Learning doesn’t need to be fun, interactive After reading Lana Yoo’s column (“Professors should explore new ways to engage students in lecture,” Jan. 30) I felt the need to advise readers not to readily buy into the latest platitudes such as “interactive style of teaching.” I truly can’t stand it when teachers call on students to answer a question they have posed. Read more...
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January 31, 9:00 pm
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January 31, 9:00 pm
Saving the world one receipt at a time
I’d like to think of myself as politically active ““ that I care about the world around me, the impact my country is having on other countries and the social inequalities no rational person can deny exist. Read more...
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January 30, 9:00 pm
USAC could use image makeover
“What does USAC stand for?” I asked some fellow students in Ackerman Union. The most popular answer was “Uh … .” Some people tried to take a good guess. Read more...
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January 30, 9:00 pm
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“˜No Ordinary People’ campaign ineffective Human trafficking and sex trading are unforgivably atrocious actions and have absolutely no place in modern society. However, I think the way the “No Ordinary People” campaign was approached last week was ineffective. Read more...
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January 30, 9:00 pm
Public care violates rights
The notion of a “right” to health care is merely a perversion of the concept of rights. Any system that seeks to fulfill this “right” is, ironically, a system that violates the actual rights of almost everyone involved. Read more...
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January 29, 9:00 pm
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January 29, 9:00 pm
Bipartisan consensus could fix Iraq
President Bush has never been one for apologies or admitting mistakes. His “Wild Wild West” attitude might seem charming to a movie audience, but it is hardly an attitude befitting the leader of the free world. Read more...