COUNTERPOINT: Free speech is critical for intellectual arguments
Whatever one’s political bend may be, there is only new perspective and experience to be gained from debate.
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COUNTERPOINT: Pollution regulations on corporations hurt consumers
Regulations for emissions ignore the root of environmental problems while hurting consumers and businesses.
COUNTERPOINT: Paid internships are ideal, but for some groups, impossible
Unpaid internships still fulfill the role of professional internships, which is to help students pursue their careers.
COUNTERPOINT: Building new roads is the only way to alleviate traffic
Carpool incentives have proven ineffective. New freeways would reduce traffic and boost the economy.
COUNTERPOINT: As the best predictor of success, the LSAT must stay
The LSAT is vastly different from other standardized tests and can’t be replaced with the GRE.
POINT: Research shows students need later school start time
Starting school later would improve the health and learning abilities of middle and high school students.
COUNTERPOINT: USC has little to gain from being a sanctuary campus
The University must recognize the legal dangers of defying federal orders and should rethink its status.
COUNTERPOINT: USC must offer resources to marginalized students
The university must rise above fear of political backlash to address the needs of its diverse student body.
Facebook’s ‘Nearby Friends’ undermines online privacy
Privacy has become a thing of the past with the onset of social media. With every tweet, Instagram post and Facebook check-in, we invite fellow social media users to know more about our lives. But even with the multitude of social media features, there must be limits. Such limits were crossed Monday when Facebook […]
Does the US need to intervene in the Syria conflict?
The U.S. has a moral responsibility to aid those suffering in a civil conflict and stop the use of chemical weapons. According to CNN, last week’s chemical attacks in the Syrian province of Aleppo might have been carried out by the Syrian army, though the army insists that it was the work of rebels. In […]