Opinion/Editorial Articles
Universities should provide living wage without instigation
EDITORIALS
The living wage issue has captured the attention of student activists at Washington University, as well as students from across the country who are protesting for various causes related to workers' rights. While there are no signs of pending hunger strikes here at Webster, our custodial staff does not make a living wage, defined as $9.
Unprecedented number of students vote for SGA
EDITORIALS
The highest number of students voted in the Student Government Association elections last week than in any other election, according to SGA Adviser John Ginsburg. According to Ginsburg, the contested positions led to the higher voter turn out. But students would be remiss if they only voted for SGA because they only wanted their friends to land a seat.
Merciless Medicaid cuts leave families without resources
COMMENTARY
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt continues to tighten the noose around the necks of Medicaid recipients, and he's pulling it tighter and tighter. Proposed cuts are set to wipe out the state's funding for the program altogether, and my child is a victim. My son, Kyrie, is a Medicaid beneficiary.
Stereotypes still hold women back in politics
COMMENTARY
Hillary Clinton, the senator of New York and former first lady, is often held up for mockery, and it's not always because of her liberal politics. Her career requires a certain amount of aggression, which does not fit the stereotype of women, who are perceived, rightly or wrongly, as the gentler sex.
Tattling policy no replacement for ethics
COMMENTARY
Since the Columbine massacre and the more recent shooting in Red Lake, Minn., school officials have been pulling teeth trying to conjure up new methods preventing school violence. America has reached a new low. In an article in USA Today April 18, a school board in Georgia joined the student sellout bandwagon and teamed up with CrimeStoppers, an organization that awards students to turn in peers for drugs, vandalism, theft or firearms.
