago. I...

Federal funds, no strings

By The Maroon Staff / October 3, 2003

This university, along with other universities nationwide, has a strong non-discrimination policy, one that promises students equal access, regardless of “race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability.” As well it should. The federal government is threatening to revoke funding to similar institutions with similar policies because they have the audacity...

Pros of fraternities outweigh cons

By Andrew Gradman / October 2, 2003

The word “fraternity” turns off many new students. But Greek life fills a niche in a balanced student’s life that universities in general (and this one in particular) do not satisfy. Every fraternity and sorority offers its own package of values, community, and activities that you should take seriously. Many brothers felt reluctant to join...