Ideas for alternate energy

By Steve Brusatte / October 14, 2002

In his editorial published in the October 11 edition of the Maroon, George Anesi argued that the United States should shovel more money into alternative energy research, as opposed to continuing its scary dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Dictatorial and cruel Middle Eastern regimes are a clear and present danger. The majority of nations in...

Islam is more than the Koran

By Justin Palmer / August 15, 2002

In the last few weeks, a debate of Biblical (or Koranic) proportions has been shaping up in the state of North Carolina. The source is the decision at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to require its incoming freshman class to read a book called Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations as part...

Staff Editorial

By The Maroon Staff / August 15, 2002

The University community ought to be reassured by the Council on Teaching’s “Report on Enrollment and Teaching, 1996 to 2001.” For all of the heat generated by discussions over college expansion, the report indicates that — so far as a quantitative assessment of education is concerned — the overall quality of the education the University...

Parents are right to shield kids

By Pamela Koszut / August 15, 2002

I would consider myself an artsy person, who enjoys and encourages many forms of art. I have even found brilliant some controversial art pieces that others might want to censor. But I am realistic and aware of the fact that in today’s society there should be common sense. Specifically, I am thinking of Irving Penn’s...

Creative U of C funding ideas

By Pamela Koszut / August 8, 2002

Money. It seems to be one of the most talked about topics these days. Spending doesn’t seem to be an issue — but how to acquire it certainly is. Our own dear university is generating funds by means of the Chicago Initiative capital campaign. The goal of two billion dollars is quite ambitious. As such,...

Iraq after Saddam is removed

By Online Editor / August 8, 2002

Now that the Bush Administration has decided that the object of the next phase in the war on terrorism will be Saddam Hussein, numerous strategic questions remain. How, specifically, will we remove him? What will the causus belli be? How many divisions will we use? Will we be based out of Jordan, Qatar, or will...

Staff Editorial

By The Maroon Staff / August 8, 2002

As the University embarks on the Chicago Initiative, it is somewhat bewildering to hear that one of the biggest rooms in the University’s figurative house is not in order: the Library System has been forced to freeze hirings in an effort to make budget. The Chicago Initiative’s $2 billion goal is divided between four “priorities,”...

Keep church and state separate

By Phoebe Maltz / August 8, 2002

On many issues, I infuriate my liberal friends, some of whom live in co-ops or communes. I believe Israel ought to continue doing what it’s doing, perhaps a little more. I do not think bisexuality makes a person inherently interesting. I eat red meat without any sense of guilt. However, I am infuriated in turn...

In defense of James Traficant

By J.H. Huebert / August 8, 2002

Now that the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to expel Representative James A. Traficant (D – Ohio) following his conviction in federal court on bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion charges, what’s next? Traficant insists that he is wholly innocent, but if the charges are true, then his actions would sound pretty bad to most...

Depave downtown Chicago

By James Liu / August 1, 2002

Last Friday, I went to a Critical Mass ride. No, I don’t mean that exhibit sponsored by the Smart Museum. Rather, I mean one of those post-industrial anarchistic phenomena that could only have started in the late nineties. The general idea of the ride is that if there are enough cyclists on the road, all...

Staff Editorial

By The Maroon Staff / August 1, 2002

The recent furor surrounding the news that Princeton University admissions officials gained unauthorized access into Yale’s admissions database is not entirely unwarranted. Nonetheless, we at the Maroon would like to remind concerned readers that only 11 records were actually accessed, which hardly constitutes a massive breach of security. But its small size does not make...

Keep admissions data secure

By Pamela Koszut / August 1, 2002

With the increased use of on-line applications for college admissions, one must worry about who will see it when personal information is submitted over the Internet. One would hope that given the prophesied commitment to keep all student data and records confidential, colleges would uphold their claims about student privacy. I was therefore unpleasantly shocked...