Category: Viewpoints

SOPA’s defeat not the end ERIC BATKE On Jan. 18, the denizens of the Internet rallied around websites such as Wikipedia, Google and Reddit to voice their disapproval over anti-piracy bills making their way through the House and Senate. The bills (Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, respectively) were designed to combat the…

The case for curmudgeons Matt Porter Over the recent Thanksgiving break, my mother demanded only one thing of all her children: to go see the Muppet Movie together as a family. While watching the movie I was reminded of how much I love Statler and Waldorf. For those that are not familiar with the Muppets,…

‘Occupy’ can learn from oil activists Alex Hiatt In the past month the Occupy protests have finally caught national and international media attention, something we can all be glad about (even if most of the coverage is less than approving). I think we should be proud that the worst we on the left can say…

Xmas cheer for all Anya Cohen Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh, o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way, hahaha! You would think that, as a Jew, I would be scoffing at these lyrics while hovering over my menorah for warmth. But, to be honest, the lyrics to this…

The Scene ‘The Christmas Shoes’ Nobody likes Thanksgiving. Sure, everyone pretends to enjoy the same dry turkey, and we all love a break before the last grueling weeks of the semester, but Thanksgiving is nothing more than a kick-off for the main event of the year: Christmas. Especially since Black Friday became the main Thanksgiving…

It’s a wonderful, digital, visual world Sarah Kristeller Staff Writer “A nearly life-sized Los Angeles made of cardboard.” “Trend setting movie posters of 1920’s Russia.” “Painterly visions of a lost Pulp Fiction World.” These are headlines that tantalize and titillate the artistically-leaning, culturally curious college student that longs to have his or her visual appetite…