Ever wanted to sue the National Football League? Maurice Clarett, the former running back for Ohio State, did just that. In a landmark case, Clarett challenged a 13-year policy limiting NFL eligibility to players merely three seasons removed from their high school graduation date. On Feb. 11, a district judge granted the opportunity to enter the […]
Author Archives: Ilana Fried
Puzzles must piece together “˜light’ menu
Ever heard of the “freshman 15″? It’s not a reference to the number of units per quarter. Rather, it’s the supposed amount of weight freshmen gain due to poor eating habits and stress during their first year away from home. We Bruins are not immune. For those of us who crave midnight snacks, the search […]
Governor preys on weak student clout
Do you belong to an exclusive club where class and race are used as membership criteria? No? Think again. Becoming a Bruin has always been difficult, but it’s getting harder ““ and I’m not talking about academics. With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tuition increase, as well as the state’s declining availability of financial aid for middle-income […]
U.S. should keep money flowing into space
The Red Planet never will seem quite the same again. On Saturday night, NASA’s second rover, Opportunity, safely landed on Mars. Within hours, the robot beamed never-before-seen images of the Red Planet, displaying a smooth and dark surface. The expeditions of Opportunity, as well as other spacecraft, reflect the federal government’s heightened interest in space exploration […]
Religious unity attainable
It’s not easy to talk about religion. Discussion on Jewish-Muslim relations proves even more challenging. However, on Jan. 26, the Muslim Student Associ-ation will kick-off Islam Aware-ness Week, a time dedicated to celebrating and heightening awareness surrounding Muslim culture, as well as shedding harmful stereotypes latched onto the Islamic community. As a Jew, I’ve payed […]
O Canada! We want your drugs
Millions of Americans are victims of legal extortion. I’m talking about the gouging of the United States by prescription drug companies. I’m talking about the exorbitant (and usually unwarranted) prices of prescription medicines and the questionable, quite immoral, policies designed to protect and enrich the manufacturers. In recent years, prescription expenses have absolutely soared. And […]
Pledge divides nation “˜under God’
Where’s God? According to Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court, God needs to be displayed in his courthouse. So he put a 2.5-ton granite Ten Commandments monument in prominent view. Fortunately, the Supreme Court decided not to hear the case questioning the constitutionality of this action, allowing a lower court’s opinion that […]