Opinion/Editorial Articles
Schiavo treated like pawn in right-to-die case
EDITORIALS
The tragedy of the Terri Schiavo debacle isn't that she will possibly die of starvation. The tragedy is that she wasn't let go sooner because Congress and President George W. Bush felt the need to interfere with this case so deeply as to shatter every notion of individual and state rights.
Students deserve to know tuition increases earlier
EDITORIALS
If the Journal staff were a couple of months late putting out an issue of our paper, students might wonder what was going on. If a film major was a couple of months late finishing a project, he might get an F. And yet, Webster University is late announcing tuition increases, an extremely important aspect to students who have to pay for their education.
Peterson's shot at fair trial ruined, media continued to fuel the fire
COMMENTARY
Jurors in the Scott Peterson trial came back to the courtroom March 16, four months after convicting him of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and her unborn child and then dumping their bodies in the San Francisco Bay. They wanted to hear Peterson's sentence - death - firsthand.
Civil rights struggle more than memory
COMMENTARY
The civil rights movement in the South shook the nation, drawing attention to the everyday injustices blacks faced. But at times, what was reality for my grandparents can seem far way from my life. I can go wherever I want, eat where I want, sit where I want and attend school wherever I want.
Human rights abusers use committee as scapegoat
COMMENTARY
In the coming five weeks, human rights activists are set to be either cynically amused or terribly exasperated. Delegates from 53 countries will convene in Geneva for the 61st annual United Nations Human Rights Commission to point fingers and slap wrists in an attempt to keep the spotlight from their own countries' abuses.
Uncomfortable? Deal with it
Jada Pinkett-Smith has some nerve. Earlier this month she told a group at Harvard University that women could have anything they want. "Women, you can have it all - a loving man, devoted husband, loving children, a fabulous career... You can do whatever it is you want," she said when accepting the title of "Artist of the Year" by Harvard's Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.
