Buck Roberson

Last Thursday The Daily ran “Neutral Media is Key for Elections,” a letter to the editor from Natalie Jester, UOSA election chairwoman. READ MORE

We are a society horribly cynical about our own government. Every day you can open the paper to find exposes about which new politician has had another affair, turn on the TV to find new reports about the latest corruption scandal or walk into your favorite coffee shop to hear another round of political bashing.  READ MORE

Two years after he originally intended to do so, President Barack Obama has finally rescinded part of a controversial Bush-era regulation protecting employees from consequences or refusal to provide services based upon their religious beliefs or conscience. The core of the alterations focus primarily on limiting the extent to which services can be considered protected. READ MORE

Most of the news-reading world has heard plenty about the Arizona shootings and the alleged mental instability of the shooter, Jared Loughner. Among the many facets of the tragedy that have received significant attention is whether having better access to mental health facilities at Loughner’s junior college would have made any difference. READ MORE

Recently at Pennsylvania’s West Chester University, a number of curious fliers were posted, advertising for the first meeting of the White Student Union. READ MORE

Smoking — it’s bad for you. No duh, right? From anti-smoking advertisements to the many news stories on its deadly effects, most of us have heard so many statistics on the effects of cigarettes that they’ve begun to blur together into one big massive conclusion: smoking hurts your body. READ MORE

I’m sure that we’ve all heard plenty about State Question 744 and what it supposedly will do. However, another state question has been posed to the public in response to SQ 744 — and despite the problems it could potentially bring up, it’s getting rather little press. READ MORE

Wiretapping. The word has gained a bad reputation over the past few years, specifically in relation to the Patriot Act. Despite its already low standing within American vocabulary, the word is now likely to garner not only distrust but also disgust. READ MORE

The Daily columnists Jerod Coker and Buck Roberson debate whether concealed-carry would have ensured safety at UT? READ MORE

“Super Wi-Fi”—it sounds a bit like technology used in a cheesy sci-fi B-movie, but that’s what the Federal Communications Commission has dubbed the soon-to-be-released bands of airwaves which seem likely to change how we think about wireless technology. READ MORE