In S.M. Chavey’s article last week defending Bon Appetit and the mandatory meal plan policy, she claims the meal plan requirement is “necessary from a financial standpoint” and that it is “an integral part of campus culture.” I’d like to address her claims in turn. Her first claim, that mandatory meal plans are necessary for...
Ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East might be getting their own homeland soon. On September 9th, a bipartisan resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives in order to establish an independent homeland in the Nineveh Plain region of Iraq for persecuted religious and ethnic minorities, including the Assyrians, Yazidis, and...
Immigration, arguably the issue that won Donald Trump the Republican nomination, is perhaps the area where he is most misguided. Clearly the immigration system is failing, and Trump raises several valid points. His solutions, however, will do more harm than good. The first issue Trump raises is border security, where there is legitimate cause for...
There has been some discussion about the replacement of the signs defining the city boundary. As with anything else, we should think about the purpose of an entrance sign. It is not likely meant to inform the residents where the city limits are. The purpose of such a sign is more likely to let non-residents...
I remember being really surprised when I first heard that some of my friends dislike Matt Walsh, especially my conservative Christian friends. I had read a few of his blog posts and found his straightforward, unapologetic, logical arguments for the truth refreshing. I felt similarly at times when I heard him speak in Phillips auditorium...