Columnists

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Evan Coren

Early action

Assigning papers prior to class discussion would enhance learning.

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Eliana Pfeffer

Stranded in Hyde Park at Thanksgiving

The quarter system makes returning home for the holiday difficult.

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Claire McNear

Articles of concern

Recent press has put the University in an embarrassing spotlight.

Greg Gabrellas

CHART-ing the way

Campus health care activists should shift their focus toward the bigger picture.

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Matt Barnum

The pessimism bias

Glenn Beck caters to an exaggerated, nihilistic view of the future.

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Steve Saltarelli

Major activities bored

MAB should learn from its mistakes and book a big-name Summer Breeze.

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Marshall Knudson

An auspicious Nobel nod

Peace Prize highlights the gap between Obama’s rhetoric and action.

Letters

Criticism of Housing in Ayers’s decision unfounded

The Maroon Editorial Board’s position is wholly untenable (“Window Treatments,” 10/30/09).

All that clutters is not gold

Besides the important things arbitrarily decided by the University Administration, the new campus walkways are not all they are cracking up to be.

Saltarelli’s critique of MAB misinformed

I was a bit surprised to open up the October 20 issue of the Chicago Maroon to find Steve Saltarelli’s article, entitled “Major Activities Bored.”

Coverage of Olmert speech misrepresented protesters

The Maroon’s coverage of the Ehud Olmert event was, in my opinion, completely disingenuous.

Lecture protests were neither “extreme” nor “absurd”

One would have hoped an article dealing with this touchy subject would have remained more unbiased and objective.

The Editorial Board

Access denied

Expensive quadrangle renovations fail to ensure a smooth ride for the handicapped, campus vehicles.

Window treatments

Housing’s decision to remove a student for a minor incident is excessively harsh.

Homeward bound

The proposed downtown shuttle is a welcome nod to student transportation needs.

Contributors

The worst Nobel intentions

Tenuous connections to the University should not be trumpeted.

Overthinking stress

SCRS events make the U of C’s culture of anxiety a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Choosing between Iraq and Afghanistan

The U.S. can no longer afford to fight both wars.

Reform in a regulated market

Government should not involve itself in health care administration.

A challenge and an opportunity

The Olmert controversy highlights the necessity of free expression.

Why I disrupted Olmert

The Prime Minister is a war criminal and should be treated as such.

Right intentions, wrong methods

The well-meaning “Breastival” trivializes realities of breast cancer.

In search of peace for Palestine

Despite clear Israeli wrongs, Palestinians must use a constructive approach.

War crimes are not free expression

Olmert’s actions in Gaza make him unfit to speak at the University.

The importance of open dialogue

Olmert was denied respect afforded to other controversial speakers.

A welcome reach across the aisle

Snowe’s vote for health care bill adds a necessary bipartisan element.

Editorial Cartoon


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