GUEST COLUMN
CHRISTIAN BAILEY
Inside and out, America defies description

Beyond, behind a few white clouds, there was only the blue. This was my reflection, after sitting in a German town square, looking at the […]

October 1, 2004

DELLA SENTILLES
Don’t hide behind political correctness

I will admit that I am a hypocrite. Especially, when it comes to being politically correct. Sure, when someone refers to the human race with […]

October 1, 2004

ARPIT GARG
Students can benefit from hearing professors’ political opinions

What struck me most after reading Austin Broussard’s opinion piece, “Yale must find balance regarding academic freedom” (9/27) was the feeling that members of the […]

September 30, 2004

JONATHAN MENITOVE
To help ticket, Edwards needs to get mean

Does anybody remember the name of Sen. John F. Kerry’s running mate? Ah, yes: that nice young-looking man from the South who did well in […]

September 29, 2004

SOFIA FENNER
Financial aid is part of life, but not discussion

Here at Yale we spend hours discussing those issues that directly affect our lives — family, classes, politics, relationships — but all these discussions seem […]

September 29, 2004

AL JIWA
Kerry has yet to offer real alternatives to Bush

There are a few things that I’m not very proud about. Many find my love of Billy Joel unfortunate and my fascination with the European […]

September 29, 2004

NICK CATON
Interpreting reality depends on perceptions

  In the first conversation I had with my most recent ex-girlfriend, I showed her my scar from brain surgery and proclaimed that I didn’t […]

September 28, 2004

MICHAEL FERNANDEZ
Martinez, Bush take lead toward a free Cuba

During the summer, I had the pleasure of working on former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez’s U.S. Senate campaign in my hometown of […]

September 28, 2004

AUSTIN BROUSSARD
Yale must find balance of views on academic freedom

When I spent this past summer in downtown Washington D.C., I naturally expected every conversation I participated in to carry political undertones, especially with the […]

September 27, 2004

L. DAVID PETERS
Blackout demonstrates need for stronger measures than Bush’s Clear Skies

Something extraordinary took place around August 15, 2003. In the valleys of Pennsylvania, the air was substantially cleaner than it had been just 24 hours […]

September 24, 2004

CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY
Both sides in abortion debate miss issue

What’s really at issue with abortion is neither choice nor life. Everyone decent approves of both shibboleths in principle. The real question is, when would […]

September 24, 2004