Opinion Articles
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Taxpayers fund violence, war
What do former Chilean general Raul Iturriaga Neumann, former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and former Lt. Col. Domingo Monterrosa of El Salvador's infamous Atlacatl Battalion have in common? They have all been responsible for thousands of deaths, implicated in numerous human rights abuses and trained at the U.…
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TV commercials: A beautiful love affair
We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with advertisements and commercials - during TV programs, after every song on the radio, on giant billboards on the side of every highway and in just about every other way possible.
As time goes on, advertisers are becoming increasingly creative when it comes to getting their message to the public.…
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2-2-2 is great, but you can't force students to explore
In my last sit-down interview with President Brian Casey, the topic turned to me for a moment, when he asked me about my majors. When I told him I was econ-Spanish-Media Fellows and I had no idea what I wanted to do, he peered over the coffee table in his sun-drenched office and looked incredulous.…
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Greek community requires mutual responsibility
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
Membership in the greek community has enriched my experience intellectually. I've met wonderful people, grown personally and gotten to wear my Wolverine costume without waiting for Halloween - oh, Greek Week.
However, part of caring about an organization is holding it accountable for its shortcomings so it may improve and better serve its members.…
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Letters to the Editor
Lack of financial aid for on-campus Winter Term courses a problem During my sophomore and junior years at DePauw I have been accepted to off-campus Winter Term projects only to choose not to attend based on financial aid. The first two were just too expensive even after the financial aid was factored in because my Winter Term financial aid priority rating is 6.…
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Cheers, tears and jeers
After 25 issues, 400 pages and countless articles, the semester is ending. And so we offer items to celebrate, criticize and cry over from this semester. Cheers to actually voting on something in the intellectual life discussions. Jeers to the university never revealing anything about the departure of head coach Matt Walker.…
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