I suppose the U can feel good that at least it isn't failing, but I'd like to think the students here are capable of being better than average.

The zoo has money, they're raising money and if they raised the price of admission at the door8212;rather than raise it in peoples' taxes8212;they'd get more money just the same, and it'd probably be more efficient without a government middle man.

As counterintuitive as it might sound, the best way to stimulate a weakening economy is to add some capital to it.

A lot of people say the vote of an individual person doesn't count and won't make any difference in the election. But, as they say in basketball, you miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. If you don't vote at all, your vote really is worth nothing.

Requiring U service providers to remove all Styrofoam food container products from campus not only helps to meet those climate commitments, but also establishes the precedence that the earth's future environmental health, as well as student and employee health, should prioritized before service providers' profits and will not be negotiated.

Scooters have a lot to offer college students, being both economical and handy. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't understand just how dangerous it can be to ride a scooter.

This light penalty sends the message to future participants in malicious and benign acts of vandalism that, if questioned, they can lie about their involvement and possibly pay a fraction of the total cost of repair.

Why don't we hear "Louie Louie" from the band? It is a wonderful band song anyway, but especially for us now.

When you cast your vote Nov. 4, keep in mind which candidate will have students in mind when it comes to providing the best health care.

Losing this service on campus suggests to future and current victims that the U can't afford to protect them. Even one prevented rape is well worth the expense.