Arts and Ideas
Gallery: CT pumpkin carving
by CT Staff
Friday, October 31, 2008; 5:18 PM
The CT sponsored a pumpkin carving contest in celebration of Halloween.
Halloween's activities are accessible to all ages
by Bentley Claudon, Silhouette
Friday, October 31, 2008; 12:00 AM
Who knew that so much about Halloween changed when you came to college? It's a holiday unlike any other. It's a night full of spook, costume and excitement.
Column: In the Internet age, 'going to the polls' has long outlived its utility
by Benjamin Leitner
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 11:03 PM
Getting our generation to vote is a major problem today and it is becoming a larger problem with each generation that nears the voting age, with less and less of that generation getting out there and not only registering to vote, but voting on Election Day -- the day that makes it count, where one voice is heard among many.
Column: Voting for your own well being
by Ryan Boyland
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 11:01 PM
Hello lads and lasses -- congratulations, our favorite time of the year is upon us once again.
Column: In a 'from many, many' time
by Weston Cutter
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 10:56 PM
In my freshman composition classes, I ask my students each semester: do you believe politicians? The answer's always a fast and emphatic no.
Column: Essay contest winner: Vote or pay
by Dionis Taveras
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 10:52 PM
The only way to assure higher voter turnout for the younger generation (and the American population as a whole) is to mandate it.
Column: In the real world, gun access is necessary
by Ken Stanton, guest columnist
Friday, October 17, 2008; 12:00 AM
In an ideal world, gun control would work.
Column: Answers for America
by Eric M. Latham, guest columnist
Friday, October 3, 2008; 12:00 AM
America is at a crossroads. To the left, we have the Democratic Party. To the right, we have the Republican Party. And, straight ahead, beyond the challenges of our time, destiny awaits.
Column: On voter registration, don't blame the candidates
by Cameron Lewis, guest columnist
Friday, October 3, 2008; 12:00 AM
If I had a dollar for every time I have been asked to register to vote in the past two weeks, I would have $2.
The Big Idea: The ins and outs of voter registration
by CT Staff
Friday, October 3, 2008; 12:00 AM
The Department of Political Science, the School of International and Public Affairs and the Collegiate Times hosted a forum Wednesday afternoon on the subject of student voter registration.
A Mexican Evening
by Brittany West, Silhouette Staff
Thursday, September 25, 2008; 11:58 PM
She slipped out of the crowded bar through the back door, shutting it softly behind her. Her hushed giggle floated out across the vast desert, whose only inhabitants were the saguaros, old sentinels on the skyline daring her to disturb them.
Bashir's 'Politics of Reconciliation' would destroy Israeli identity
by Guest columnists
Thursday, September 25, 2008; 11:57 PM
Bashir Bashir's presentation, "The Politics of Reconciliation," made a very convincing argument concerning the minority status of the Arab-Israeli. In Israeli society, Arab-Israelis often hold the status of third-class citizens.
The Big Idea: On Israel-Palestine, a one-state solution?
by David Grant, CT editor-in-chief
Thursday, September 25, 2008; 11:55 PM
Bashir Bashir is a fellow at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem and a professor of political theory at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He spoke on the subject of what he called the "Politics of Reconciliation," Wednesday night in Torgersen Bridge, regaling the audience with personal experiences and political views on possible resolutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Collegiate Times editor-in-chief David Grant caught up with Bashir for an interview before his talk.
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