Courts should punish hazers

By William Baude / May 15, 2003

As anybody who has wandered within six feet of a Red Eye or Red Streak probably knows, a giant hazing incident took place earlier this month. Senior girls invited junior girls to a secluded location, then punched and slapped them, and threw pig and fish innards, blood, beer, and trash. The girls were all students...

Equating racism and homophobia

By The Maroon Staff / May 15, 2003

To The Editor, The anonymous author of the “Campus Homophobia” article unfairly implies that racism on this campus is a moot point. This is based upon the belief that it is a social taboo to refer to a black student as a “nigger.” The fact that racism is no longer as overt as the open...

Hazing incident horrifies

By The Maroon Staff / May 15, 2003

The recent hazing at a powderpuff football game between junior and senior suburban high school girls was horrifying and upsetting because of the atrocities they committed, including the smearing of feces and animal intestines on people, as well as the serious physical injury to the head of one girl. But the incident has gained attention...

Israeli government mistreats

By Jasir Ghanchi / May 15, 2003

Some articles in this publication have presented an unfair and biased view of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. Writers have urged readers to condemn the Palestinian people, who are already suffering from over five decades of illegal occupation, Israeli attacks, and abject poverty. The actions of the Israeli government, especially the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), are often...

Trust in journalists threatened

By The Maroon Staff / May 12, 2003

This past Sunday The New York Times printed an extensive retraction on its front page apologizing for the actions of one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, who had apparently fabricated parts of at least 36 different stories during his four years at the newspaper. The worldwide reactions to the apology have made clear how powerfully...

Israel Week covered unfairly

By The Maroon Staff / May 12, 2003

To The Editor: The front page of last Friday’s Maroon contained two articles side-by-side about Israel-related events on campus. One article, “Israeli inequality addressed,” spoke about the visit to campus by the Israeli group Sikkuy, which seeks to promote civic equality in Israel between Israeli Jews and Palestinians. The other article, “Students mark Israel Week,”...

Filibusters not applied well

By Aaron Berlin / May 12, 2003

The Bush administration claims that this nation is in the midst of a “judicial crisis.” As a response to this perceived crisis, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has proposed a change in the Senate rules that would effectively abolish the modern filibuster. Not long ago, the filibuster was considered the supreme piece of political theater....

Indo-Pak peace plan offered

By Haider Ghaznavi / May 12, 2003

In a landmark development in Indo-Pak ties, which have been strained since December 2001, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee offered peace talks to Pakistan at a rally in Srinagar, in Occupied Kashmir. Behind a bulletproof screen, he nervously addressed the crowd of curious people who had turned up to listen to the first Indian...

Sun and fun at the U of C

By The Maroon Staff / May 8, 2003

Spring has finally made it to Chicago in all its annual brevity, and the quads are alive with excitement. The Festival of the Arts is back for its third year in a row, the Scav Hunt tomfoolery is already underway, and next weekend’s Summer Breeze promises to liven up even more an already vibrant campus....

Antiwar and anti-Semitic?

By George Anesi / May 8, 2003

For those who have read this column before, it is no secret that the anti-war movement and I disagree on many issues. However, one issue that we should agree on is support for Israel. But we don’t. The messages and programming being produced by groups such as No War In Iraq and Not In Our...

Are they really dating?

By Persis Elavia / May 8, 2003

Through random bits of gossip and bouts of people-watching, I’ve observed an interesting occurrence in the social circles here at the U of C. Fake dating. Yes, I am coining a new phrase: “fake dating.” What is fake dating? It’s when you say you’re dating someone, and you’re not. You might be saying, “Who does...

So you think SARS is funny?

By Stephanie Tsulin Ye / May 8, 2003

I just had a phone conversation with my brother back home in Singapore. He’s having his midterms now, and for two days in a row, he’s had to sit in a separate room to take his exams. No, he doesn’t have SARS; it’s just that whenever they take his temperature, the thermometer registers a fever....