Letters

Letter to the editor: How about some holiday equality?

By Guest Author -

This Monday was Columbus Day and Veterans Day is shortly around the corner, though you might not have noticed. ...

Columns

The US should ease its stance on Iranian sanctions

By Jake Ethé -

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, former President Mohammad Khatami and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei walk into a soda parlor. “I’ll have a Coke,” says Rouhani. ...

Columns

Be wise and use social media responsibly

By Stephanie DeRosa -

Together as a nation we shape up, strip down and perfect the selfie. It’s an epidemic. ...

Columns

Smoking rules should be more strictly enforced

By Rebecca Klar -

Let's be real: for us non-smokers, it's just a huge inconvenience ... something has to be done. ...

Columns

Will Texans elect a single, female, pro-choice Democrat?

By Madison Ball -

Sen. Wendy Davis' life epitomizes the hardworking American success story that Republicans like to claim as their own. ...

Staff Editorials

Struggle Bus

By The Editorial Board -

Our concern is that OCCT has opted for unnecessary technological gadgets when a simpler system would have sufficed. ...

Columns

Our discourse needs a dire reboot

By Ryan Tierney -

How is it fair that the people in Congress who caused the shutdown get paid, but the families of our dead soldiers currently aren’t receiving their benefits? ...

Columns

We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got - but, wait, do we? Really? And why?

By Justin Kalin -

My friends, tradition starts now. ...

Columns

After attacks, focus on issues, not killers

By Riley Kennedy -

Stop focusing on who they are. Stop focusing on why they did it. Motive could be constructive information, but as a nation we have chosen to treat it as little more than ...

Columns

Aim high, hope low

By Dominique Cuoco -

Do not bury your dreams. There’s no need to give up on yourself. ...