Incoming Daily editorial page editor Jason Pesick has done something likely a first in Daily history: put student activists in the same box with censorship-minded administrators. Over its entire history, the Daily has had a close relationship with students, and frequently the Daily stood in for the opinion of the student body. But no longer […]
“Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), who has made a fight against corporate special interests a centerpiece of his front-running campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, has raised more money from paid lobbyists than any other senator over the past 15 years, federal records show. Kerry, a 19-year veteran of the Senate who fought and won […]
“The significance of the book pivots not upon its details but upon the fact of its publication. To generations of thinkers schooled in the petty arts of self-aggrandizement, the very idea that the intellectual class might oppose political power seems merely silly. Anyone willing to risk their jeers, however, will find in The New Imperialism […]
Watching the Superbowl? “CBS is refusing to run the winning ad, “Child’s Pay,” on the Super Bowl. Watch the ad and join the nonpartisan MoveOn.org effort calling on CBS to run public interest advocacy advertising like ours. Even if CBS won’t air the ad, we’re not going to let that stop us. During the Super […]
Presidential politics: here’s what the dems think about fuel economy and Kerry will be in Detroit, and Gore appearing with Dean tomorrow in Roseville.
An email being circulated: “Our Voices Count: A Coalition of Students Dedicated to Preserving SAPAC’sMission and Services Don’t let the administration decide for us what students need! Come to the first “Our Voices Count” meeting to learn about how you can get involved to help save Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center! SAPAC started as […]
Here’s a comment posted below under my post about the Daily’s jeopardy issue: “I wasn’t offended either; I can stand a lot of un-PCness in the name of humor, but it was just really vapid; not even a little intelligence or humor. What has happened to the Daily, in general, BTW? It used to win […]