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Letter to the editor: Responding to ‘Combatting academia’s epidemic of uniform thought’

I disagree with the latest opinion piece written by Will Hall attacking academia and will like to add the following rebuttal concerning the goal of a college education. A college education should

February 26, 2018

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Opinion: Response: ‘Epidemic of uniform thought’

Last Wednesday, DM columnist Will Hall claimed that our university is experiencing an “epidemic of uniform thought” and that our department walls “drip with liberal propaganda” but failed to cite any specific

February 26, 2018

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UM faculty members release statement calling for ‘full representation’ of non-tenure-track faculty on Senate

A statement was released by university faculty members calling on tenured and tenured-track faculty to “use their relative positions of power to actively support their non-tenure-track faculty colleagues” who want full representation

February 23, 2018

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Opinion: The left has a double standard, not Mike Pence

During the 2016 NFL preseason, a movement began that has sparked such immense attention that our children might read about it in their American history textbooks. Initially, Colin Kaepernick, former 49ers quarterback,

February 22, 2018

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Opinion: Combatting academia’s ‘epidemic of uniform thought’

The great American philosopher Thomas Sowell once said, “The next time some academics tell you how important ‘diversity’ is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.” If you were

February 21, 2018

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Opinion: For real change, bystanders must speak up

It is no secret that Greek life in the SEC is a big deal. But with deaths and injuries at Greek-sponsored events on the rise, schools are tightening rules and regulations on

February 19, 2018

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OPINION: Distrust of women protects rapists

A few days ago, President Donald Trump tweeted: “People’s’ lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation.” He said there’s no recovery for someone falsely accused and then questioned “due

February 16, 2018

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Opinion: Judgment prevents us from achieving goals

The plans to become happier, healthier people in 2018 have likely fallen to the wayside by the time you are reading this. The veggies eaten, minutes exercised and money saved are less

February 14, 2018

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Opinion: Computer science: A healthy future for elementary education

I remember my high school digital media class back in Waco, Texas. The year was 2010, and my classmates and I underwent rigorous training in Adobe software such as Photoshop, InDesign and

February 13, 2018

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Opinion: Shutdown: ‘Fiscal conservatism is dead’

Thursday morning, Senate leaders agreed to propose a budget that would avoid another government shutdown like the one we had in January. The proposed budget consisted of about $300 billion in additional

February 12, 2018

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