Kony video misleads, manipulates its viewers
Last Thursday, I posted a link on my Facebook wall unaware that I was feeding into the latest, passing Internet fad.
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Change lecture style for shorter attention spans
I've realized it may be impossible for me to listen to a 50-minute lecture without checking my email, doodling in the corners of my notebook or scanning the pages of the Huffington Post.
Victim blaming distorts painful truths
Earlier this October, throngs of women click-clacked their way down the streets of New York City as part of a SlutWalk, which is a provocative movement protesting to end slut shaming, or the criticism a woman receives for wearing risqu
Don't mandate drug testing on campus
Linn State Technical College in Missouri recently instituted a drug-testing program ordering all incoming freshmen and returning students to submit urine samples to be screened for a variety of substances including marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine.
Fearful emotions after Sept. 11 attack hinder us
I can still remember being enthralled as I watched replay after replay of the crash. As if I could ever forget the images of stunned New Yorkers stumbling out of a dust-coated lower Manhattan.
College students must regain empathy
I think the importance of empathy emerges on the playground. Whenever we cut in line or teased the outlier, we were chastised and told to treat others the way we would like to be treated.
CollegeACB at odds with University values
From the moment I came across College Anonymous Confession Board, I made it a personal goal to never revisit the site.From one malicious post questioning an individual's sexual orientation to another asking all readers to comment on the ugliest, prettiest and most sexually promiscuous girls on campus, I am truly disappointed and saddened that members of our student body are feeding into this abominable site that is fundamentally at odds with the values and beliefs of our university.
Technology harms mental health
It's a sad day when you gauge your popularity by how many people like your status on Facebook or by the number of comments you receive on your newly updated profile picture.
Improve investigation of sexual assault on campus
There is usually little evidence in sexual assault cases other than an accusation. If the alleged victim was drugged, the chemicals quickly dissolve, rendering toxicological screens useless, and the amnesiac effects of the drug would provide, at best, a hazy recollection of the attack.
Atheists on campus require support
I am an atheist. No, I am not morally askew because I don't follow a religion. I'm not in need of guidance.
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