OK - when's enough enough? Women are put through the wringer in this world to look like this perfect "image" that's constantly assaulting us at every street corner, every television screen, every magazine and every computer screen. Our mothers tell us that beauty is only skin deep.
Editor, Very little has been said about this administration's vision of America's future. It was developed in June 1997 by the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (FHA), along with their underlings. The vision, contained in their Statement of Principles, read, in part, "the history of this country should have taught us to embrace the cause of American leadership" in the world - become more assertive and/or aggressive.
by Flora Rhim Daily Targum (Rutgers U.) (U-WIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - This virus is compromising human life, in that it can be fatal to those infected by it. But it seems as though the rest of the population, who isn't suffering from flu-like symptoms and high fever, is infected nonetheless.
by Shant Minas Daily Trojan (U. Southern California) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - Have no problem with the Bush administration? Let me take this opportunity to open your eyes. An obscene number of the Bush administration's top unelected officials have held powerful positions in oil, gas and industrial companies involved in both destroying and rebuilding Iraq.
Staff Editorial Daily Mississippian (U. Mississippi) (U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss. - It's not what you do, it's what you say when you're honored for what you do. In yet another case of the extreme left and the extreme right both losing touch with America, a FOX News report on Monday featured a Web site, www.
Editor, Last week, two young men approached me and asked me if I am a friendly, non-violent person. They said they were doing a project for their communicationsclass and would only take a couple minutes out of my time to ask me some questions. The first I did not have time to talk to because I was on my way to an appointment with my adviser, the second I decided to help out.
Home to the ancient cultures of Sumer, Assyria and Mesopotamia, Baghdad boasts more than 7,000 years of civilization and art. Baghdad is the largest city in an area that most western historians consider the cradle of civilization. Before the seige of Iraq, United States forces promised to guard museums and archeological sites.
by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist Cockroaches are often thought to carry a lot of diseases. This is not true as cockroaches are actually very clean insects. Not only do they not carry diseases and are not a health threat, they are actually quite edible.
Editor, Last week, I read Scott Darnell's "Anti-Semitism alive today" in the Lobo and I realized how deep the cycle of violence cuts humanity. Let me start by saying that I respect that Darnell used a pen instead of a sword to express his beliefs about the severe problem of anti-Semitism.
by Brian Ellexson Arizona Daily Wildcat (U. Arizona) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. - The next time midnight comes around you could be almost anywhere. Maybe you're playing pool in the Student Union Memorial Center, out on North Fourth Avenue with friends or studying down in the ILC.
by Larry Morris Daily Lobo Columnist Paul Tillich said that ours is the age of anxiety. Indeed, many of us live in a world of worry. In the Yoga tradition they say that the child is busy with play, the youth is busy with pleasure, the adult is busy with worry.
Editor, I wanted to write in response to the review by Libby Kelly about the Tori Amos concert. Although she was disappointed in the crowd's response to Tori, please understand that it was a demonstration of incredible willpower and respect on the part of her fans.
by Larry Morris Daily Lobo Columnist Paul Tillich said that ours is the age of anxiety. Indeed, many of us live in a world of worry. In the Yoga tradition they say that the child is busy with play, the youth is busy with pleasure, the adult is busy with worry.
by Heather R. Gabel ASUNM Vice President As I sit here and ponder what I should write for my final Daily Lobo column as ASUNM vice president I think of what a great year it has been. When I ran last year, I wanted to increase communication around ASUNM and get the Senate motivated to hit the ground running without taking any steps back.
Doctors are not God. Nor should they ever be perceived in such way by the patient, the doctor or the public. Medical science is exactly that - science. Yet the world has allowed itself to create the persona of the almighty doctor, giving those professionals the right to play God, allowing these men and women the decision to take or give life.
by Jia Lynn Yang Harvard Crimson (Harvard U.) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - When Yale sophomore and anti-war activist Katherine Lo hung an American flag upside-down from her window, she must have known that her actions would be somewhat incendiary.
Editor, As a former student of Chris Enke, I feel it's ludicrous that he receives an award for excellence in higher education of analytical chemistry. I'd say that Enke had an attendance rate of roughly 65 percent when I took chemistry 253, a.k.a. quantitative analysis.
by Scot Darnell Daily Lobo Columnist The words, "That shitty little country, Israel" were spoken by the French Ambassador to England in December 2001. The words, "Don't you see the resemblance between Sharon, Hitler and Milosevic? Don't you see a parallel between Nazism and Zionism?" were printed in a Saudi Arabian newspaper in April 2002.
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