UPD should be required to have a warrant to enter on-campus housing
Correction at 4:18 p.m.: UPD and other law enforcement agencies already have to obtain a warrant to enter and search a student’s dorm room or on-campus housing facility. Students who live on campus should get the same rights as normal citizens. Our federal and state constitutions grant us a certain amount of privacy from law enforcement. […]
High school literature classes are a waste of taxpayer dollars
My senior year of high school I had to take an English class. As part of this class I was required to write a play. My question is: Why did I have to write a play to graduate high school? The purpose of public high school is to teach young people how to be productive […]
Drinking age discriminates against young adults, should change
Every society is faced with the dilemma of determining when youth become adults. American society, which is relatively new, is undecided about when youth become adults, and when we should start to trust them with decisions. At the age of 15 in most states, individuals are allowed to drive a car alone — statistically the most […]
Political polarization is dangerous to society
One of the largest problems facing this country today is political polarization. Political polarization is when the political right and left become so ideologically far from each other that they can no longer compromise and work together. This causes stagnant legislatures and hatred toward the other side. People blame their political opposition for any problems they […]
Meme wrongly suggests Jesus was a Socialist
There’s been a meme going around social media that claims Jesus was a socialist. The meme originated on Tumblr and reads as follows: “Jesus was a Jew…. He taught socialism and sharing. He loved sinners, prostitutes, tax collectors (thieves of the day), divorcees and murderers. Some of the people he respected and loves most were […]
War against ISIS will be won by ideas, not bombs
The conflict with the so-called Islamic State or ISIS is complicated and nuanced. In the United States, we have little experience in our comparatively short history with fighting anything like the Islamic State. The Islamic State holds territory in the form of land, but it also holds territory in the minds of people. The territory […]
Syrian refugees should be treated differently than illegal immigrants
There’s been a tempest of ignorant people in this country that say Syrian refugees should be treated by our government the same way illegal immigrants coming from Mexico and other Central American countries are treated. This is predicated on the idea that refugees and illegal aliens are the same. They aren’t. Legally, they’re very different. […]
Americans should be required to pass the naturalization test to vote in elections
In most American high schools, civics classes are required, but still one in three Americans cannot pass the civics portion of the naturalization test, according to a study conducted by the Center for the Study of the American Dream. It’s startling to find that one out of three of us cannot pass a simple 10-question […]
Math 102 courses not applicable to humanities majors
Humanities majors may have had to take Math 102, college algebra, and probably thought, “Why do I have to take this class? It’s a waste of time and I’m never going to need to know any of this.” They were probably right. Math 102 isn’t worth the time of anyone who’s not going into the […]
Too much money spent on college athletics and not on real academic purposes
USD spends too much money on athletics when it could be putting that money towards academic pursuits. According to the USD 2014-2015 academic year report, the USD athletic program’s revenue was more than $12 million in the 2014-2015 academic year, with more than $7 million coming from USD funding and more than $1 million of […]