Man, I really hate paying my car insurance. It’s really costly, and I’m just a poor college student. It seems unnecessary, because I’m a pretty good driver (if I do say so myself). But, in my wiser moments, I realize the importance of sending that monthly check to GEICO. The sole purpose of car insurance […]
Author Archives: Doug Ludlow
Setting preemptive precedence would have greater impact than actual war
It’s a rare time when the attention of the entire world is focused on just one thing. From presidents and protesters, to kings and criminals, the world’s spotlight has been fixed on President George W. Bush and his plans for Iraq. And while the Bush administration insists that an armed conflict with Iraq could be […]
U.S. must use resources to cure disease
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, a child will have died of malaria somewhere in the developing world. In the time it takes you to read this column, five children will have died from measles somewhere in the developing world. And in the time it takes you to sit through a […]
Title IX shifts discrimination to men
I’m on the UCLA men’s crew team, and I’m telling you, big things could happen this year. We’ve got the right combination of dynamic coaches and stellar athletes ““ now all we need is a few new boats and oars, a couple new rowing machines, an assistant coach or two, and we seriously could go all […]
Reality TV feeds guilty wish fulfillment
For the past few weeks, my roommates and I have been acting strange. We live fairly normal lives, but when Monday evening rolls around, we drop whatever we’re doing ““ school work, weight lifting, even dates ““ rush home, and huddle around the television for an intense hour of mirth and merriment. I hate to […]
Ryan’s clemency honorable in flawed system
One week ago, I supported the death penalty. Today, I do not, and I’d like to tell you why. Most days I study for class with the television on, usually tuned to CNN or Fox News, and rarely does a news story truly pique my interest. But last Saturday, a story from America’s heartland caught […]
Face-Off: Appetite for domination makes Iraq greater threat
Let’s get ready to rumble! In this corner, the 5-foot-3-inch potbellied Stalinist, the peevish powerhouse of Pyongong, Kim Jong Il. And in the other corner, the man who packs such a hard punch, you’ll think you’re seeing double (which you are ““ his body doubles follow him everywhere), the belligerent butcher of Baghdad, Saddam Hussein. […]