Letters to the Editor
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Tina Korbe on April 27, 2010 at 12:02 am • 10 Comments •
I’m writing this letter in reference to the “Awareness Not Enough” editorial published in the April 21 paper. I have to agree with the nameless author in one regard; awareness is not enough. However, awareness is the beginning.
Sexual assault and ...
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Traveler on April 14, 2010 at 12:01 am • 0 Comments •
Saturday, April 4, was a joyous time at the Gardens Pavilion.
The Basant Mela 2010: Spring Kite Flying Festival was a wonderful outing for all in attendance.
My friend and I had a great, fun time as we shared Pakistani food, watched ...
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Jon Cox on April 7, 2010 at 12:00 am • 5 Comments •
The Latin text on the official seal of the University of Arkansas reads “Veritate Duce Progredi,” or roughly, “To Advance with Truth as Our Guide.” I should assume that this means the foundational principle of the university is education. Why ...
When Senator Lincoln filed for re-election at the state Capitol she pledged to battle “extremes” in both parties. However, Lincoln’s rhetoric fails to match up with reality. Lincoln’s latest TV ad further demonstrates her lack of intelligence and failure to ...
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Traveler on March 3, 2010 at 12:01 am • 5 Comments •
I recently read an article in the UA news feed about a university program titled “Diversity Impact.”
This program brings prospective minority students to campus in an effort to recruit them and streamline their college application process.
While the prospective students are ...
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Traveler on March 3, 2010 at 12:00 am • 3 Comments •
My name is Zac Crowgey and I’m a senior here at the UA, as well as a transit driver and, most importantly, a Safe Ride driver.
My fellow workers and I have read a couple of stories now about how students ...
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Traveler on February 3, 2010 at 6:00 am • 0 Comments •
A BIG “thank you” to the men and women in UA Facilities Management for the great job of helping to keep us safe on campus during the ice and snow storms. When we returned to school and work yesterday, sidewalks ...
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Tina Korbe on December 9, 2009 at 11:55 am • 0 Comments •
Of health care and hypocrisy
The Stupak amendment has recycled anger from both sides, but the idea of federal funding for abortion has overlooked a broader issue. Both sides fail to see what the abortion experiment of the past four decades ...
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Kimber Wenzelburger on November 11, 2009 at 3:37 pm • 0 Comments •
This past week, our current Drug Czar Gil Kerlikoswke was interviewed on NPR’s Talk of the Nation about the DOJ’s memo on medical marijuana, the marijuana reform movement and the future of U.S. drug policy.
During the interview, Kerlikowske specifically mentions ...
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Zach Jordan on October 29, 2009 at 11:48 am • 2 Comments •
Last night former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spoke at the UA as part of a national speaking tour. He is an internationally known political figure, having recently been leader of the Kadima Party in Israel in addition to ...
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Zach Jordan on October 29, 2009 at 11:48 am • 1 Comment •
Coming soon to a Wal-Mart or post office near you … those famous clipboards with an Arkansas constitutional amendment proposal. This is one I encourage you NOT to sign.
Secure Arkansas has received approval from the Attorney General for a proposed ...