Editorials

• Letters to the editor

  Editorials March 7, 2011 at 8:19 pm Comments are Disabled

  Letters on a side effect of smoking, a tesponse to Minster’s pedagogy and a reader who writes Brandi Morehead’s column is too sexually open.

   

• Letters to the Editor

  Editorials February 28, 2011 at 8:02 pm Comments are Disabled

  Pro-life student organization’s defense of LifeChoices pregnancy center and a response to LifeChoices Resource Center article.

   
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  Is Middle Eastern democracy truly the best option for America?

  Editorials February 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm Comments are Disabled

  In April of 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany so the world could “be made safe for democracy.”

   
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  Tenured professors should have to keep up work ethic

  Editorials February 28, 2011 at 7:52 pm Comments are Disabled

  In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie is working to eliminate the seniority aspect of tenure in his financially strapped state. He wants to make performance more of a deciding factor when considering whether to keep teachers employed.

   
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  Mason continues huge run in BracketBuster

  Editorials February 21, 2011 at 8:01 pm Comments are Disabled

  With the Patriots’ win against Northern Iowa on Saturday, George Mason University extends its winning streak to 13, the longest active streak in the nation. As of Feb. 20, the Green and Gold were still not ranked in the top 25 in the NCAA; however, they are making a strong case for themselves by beating the Panthers in their BracketBusters game this past weekend.

   

• Tuition increases are unacceptable

  Editorials February 21, 2011 at 7:50 pm Comments are Disabled

  The upcoming tuition increases at George Mason University are completely unacceptable for our students, both in-state and out-of-state.

   

• Mason needs to cut spending and focus on the things that really matter

  Editorials February 21, 2011 at 7:48 pm Comments are Disabled

  For the past few years, George Mason University has been alive with construction and the renovation of residence halls, dining halls, workout facilities, parking structures and student union buildings.

   

• Liberals should think before they speak

  Editorials February 21, 2011 at 7:44 pm 1 comment

  Last November the American public soundly rejected the leftist policies of President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.

   

• The problem with pedagogy

  Editorials February 21, 2011 at 7:43 pm Comments are Disabled

  A popular bumper sticker proclaims, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” At some level, it’s a meaningless truism. Hardly anyone has ever discovered reading without receiving some training. In my case, it was my parents who were my teachers.

   

• Only fools rush in on Valentine’s Day

  Editorials February 7, 2011 at 7:35 pm Comments are Disabled

  It seems like wherever I go or whatever I’m doing, I am surrounded by love birds. Our country has an entire day dedicated to love – Valentine’s Day. The holiday is undoubtedly one that people either love or hate. Cynics hate Valentine’s, but couples adore it. It seems virtually impossible to walk through campus on Valentine’s Day without witnessing couples hugging, kissing and exchanging gifts. It can be hard to take the holiday seriously when it seems to revolve around hideous giant pink teddy bears, tacky Mylar balloons and boxes of Whitman’s chocolate. This time of year, girls and guys alike seem to constantly talk about their significant other. I feel like every preview of an upcoming movie is for a predictable love story. The plot is always as follows: they meet, fall in love, hate each other and then fall in love again. When I turn on the radio, nine times out of ten, a sappy love song is playing. Society has fallen madly in love with love. The concept of love itself is inexplicable. Love is supposed to be this amazing experience that makes people feel like they’re dancing on clouds. Some individuals develop the unrealistic, romanticized notion […]