Entries by Razan Al Marzouqi

Freedom of speech should be allowed in student journalism

The outrage over an article published in The Gazette, a student publication at the University of Western Ontario, on August 19, 2014 forced a lot of students to rethink their parameters of choosing a college to spend four years—or even more—at. The adverse response to this article titled “So you want to date a teaching […]

“State of Emergency” should inspire more urgency

With the surplus of news segments, radio advertisements, and flashing reminders on the side of the freeway, everyone in California knows that the state is in the midst of a drought. Even with this knowledge, many Californians are blatantly ignoring the severity of the situation and continuing in their daily water habits without adjusting to […]

Water parks should not be an incentive for recruitment

Most 20-something’s love water parks. Most 20-something’s also are in college. So, it makes intuitive sense to satiate the needs of 20-something’s thirst for water parks by adding them to college campuses, right? Right – according to many Southeastern universities. In 2016, Louisiana State University is expected to have a new lazy river, which will […]

Lawmakers Must Heed Death Penalty Ruling

Today, California voter support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in more than four decades, according to the L.A. Times. Since the beginning of this year, three of the country’s ten executions have been botched. In January, Ohio inmate Dennis McGuire suffered a 25-minute suffocation. In April, Oklahoma inmate Clayton died after […]

Dodgers rout Giants, clinch second straight NL West crown

Following Wednesday night’s lopsided 9-1 victory against the Giants, the Dodgers have officially their second consecutive National League West title. Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw took the mound and held the Giants to eight hits and one early run in eight innings pitched. Kershaw gave up no walks and stroke out eleven Giants’ batters on the night. […]

Paying athletes jeopardizes college football’s integrity

Change is on the horizon in college sports, as universities will have the option of paying athletes beginning in 2016. This comes after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled in favor of former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon in his case against the NCAA in August. Once athletes’ college careers end, they could potentially be […]