From Jim Belushi as the embodiment of excess in “Animal House” to Van Wilder’s escapades as a full-time socialite, pop culture tends to portray fraternities as bastions for unmotivated misfits, a university’s elitist underbelly more concerned with male chauvinism than studying Charlemagne.
Author Archives: Geoffrey Wright
Power plants must pay consequences
Water regulators’ recent vote to phase out “once-through” cooling systems in 19 of California’s power plants may not have won them many friends in the energy industry, but for those who enjoy California’s diverse and beautiful coastal ecosystems, the move comes as welcome news.
Oil autonomy coming
Obama just cannot seem to catch a break.
UC study proves legalizing medical marijuana should be a viable option
The case for medical marijuana just keeps getting stronger.
US needs greater presence in Sudan
A single shot rings out, echoed by two more in reply, the predawn lull of a morning in southern Sudan shattered. Here, in a region ravaged by 50 years of civil war and immense poverty, deadly skirmishes and the cold reality of losing family have become routine.
Better to “˜dither’ than rush overseas
The pressure on President Barack Obama to implement a new strategy in Afghanistan is increasing daily.
War in Afghanistan could be Obama’s Vietnam
After eight years, more than $200 billion spent and tens of thousands of American and Afghani deaths, the general in charge of military operations in Afghanistan recently described the situation as “serious” and “deteriorating.