The Independent Collegian

As The Independent Collegian reported on Monday, our campus was graced a week ago today by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to give a talk entitled "Our Environmental Destiny." as the third son of Bobby Kennedy, Robert decided to use the power of his Kennedy name to become a prominent environmental lawyer rather than the likely choice of lobbyist, politician or corporate fat-cat.

Over the course of my college career, I've been a firm believer that freshman year is the best year there is. For me, freshman year meant moving away from my parents, eating 999 times a day in the cafeteria, staying up until 4 a.m., chewing gum in class, listening to professors curse in front of me and making a new set of best friends for life.

I'm glad someone has the courage to stand up for truth. Isn't it refreshing to think there is a viable alternative to that infectious uber-principle of modernity, Pan-consumerism? And while I am certain the social teaching, of the Catholic Church does provide such an alternative, I am actually referring to the company policies of Gap.

There is this thing called driving. It comes with inherit risks. You may die. You might get injured. You might be affected for the rest of your life based ofnyour driving habits. Since we want to protect you, we will only tell you that you should never drive a car.

There is really only one way to regard the hijacking of a peaceful faith by rogue clerics and fascist governments who use it to persecute another religious group equally concerned with peace for mankind: utterly regrettable and abominable. This is the reality, though, for members of the Bahá'í faith living in Iran.

As if power structures in this country weren't biased enough against the poor and minorities, laws across the country are going into effect that may further limit their political influence by threatening their ability to vote. Ohio and Florida, the two states whose votes decided the outcome of the last two presidential elections, are among the multitude of states in this country that are passing legislation that will make the controversial tactic of "vote caging" more feasible and, in the case of Ohio, mandating it.