By DANIEL BROWNE I told a few of my guy friends that I went to see the “Vagina Monologues” this weekend. Their reactions ranged from curiosity to outright mocking. Interest waned when I explained that the monologues did, in fact, consist of women talking for about an hour and a half. Perhaps it’s not surprising—at [...]
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Rise of Atheism Brings Different, Rational Morality
By EDMUND BROWN Our generation, Generation Y, has been called the Facebook Generation, the Go-Nowhere Generation and Generation Why Care? But while the older generations slander ours, a small but significant statistic stands out: 25 percent of Generation Y does not affiliate with any religion, more than double the percentage of any previous generation. Though [...]
Sex Strikes, the GOP and Female Power
There’s nothing sexier than politics, and this year’s Republican candidates intend to keep it that way. From Rick Santorum’s call for a “war on hard-core pornography” to Trump’s offer to show American citizens his junk, the GOP has been paying particular attention to the adage “sex sells.” America is taking note. In response to some [...]
A Nation on Strike: Spain’s Labor Problem
One Spanish word that I have become very familiar with during my time in Spain is “huelga,” which means strike. My flight from Madrid to Bilbao was canceled because the pilots were on strike. The city metro has gone on strike every Thursday for the past couple of months and the city bus drivers have been on strike for the past week.
Letter to the Editor: Renew Sodexo’s Dining Contract
Dear Editor, It is Virginia state law that every 10 years the dining services provider for a state subsidized university is up for bid against competing dining providers. This year Sodexo, the company which is contracted to run UMW dining services, is at its 10 year mark and so it is up for bid. It [...]
Supreme Court Wrong Place for Gay Marriage
As the old proverb goes, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Unfortunately, it looks like the marriage equality movement is heading down that road. Obviously the movement does not want to end up in hell, but it would if the Westboro Baptist Church had its druthers.
Well Adjusted to Injustice
Stand Your Ground is a recent law passed in Florida protecting the rights of individuals claiming self-defense. The law says that an individual has “no duty to retreat” and has the right to “meet force with force, including deadly force.” This law and many like it around the country were spearheaded by the National Rifle [...]
Convicted Nazi Dies at 91
Last Saturday morning, after over 30 years of litigation, John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian-born Nazi concentration camp guard, died in Germany.
American Entitlement and its Consequences Abroad
With recent news of a U.S. service member opening fire on Afghan civilians, we should realize one of two things: that a war’s brutality affects all human beings involved, or that the horrific effects of America’s war on terror are unfairly distributed among the nations involved.
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