Opinion/Editorial Articles
Gorloks go Greek
For more than 90 years, Webster University has grown from a tiny Catholic women's college to an ever-expanding international institution with campuses on three continents and students from across the globe. And it has done it without Greek life - so why should we start now? At the first regular Student Government Association meeting of the semester, a 16-5 vote approved a WU chapter of Delta Upsilon, an international fraternity that purports to build "better men through … friendship, character, culture and justice.
Don't bother reading the writing on the wall
While ambling from the parking garage to class, you may have noticed uninspired graffiti scrawled on the garage walls. With the same sloppy effect a right-handed person produces when attempting to write with his left, the letters "CK" have been spray painted all over the parking garage.
Readers respond to "Study finds women as violent as men"
Thank you for covering the research showing women are as violent as men in relationships and for quoting my organization. ("Study finds women as violent as men," Dec. 6). However, please allow me to respond to Professor Don Conway-Long's sexist comments that unfairly stigmatize and down play male victims.
Gorlok it or not, Greek life comes
The idea of a fraternity at Webster University is preposterous. If you want to live in a house with your friends and perform rituals, that's fine. Just don't expect WU's permission. Those who can't live without a fraternity or a sorority should just transfer to Washington University, the University of Missouri, St.
New restrictions will rid campus of secondhand smoke, mollify non-smokers
To begin with, the story on page one about the new smoking rule has a lot of biased language. Then again, nobody really expects The Journal to be non-biased. Smoking is a health hazard and should not be protected. There is no "right to smoke," nor should there be.
Gorlok Gauge
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If you could spray paint anything on the walls of Webster University's parking garage, what would you write?
WU frat could smash stereotypes
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I understand that the idea of bringing Greek life to Webster University is a sensitive subject and that many students attend this school because Greek life does not exist. I was one of those students, but when Kevin McWilliams approached me with the idea of starting a fraternity at WU, he did not have the traditional "Animal House" or "Van Wilder" frats in mind.
Firearms prove easy target for trigger-happy legislators
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The tragedy last spring at Virginia Tech has proved to be a boon for anti-gun crusaders. Recent legislation passed Congress and was signed into law in December, further restricting the purchase of firearms. It has been the first piece of national gun control legislation since the early '90s.
Striking writers deserve better compensation
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For the last 12 weeks, the writers' strike has been hovering over Hollywood like a black cloud, and already the television viewing public has started to feel the squeeze as more and more shows have announced either shortened seasons or a complete lack of new episodes.
