Karen Brodkin’s submission (“Cost of war does domestic harm,” May 12) described numerous areas affected by the United States’ apparent readiness to use war as a solution to world conflicts rather than as a last resort. Read more...

High school senior Blair Hornstine is suing her high school for making her share the valedictorian honor with two other students with slightly lower GPAs (which are due to the fact that they took P.E. Read more...

As an independent and outgoing Undergraduate Students Association Council member (who is anxiously awaiting graduation), I have tried to remove myself from the electioneering that’s been going on these past couple of weeks. As early as my freshman year, I campaigned hard for the Student Programs and Activities Referendum and know how draining the experience can be. Read more...

Bill Bennet, former United States drug czar and author of moralistic rants, such as “The Death of Outrage,” is just one example of how harmful and hypocritical it is for major public figures to involve themselves in questions of personal morality. Read more...

At a time when politics have become irrelevant, thank goodness for Neo. “The cultural impact was near phenomenal,” said Time magazine of “The Matrix.” When is the last time you heard something like that about domestic policy? Read more...

As if college acceptance based on race and ethnicity isn’t bad enough, now someone is suggesting that character and attitude should be taken into consideration too. Read more...

I am writing in response to Christine Sol, Students United for Reform and Equality candidate for the Academic Affairs Commission. In her letter, “Academic Affairs needs new leadership” (May 7), Sol states that she has “made every attempt to involve (herself)” in some of the current commission’s campaigns, but was “turned away from the current commission.” As the current academic affairs commissioner, I can speak as to why Sol has not been involved in the commission. Read more...