Opinion/Editorial Articles
Student to witness war from front lines
EDITORIALS
The war in Iraq has gotten a little more personal for many students and faculty. Former student David Johns will leave in a month to serve in Iraq. Johns joined the Army Reserves 1 1/2 years ago, but hoped he would get his degree before he was sent overseas.
Celebrities have everything, except political sense
COMMENTARY
As a little girl, I didn't always distinguish between reality and fantasy. I believed actors were the characters they played. The good guys were honest, noble, hardworking and heroic. I admired the characters from afar and aspired to be like them one day; then I grew up.
Sex, hamburgers not a practical combination
COMMENTARY
Things that disgust me: the Red Sox sweeping the Cardinals at this year's World Series, people subjecting themselves to devouring maggots and cockroaches to win money on "Fear Factor" and all-or-nothing true or false questions on a test. But the thing that disgusts me the most right now is Hardee's.
Community recognizes president amid controversy
EDITORIALS
Webster Groves recently honored the university's president by declaring "Richard S. Meyers Day" in the city. Celebrating his 10 years of service, they congratulated him on his "devotion to the overarching principles of innovation, equality and enlightenment... helping to transform the world one student at a time.
League of Pissed Off Voters sticks up for youth, minorities
COMMENTARY
I woke up Nov. 2 very nervous and excited. It was finally Election Day. The day I got to help choose the next president of the United States. I volunteered for the League of Pissed Off Voters (a.k.a. League of Independent Voters) to work at Roosevelt High School in south St.
