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  • Your decisions become your legacy

    Regret can come back and bite you when you least expect it.
    Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor told the Chicago Tribune on April 26 that she feels the Supreme Court should never have taken up the Bush v. Gore case—the case in which Florida couldn’t determine who to give its electoral college vote to in the 2000 election. It was the decision that ultimately made George W. Bush president. 

  • Republican flip-flop: Bring in the drones

    Back in March of this year, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, staged an unprecedented 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor to hammer home the message that no American should be killed by a drone without first being charged with a crime and found guilty in court. On April 23 he had a change of heart.

  • Doing what's right is not political

    I enjoy writing about politics, but that’s not to say it doesn’t piss me off at times.
    If you couldn’t tell from my previous columns, what I really wish is that Washington would put aside all the bureaucracy and get with running the country.

  • I can play more fair than you can

    Right now the Senate leaders in Washington D.C. are arguing about who is the most fair player when it comes to President Obama’s judicial appointment nominees.
    But the real question is: Why can’t they just do their damn jobs?

  • So much for change you can believe in

    No one saw it coming, but President Obama signing HR 933, the so-called Monsanto Protection Act, was the tip of the iceberg signaling a drastic change in his legislative agenda. 

  • No path to citizenship through the Bush

    One of the few things that made President George W. Bush a decent man was the fact that he was actually in favor of helping illegal immigrants to become citizens.

  • The Pentagon: Draining America's wallet

    When I was growing up my dad scared the crap out of me by constantly drilling the concept of money into my brain.

  • Anatomy 101: According to the GOP

    For the past year the GOP has been talking about how they want to shrink government. But as badly as they want that, they aren’t necessarily saying they want to get out of our lives altogether either.

  • State of the Union, or just talk?

    On Feb. 12, President Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term. His speech was expected to lay out his agenda for the next four years, but that doesn’t matter if the rest of the Congress doesn’t agree. As expected, President Obama’s speech had some high points that sparked applause and standing ovations.

  • What Cantor can't do

    The Republican party has taken a stance on reshaping its image. On Tuesday House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, spoke at the American Enterprise Institute and delivered his Re-making the Brand speech. But talk is cheap unless there is action behind it.

  • Let The Next Four Years Commence

    President Barack Obama has been inaugurated for another four years as Commander in Chief of the United States, and with that, as with all second terms, this is the beginning of his legacy. 

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  • Worst case for legitimate rape

    When on the campaign trail, some politicians say some incredibly terrible things. Most of their awful quotes are immediately broadcast on every major news network in America. Many of these quotes are forgiven or forgotten. But some, like former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment, are simply too horrid and backwards to go away. 

  • Guiltiest time to be an American

    Americans have a tendency to look inward. When tragedy strikes it seems to resonate just a bit longer and hit us a bit harder. This, of course, makes sense—when our fellow countrymen, windup hurt or displaced we feel vulnerable. Sometimes we tend to look in the mirror a bit too much, though. 

  • Most optimistic bill for Colorado

    Syria’s on the brink of genocide, we have domestic bombings and school shootings, and there are more and more Harlem Shake videos every day. The human race seems to be in a sorry state. But there is a ray of sunshine in this sea of gloom and violence and stupidity: Colorado’s civil unions bill.
    No matter how hat

  • ChristieWeb

    Best excuse to lose weight

    Governor Chris Christie has earned a name for himself after his efforts to restore his state of New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy. But his latest headline didn’t have anything to do with that; rather it had to do with his admission to having had a lap band procedure back in February.

  • SGAWeb

    Worst case of checks and balances

    Politics here in the ol’ US of A are based on a fairly simple philosophy: Don’t do anything you aren’t supposed to, because there will be a price to pay. In other words, it operates according to checks and balances. But our Student Government Association? Not so much.

  • KingsmillWeb

    Worst place for minority outreach

    When the republicans lost back-to-back presidential races, they began questioning where they went wrong in their tactics. Their conclusion: they weren’t adapting to the demographics of the nation or connecting with minorities. 

  • 420Web

    Worst excuse for a protest

    For years, stoners across the nation have been gathering on April 20 to publicly protest the illegality of marijuana.
    Historically, Colorado has seen large 4/20 gatherings both on the CU campus in Boulder and downtown at Civic Center Park, and this April was no exception. 

  • NorthKoreaWeb

    Our nation’s hubris: The danger in disregarding our enemies

    North Korea announced to the world that it was testing nuclear and missile capabilities on Feb. 13. Amid news reports, a United States geological survey confirmed a tremor in North Korea that was consistent with tremors caused by nuclear bombs. 

  • ChivalryWeb

    Chivalry should open the door for gender equality

    Some men like chivalry since it’s in the vein of the mentality that men take care of women, but these subtle unconscious actions need to fade into the past.

