POINT: TKE lawsuit reveals failure to enforce University policy
Are we seeing the consequences of USC slacking on underage drinking?
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POINT: Endowment should pay for tuition
The funding at prestigious private universities needs to contribute to tuition for low-income students.
POINT: Uber surge pricing is a justice issue
Record New Year’s Eve prices showed that rider safety isn’t Uber’s priority.
Apple’s (RED) has potential to make a tangible difference
Yesterday, while most companies aggressively marketed Cyber Monday deals, tech giant Apple rang in the holiday season with a new initiative that promises to make its customers inspi(RED). The corporation launched its two-week campaign PRODUCT (RED) on Nov. 24, pledging to donate a portion of all its in-store and online purchases on certain days, […]
The President’s executive action constitutes a big step forward
On Thursday, President Barack Obama unveiled executive action that could offer protection for about 4 million from deportation in the United States. Under the plan, those eligible would be required to register themselves with the government, undergo a federal background check and begin paying taxes in exchange for a protected status from deportation for up to three years.
Equity for religious holidays does not translate to exclusivity
Last week, the board voted in a seven-to-one decision to drop all references to religious holidays from its days off on the official 2015-2016 school calendar, including Christmas, Easter, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
Tobacco ban in Westminster would do more harm than good
Calls for limiting tobacco sales have been commonplace in recent news, but a small town in central Massachusetts might take the national tobacco conversation to a whole new level. The 7,700-person town of Westminster could become the first town in the nation to implement a ban on all tobacco product sales within municipality and town […]
“Chickensh-t-Gate” highlights need for more U.S. leadership
The thing about Bibi is, he’s a chickensh-t.” These were the words The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg attributed to an anonymous senior Obama administration official, made in reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, often called Bibi. This inflammatory statement triggered strong reactions from both U.S. and Israeli officials, with many dubbing the incident “Chickensh-t-Gate.” “The […]
Pro-democracy movement needs to first regroup, then fight on
For the past month, thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the streets of Hong Kong in protest of China’s decision to have an appointed committee screen candidates for the semiautonomous city’s elections in lieu of transparent universal suffrage. The leaders of the movement — dubbed the Umbrella Revolution by some — announced Sunday that they […]
Tech giants have no business in employees’ personal decisions
Last week, tech giant Apple announced that it would seek to adopt a new policy offering to pay for female employees to freeze their eggs as part of their health care packages, something Facebook started this year in an attempt to recruit more women to their male-majority staff. Though this new procedural coverage seems generous […]