Images can become idols. Stare too long at Justin Bieber’s venerable mug and you might forget the real boy behind Usher’s experiment. Look at a picture of God, and the image might take God’s place. And since the human hand cannot possibly portray the divine, it will be a poor copy.
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
After 50 years, the pill is a popular instrument of freedom for women
Much of the feminist movement revolves around choice: It should be a woman’s choice to terminate a pregnancy.
Turn the virtual into reality
Imagine your favorite movie. Imagine that you have the power to become your favorite character, to affect the choices that he or she makes and to ultimately decide the ending of the movie.
Campus safety should come first with late-night shuttle service
The oft-taken journey from fraternity row to Hilgard Avenue is something that many fear making alone after a night of partying, but the lack of proper campus programs leaves them with no choice.
‘Religion is for the Weak’ man opens up theological discourse for all
You’ve probably seen him on Bruin Walk on your way to or from class. He’s always inviting, often sports a hoodie and looks a little bit like Jacob from “Lost.”
Day of Prayer? That’ll be the day
May 6: a truly alienating day indeed. To anyone who voted to put students last in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election, the chant “Who’s university? Our university!” that roared from majority-winners Students First! was a little more off-putting than the usual partisan antics.
Arizona law SB 1070 repeats history
Why should the Mexicans be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together, establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours?