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With report returned, Emerson must act

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

At issue:
This weeks report from the independent tenure review board.

Our view:
Emersonians- administrators, faculty and students alike-should examine the boards findings and heed its sound advice.

Editorial: Kick(ed) off

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

2/4/10 - They say the college years can be some of the best of a persons life, and its not hard to imagine why. Years after graduation, when University of Rhode Island students look back at their years spent in Kingston, theyll have much to reflect on.Theyll remember the friendships they made, the all-nighters around exam time, those fierce games of Oozeball, and the beauty of URIs sloping campus.

Referendum rejected

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

As I said in my final article last semester, I had proposed a referendum to the Student Government Association. If the SGA had voted to have the referendum happen, students would have been given a vote on anti-plagiarism tools that archive student work. The SGA did not vote to allow this referendum to happen, however the vote was six in favor, five against, and two abstaining.

Column: Sex & the Cigar

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

2/3/10 - Dear Sex & the Cigar,Ive been dating my boyfriend for about five months now and hes never paid for anything. Weve never gone out to dinner on a real date because, quite honestly, I cant afford to pay for everything for both of us-Im a college student! When we first started dating, he asked me out to the movies and I assumed he was going to pay because it was a date.

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Equal Rights?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Now you see it. Now you dont. Thanks to Proposition 8, in November of 2008 Californias LGBT residents witnessed a similar trick with their right to legally marry. Proposition 8, more commonly known among the LGBT community as "Proposition hate" revoked Californians right to same-sex marriages, which had only been passed in June of that year.

The Road to Environmental Collapse is Paved in Good Intentions

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

If you havent been into the revamped Wakehurst Student Center, you are in for a surprise. Im not talking about the fresh coat of bright blue paint or the stellar pool table or the ridiculously comfortable couches that just beg to be lounged in. Im talking about something thats been taken away, specifically, the big, blue recycling bins.

Brown's Win: 'Not a Perfect Storm'

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

On Jan. 19, 2010 the Democratic Party and President Obama took a hard hit when Massachusetts chose to elect its first Republican United States Senator since 1972 to fill the late Edward Kennedys seat. As the Associated Press declared State Senator Scott Brown the winner, the Democrats filibuster proof majority in the Senate suddenly evaporated and key aspects of the Obama agenda came to a screeching halt.

Devaluing my diploma

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Trinity Loses the M.R.S

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Prior to being accepted to Trinity, during that fateful period of time in which the majority of my pleasure reading was consumed by the Princeton Review Guide (seriously, it was pleasure reading), I remember hearing about a certain piece of information that I thought would be a nice bonus to attending Trinity College.

An open letter to President Reinharz

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST