Columns
Paul Sherman: An obstructive move
BY PAUL SHERMAN
In recent years, the filibuster has been used solely as a roadblock instead of as a tool to raise important questions about legislation or nominations. The destructive nature of the filibuster has been furthered mainly by the creation of the dual-track system.
James Brennan: Solvency isn’t salvation
BY JAMES BRENNAN
No one is entitled to an easy life, to a job or to money. But no one should be condemned to a life of permanent hardship and struggle. The people of Detroit, Pontiac and Flint are no different than anyone else.
Hema Karunakaram: CSG is worth the time
BY HEMA KARUNAKARAM
We go to one of the greatest universities in the world, and we continue to produce some of the world's most ambitious alumni every year. CSG not only provides a powerful platform for developing the skills of those who are involved in it, but it also seeks to nurture all students on this campus and help them to be safe and successful during their time here and beyond.
Emily Pittinos: The grief of moving on
BY EMILY PITTINOS
I think my grief is the quiet kind. I go to class, make art, write columns, go to work and keep my upper lip stiff, because that’s what she’d have done. My grandmother was a hard-working warrior of a woman and, though I miss her stern grace, I feel at peace knowing I wrung myself out to her before she died.
Joseph Horton: Ghosts of spring breaks past
BY JOSEPH HORTON
There’s plenty of mythic pressure put on Spring Break, on “making memories,” on letting loose and walking as close to the edge of reason as possible. Much of it is unwarranted, absurd and not infrequently, dangerous. But Spring Breaks matter because we are the choices we’ve made. We are adventures we’ve had and the chances we’ve missed.
Zoe Stahl: Quit chewing the fat
BY ZOE STAHL
The results of U-SHAPE are cause for a new way of thinking about health and self-esteem on campus.
Andrew Eckhous: Is an American life worth more than a Syrian?
BY ANDREW ECKHOUS
Do we, as Americans, value the lives of people inside our country more than those of people outside it?
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