Category: Opinions

Throughout the campaign, we heard continuously that the race was about the economy.  But if that were true, why did America re-elect a president with unemployment at 8 percent and the national debt over $16 trillion? My suspicion: this race was not about the economy. The results hinged instead on capturing the votes of special...

We may break out the Dom Perignon soon, because as Napoleon said once, “In victory, you deserve champagne, in defeat, you need it.” Tuesday’s presidential election stung. The Collegian editorial board disagrees on politics (mostly thanks to our hipster contingent), but not a single one of us wanted to see President Barack Obama win re-election....

The city income tax proposal didn’t pass. In fact, it got beat bad—712 votes for and 1,720 against. Unfortunately, the city still needs $39 million it doesn’t have to repair its roads. The city income tax would have established a mechanism through which the city could stockpile a road rebuilding fund. But with the proposal’s...

L uke, George is no longer your father. Last Tuesday, George Lucas announced his retirement, and the sale of Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion to the Walt Disney Company. The corporate giant now controls LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Skywalker Sound, most of “Indiana Jones”… and all of “Star Wars.” The controversy among the fans...

You’d hear him before you saw him. Clear, tuneful whistling. The sharp “Hey, whoa!” A wisecrack letting you know how handsome he was and how far short you fell. His wheezy laugh. Oh, Dr. Reist. The most colorful of professors, and still one of the most recognizable, even two years after his retirement. John Reist...