Columnist Edan Samson gives an explanation for the corruption in politics and poses an unusual solution: paying lawmakers more money.
Friday, May 25, 2012 | last update: 4:54 am
Independently serving the UMass community since 1890
Bureaucrats: Overpaid or Underpaid?
Tags: Bureaucrats, Edan Samson, money, washington d.c.
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 2 Comments »
Morals of punishment
Columnist Hannah Sparks contemplates interpretations of morality and how they apply to international justice systems.
Tags: death penalty, hannah sparks, international justice systems, Morality, punishment
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 3 Comments »
Theological implications of Easter
Collegian columnist Harrison Searles discusses what Easter means for life after death.
Tags: easter, jesus christ, life after death, Old Testament
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | No Comments »
The Egyptian Revolution is failing..
Alaa El-Shafei calls for US economic aid, rather than military aid, for the military regime in Egypt.
Tags: Alaa El-Shafei, economic aid, Egyptian revolution, Hosni Muba, united states
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 7 Comments »
Jordan: A Revolution Averted
Dan Stratford presents Jordan as an example of continuity and wholesome tradition in the Arab region.
Tags: Arab Spring, Dan Stratford, Edmund Burke, Jordan, Revolution
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 1 Comment »
The Apocalyptic Mindset
Columnist Max Calloway analyzes apocalyptic culture in light of the prospect of man-made catastrophe.
Tags: apocalypse, armageddon, man-made catastrophe, Max Calloway
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | No Comments »
PCP: Campus ban of weapons misguided
Collegian columnist Harrison Searles explains why the campus needs to take another look at the weapon policy.
Tags: guns, Policy, UMass, Weapons
Posted in Archives, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 14 Comments »
PCP: Hold your fire
Billy Rainsford argues why our campus is safer without guns.
Tags: guns, Hold your fire, PCP
Posted in Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 2 Comments »
Reclaiming feminism
Columnist Hannah Sparks talks about the disconnect between the reputation of feminism and the implications of the movement itself.
Tags: feminism, hannah sparks
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 10 Comments »
The poverty of ideological dichotomy
Columnist Nikhil Rao criticizes the American two party system and outlines its effects on the political process.
Tags: American two party system, ideological dichotomy, nikhil rao, political process
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 3 Comments »
- Health care and education are human rights
- PVTA hopes route detours will deter partying
- Liberal education is dead
- Fantazia brings multimedia EDM event to Mullins
- Anticipated Outcomes of the New Residential Complex
- Our Lady Peace's latest album hampered by transitions
- Amherst, UMass prep for end-of-school year, late spring partying