Opinion Articles
Few historical figures embody the five Lasallian core principles so strongly
by Indrani Sengupta in Opinion
St Mary's is driven by five Lasallian core principles: quality education, faith in the presence of God, inclusive community, respect for all persons, and concern for the poor and social justice. Few historical figures are more exemplary of these values than Martin Luther King Jr.…
New puncutation designed to identify not-so-obvious sarcastic remarks
by James Brock in Opinion
Introducing the SarcMark, the newest punctuation mark created by Sarcasm Inc. Tired of being unsure as to whether readers will understand when you are using sarcasm in your sentences, paragraphs, articles, arguments and/or essays? Well, then this punctuation mark is for you! In order to avoid being misinterpreted by readers, you can simply add this symbol to the end of a sarcastic statement:
For example, take the following statement: George Bush is genius incarnate.…
by Jose Alvarez in Opinion
Although the Proposition 8 hearings have begun, the fact that it isn't televised is a great disservice not only to the LGBT community and their struggle for equal rights, but also to journalists as well. This decision makes us look just as bad as the countries that we condemn over government control of the press.…
Remade British sitcoms have been extremely successful in America
by Michael Bruer in Opinion
We all know that the British will almost always point out that they did it first, and more importantly, that they did it better.
The most obvious television program is the uber-popular NBC show The Office. This little gem was originally created by English comedian Ricky Gervais, the most recent host of the Golden Globes.…
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