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Free food and water: nice idea, still impossible

When reading Mohamed Jemmali’s “Food, water should be free for all” (ODE, March 8), my first thought was, “Where do free lunches exist? Maybe in Utopia, but not here.” Here, everything has a cost, even if the user does not pay for it. Full story

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Don’t be colorblind, be aware

In a nation that drowns itself in political correctness and shudders in fear of any racial discussion, the notion of “colorblindness” has been our sure-fire way of not seeming racist or to disregard the racial and class tensions that mean so much to our society. Full story

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Reaction to recent crime spate sets exceedingly low standards

In letting Jeremiah Masoli and LaMichael James remain students in good standing at the University, the president and dean of students have demonstrated a casual disregard for the safety of students and the integrity of the University, and shows that the big dollars of NCAA football have trumped common sense. Full story

Editorials

Players' education first

Basketball coach Ernie Kent extended his efforts off the court to produce an academically successful basketball team. Despite his strong tie to past team success, and his ability to mold successful young men, Kent is receiving the pink slip. Last year the basketball team ended 8-23, and Kent was told to improve to better than .

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Shelley Deadmond

Feed yourself, not the machine

Food. Yumm. It brings us together, it sustains our bodies, and if we actually pay attention to it, there’s a lot we can learn about the world and ourselves from it. I’ve largely shied away from writing about food because of its vastness, but I think it’s time we talk local food.

Tyree Harris

Don’t be colorblind, be aware

Guest Commentaries

Microfinance a promising tool for development

Thirty-eight years ago, Muhammad Yunus, after completing his doctorate in economics, decided to investigate poverty in Bangladesh. He found that the theoretical well-functioning markets did not exist, especially for the rural poor in developing nations.

Greg Dewar

A cool creative outlet

I make a perception check to see what’s around me. Dungeon Master (DM): You hear the sound of goblins rushing toward you, roll the die to see if you can dodge an arrow shot at you. You dodge. Me: I charge headlong into the goblins (a wise idea in my rogue’s leather armor) and attack.

Grace Pettygrove

Women still vulnerable to social devaluation

Modern feminism in America, admittedly, is all about subtleties. At least in theory, women in the U.S. have equal access to education, work, political power, reproductive rights, sexual freedom and all of the other perks associated with an elevated socio-economic status.