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Editor calls for end to inflammatory rhetoric toward Muslims
We should not accept intolerant rhetoric that says all Muslims need to be watched any more than we should accept rhetoric that says all Westerners should be blown up.
Editor reflects on results of Iowa Caucus
Iowa is a state that doesn’t get much attention three out of every four years, but in election years all political eyes turn to Iowa.
Foreign correspondent leads”Iran and the United States” presentation
Stephen Kinzer will present a presentation titled “Iran and the United States: Permanent Enemies or Natural Partners?” at 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 21 in the Meinders School of Business.
Entertainment news round-up for Oct. 12
The nonprofit behind the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, will honor Robert Redford with its 42nd annual Chaplin Award. Redford will be lauded for his acting, his directing, his work on Broadway, and his support of independent film through his founding of the Sundance Institute and its associated film festival. He…
Democracy Plaza hosts “Last Chance Picnic”
By Submitted Democracy Plaza, the Center for Student Leadership’s initiative to educate student voters, will host a picnic dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday on the quad. The Last Chance Picnic has been designed to give students one last chance to register to vote, while informing them about important issues in this year’s election….
What do you think? Justice Sotomayor raises important questions
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited OCU yesterday for an hour-long session with law students, law faculty, and other members of the OCU community. Law professors and President Robert Henry asked Sotomayor questions, which she elaborated on. Sotomayor began her presentation by discussing her Puerto Rican heritage, and the encouragement of her parents while she…
Young Democrats of America begins annual activities
OCU’s Young Democrats of America chapter is planning several volunteer projects this semester.
The Young Democrats of America have more than 1,500 chapters across the U.S., comprised of men and women under the age of 36.
Critic delights in classic Woody Allen film ‘Bananas’
It seems that the farther back you go in Woody Allen’s body of work, the sillier his films become. Such is definitely the case with 1971’s Bananas, Allen’s fourth directorial effort. Though it relies more heavily on slapstick sight gags than his later work, it still has that signature neurotic charm that makes Allen’s movies so delightful.
Professor to celebrate Benjamin Franklin, Constitution Day
By Mackenzie Menter, Staff Writer Acting professor Lance Marsh is scheduled to perform a one-man show about Benjamin Franklin in commemoration of Constitution Day. This will be his second mounting of the production, which Marsh wrote himself. “Franklin was by far the funnest of the founding fathers,” Marsh said. “He was kind of the founding…
Columnist calls for vigilance in the Syrian conflict
By Matt Patrick, columnist We complain every day about the things that get in our way. We complain about traffic. We complain about poor service at a restaurant. However, we forget how trivial these things are relative to the real tyranny, oppression and evil happening throughout the world. In Syria, thousands are being slaughtered at…
Oscar Watch! The Ides of March returns to theaters
In the cruel game to get elected, anything goes as long as you can keep it quiet, and if you slow down, no one will stop to pick you up.
