Opinion

Fearing for my life on “Kick a Ginger Day”

Hatred of redheads seems to be a growing fad. The origin of this particular upswing in ginger-bashing can be precisely traced to a single TV show.

Liberal discourse with a side of ice cream

Ben & Jerry of ice cream fame spoke at Ryan Auditorium Wednesday night in an event sponsored by College Democrats. We sent a conservative — and she actually learned a thing or two.

Our Web comic half-asses a sociology paper

Believe it or not, famed sociologist Thorstein Veblen played a mean Ultimate Frisbee back in the day.

Meet Northwestern’s “no-name” receivers

This year’s wide receivers contribute heavily to the team’s success and have begun to build a reputation.

Guantanamo Detainees Coming to Illinois?

Why bringing Gitmo detainees to Illinois might not be such a bad idea.

Zoe in Jerusalem: When peace became partisan

Photo by the author.

Zoe will be in Jerusalem, Israel until January 2.

Yitzhak Rabin is Israel’s John F. Kennedy: a fighter for change, a symbol of hope and an assassinated national leader, forever engraved in national memory as a pioneer for peace.
On November 4, 1995, Rabin was murdered by Yigal Amir, a radical, religious Jew.  Amir [...]

From Northwestern with love

You’ve settled into a fully functional relationship and also managed to form a no-classes-on-Friday schedule. It’s as good as it can get… not. Your significant other disappears amidst scads of duffel bags and suitcases for study abroad, a JR, graduate school, or simply on extended anywhere-but-here adventures.

A desperate plea for Oprah to stay in Chicago

One writer begs Oprah to stay in the Midwest — after all, she’s all we’ve got.

Separating religion from extremism

Groups like the Westboro Baptist Church and situations like the Fort Hood shooting blur the lines of faith and hatred. What does it really mean to be religious?

I heart Zefron

Watch your back, Hudgens. Why the prettiest boy in the room is all mine.

Taylor in Buenos Aires: Oops! I had to do it again!

Taylor is studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina until Nov. 28.

I’ve never actually failed something before. Sure, I’ve been unhappy with my grades at times, but literally failing has been something I’ve managed to avoid. Until now.
A week ago, I showed up at my final for “History of Argentina,” expecting to be handed a [...]

Who has a fighting chance in this prolonged health care debate?

So the health care reform bill passed in the House. But it still has to go through the Senate.

Sound waves

Near the shores of Lake Michigan, some solace might be found.

Long ride home

Sometimes it takes a trip across the globe to appreciate what you have at home.

Zoe in Jerusalem: An obligatory weather-related post

Zoe will be in Jerusalem, Israel until January 2.

“It’s the sixth of November and I’m sun tanning!” my friend Ria exclaimed yesterday as we set between falls on a rappelling trip in the Judean desert.
We’d traveled with a group of international students to rappel hundreds of feet down jagged dessert cliffs in Qumran, the area [...]

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