Monthly Archives November 28, 2007

Treason is never old news. That was the message Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson gave a packed Quick Center on Tuesday night. Valerie Plame Wilson is best known for her outing as a covert CIA agent in conservative columnist Robert Novak's July 2003 column.

Although it is far from breaking news, college tuition is costing students a pretty penny, and it seems as though there's no end in sight. In a recent report released by the College Board, tuition and fees at public and private universities throughout the country rose at more than double the rate of inflation.

The administration's decision to fire Ms. DeFrancesco is regrettable and will have a chilling effect wherein students who have consumed too much alcohol will not seek medical attention for fear of the consequences. I fear that the repercussions of this incident will be tragic.

Hank Aaron spent the season after breaking Babe Ruth's career home run record on a farewell tour playing the American League for the first time and adding a few more home runs to bolster his record. Barry Bonds will spend the season after breaking Aaron's record trying to keep himself out of jail.

The RIAA may have found another questionably legal way to suck money out of college students: directly from the institutions themselves. As a part of a bill making its way through Congress called the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, or COAA, universities would essentially be required to foot the bill for subscription music services for their students.

What does 'world diversity' actually mean? Taking the plunge to study abroad last spring in Florence, Italy was a defining decision in many ways. It meant giving up my familiar and safe place in townhouse 104 and traveling 3,000 miles to a city and culture that were completely foreign to me.

Ludacris coming to Fairfield is good on many levels. But if you look between those cornrows, his position on women is less than stellar. Now, I have no beef with Luda; I am, in fact, looking forward to his concert. But it forces me to compare a previous event with his arrival: The He Said controversy.

Members of the Fairfield community had the rare privilege of gathering Tuesday night for a discussion led by two of the most important people in recent American history. Former covert CIA agent Valerie Plame and her husband Joe Wilson graced the crowd with their remarkable story of how politics played a role in their careers and relationship.

As a woman of many talents, one thing that I absolutely cannot pride myself on is my driving skills. And I'm not talking about the occasional forgotten turn signal or buckled seat belt - I'm talking about how you take your life in your hands when you get in the car with me.

Growing up pushing the shopping cart, playing "Cruisin' USA" and riding go-carts got us all excited for a lifetime of driving. Driving was so exhilarating for that first week after we got our licenses. We'd offer to drive anywhere because it was such a thrill.Now it's gotten to the point where I'm convinced that, last year, one of my housemates only drove his car home and back, and another took a two-month driving hiatus, just leaving his car parked in front of someone else's townhouse.