    1 comment

  • CareerCenterWeb

    The Career Center needs a tune up: Students not getting what they need

    As students we give thousands and thousands of dollars every year to CU Denver. In return we get professors, classrooms, a campus, and many other things that all add to our education. It is this education that will be used to help us get jobs, which will help us live happy, fulfilled lives. However, UCD’s Career Center sucks and does very little to help students. 

    5 comments

  • MonsantoWeb

    Monsanto Protection Act slipped into HR 933 like a roofie

    President Obama recently signed a spending bill that gives Monsanto free reign over creating genetically modified seeds.
    Monsanto is a chemical corporation responsible for much of America’s food production. 

  • GrammarWeb

    Does grammar matter? The debate between concept and design.

    In the more recent months students, linguists, and professors such as Joseph M. Williams have entered a hysterical debate between concept and design. 

  • Non-tradWeb

    Students can benefit from a less traditional approach to school

    College doesn’t have to be a cut-and-dry process, completed in four years and immediately after high school. 

  • RomneyWeb

    Romney breaks silence after landslide loss

    My friends, today I am thrilled to be contributing to this fine publication. In fact, one might say I’m about as pleased as a pig in excrement. Ha ha. 

  • PaidMembershipWeb

    Skip the fees and let your achievements speak for themselves

    Despite whatever good intentions some may have, paid membership honors societies are unnecessary for students, and unfairly play off of anxieties about success to recruit student members. 

  • EducationWeb

    The dumbing down of college for the uninterested

    We go to college to learn, to grow, and to gain experience that will help us function in the world and in a career.

  • Six degrees of attraction: The Kinsey Scale isn't enough

    The Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, also known as the Kinsey Scale, needs expanding. The Kinsey scale
    focuses exclusively on a person being sexually attracted to another person without delving into sexual identity. However, the zero-to-six scale doesn’t accommodate for all of the types of sexual attraction toward people. 

  • TheCitadelWeb

    Utopian societies are filled with guns, freedom, and crazy people

    Extremists have done it again. They’ve taken the concept of the gated community and multiplied it by a thousand. 

  • PatriotismWeb

    Patriotism is a plague on humanity: Pride in country makes no sense

    The phrase “proud to be an American” is stupid, but so is burning the American flag. America can stand for capitalism or liberty, but passionately hailing or condemning it is a real waste of time.

  • GunsWeb

    Gun violence must end: Colorado can be the start

    Countries around the world have been battling gun violence for decades, while America has remained motionless since the Automatic Weapons Ban expired in 2005. 

    2 comments

  • NoBudgetNoPayWeb

    Finally, lawmakers realize it's our money they're fucking with

    According to the Huffington Post the average congressman takes home about $174,000 a year. This is more than four times the amount of the average American worker. When you receive a paycheck that is more than four times the average American you represent, there is no doubt you should be doing an amazing job. That, unfortunately, is just not the case and the No Budget, No Pay Act sets repercussions in place to motivate those in congress to do their jobs. 

  • militaryWeb

    Women soldiers deserve equality in head-to-head combat

    The idea of women fighting for their country has remained in our nation’s history since the Revolutionary War, when wives would battle alongside their husbands. 

  • SmartPhonesWeb

    Smart Phones: The Dumbing Down of Society As We Know It

    With approximately six billion subscribers worldwide, it is time for some proper research into the social, economic, and long-term effects that cell phone technology will have on the world. 

    1 comment

  • MiddleClass

    Redefining The Middle Class: Quit Whining and Downsize

    For the past 10 years, it’s seemed like there has been no respite from the constant buzzing about the world’s economic problems. The media and the public are always eager to talk about this, and the most recent hip financial issue to complain and theorize about is the fiscal cliff. 

  • Student Loans

    The Great False Hope: Will College Ever Be Affordable?

    Once again, as in 2008, college students made a significant impact in the outcome of the presidential election. President Obama captured 60 percent of the youth vote alone, which is a huge majority compared to the opposing candidates. Still, instead of focusing on how to better these students’ college careers we focus on ridiculous issues that will never help or advance the United States. 

  • Gun Control

    Obama Aims Pen At Wrong Target: Gun Control

    Obama sent a proposal to Congress, wanting to put tighter restrictions on gun sales and ban automatic weapons, but with all his good intentions he is focusing on a nonexistent magic pill to fix the increasing problem of mass killings.

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  • In today’s day and age the bachelor’s has lost its weight

    For generations a four-year college degree was considered above and beyond, something only very few undertook, but now that it’s the norm, is it enough? In 1950 only 34 percent of Americans even finished high school and less than 10 percent moved on to college.