Opinions

Dear Editors, In the November 2nd issue of The Highlander, Fatema Shalabi wrote an opinion piece arguing that the proclivity of younger people to reject marriage in favor of long-term dating is damaging to the...

California State Senator from Irvine, Dave Min, was pulled over in Sacramento after driving without his headlights on and running a red light. A blood alcohol test revealed he had exceeded the legal limit...

In August 1964, the United States publicly declared involvement in the Vietnam War. This was a historical period for television, as the number of Americans who owned a television skyrocketed, and soon everyone had...

American culture is obsessive in its seemingly singular desire to possess what it doesn’t already own. While immensely problematic at times (see: Manifest Destiny), this striving has also led to great strides in the...

If you’ve spent any time watching television during the holidays, odds are you've seen at least one advertisement within the past few weeks about donating to a charity of some sort. There are, of...

It seems that despite the best efforts of the student body to protest it, the dreaded tuition hikes will be implemented. Beginning next year, tuition will increase by up to 5 percent each year...

Ah, the ops section. To me, it's simultaneously the easiest and the most difficult section of the newspaper: easy because it takes so much less legwork than the coverage-oriented sections, and difficult because it...

Recently, President Obama announced a shift in his position regarding same-sex marriage.  He said, “It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to...

Whenever anything is complimentary, there will always be some bad apples who abuse their privileges. I remember the signs posted around the Lothian dining halls almost four years ago, asking students to not take...