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Point/Counterpoint: Are biofuels the answer to energy crisis?

November 17, 2009 | 0 comments

My friends, we live in an ever shrinking world filled with unceasingly expanding industry and development. All of this expansion and growth doesn’t just happen though. It has to be run, and this requires fuel. READ MORE

COLUMN: Several legal options offer alternatives to peer-to-peer networks

October 28, 2009 | 3 comments

Recently OU announced that it would be limiting the use of and access to peer-to-peer networks over Internet connections provided by the university. READ MORE

COLUMN: Nobel Prize has become hollowed, political award

October 15, 2009 | 3 comments

Recently, our president was awarded the very prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. This is an award that has been, in the past, reserved only for those who went above and beyond, dedicating their lives to making our planet a more peaceful and hospitable place for us all. READ MORE

COLUMN: Stories are lost as violence increases

September 30, 2009 | 1 comment

At the insistence of my sister, and with the malicious promise of forcing my roommate to pay to watch a movie he had decried as a contender for worst film of the year, I set out this weekend to watch the cinematic epic, “Sorority Row.” READ MORE

COLUMN: Google Books: The future of the written word

September 15, 2009 | 0 comments

My friends, the digital age is truly upon us! Modern technology has opened up new windows and given us access to worlds our ancestors could only dream of. READ MORE

COLUMN: Anti-tobacco bill a step in wrong direction

September 3, 2009 | 4 comments

In the United States around 21 percent of the population smokes or uses a tobacco based product. To this near quarter of our population, I propose the following question: would a picture of a rotting lung on a box of cigarettes deter you from purchasing the pack? READ MORE

COLUMN: Cash for Clunkers a misguided venture

August 27, 2009 | 4 comments

This summer was a time of great activity for many of us, and I’m sure plenty of my fellow students had a fantastic time hanging out at the beach or touring the world. READ MORE

COLUMN: Swine flu foolishness

May 4, 2009 | 2 comments

Over the last couple of weeks nothing has been more prominent in the news than the dreaded swine flu. A number of countries, including Argentina, Cuba and Peru, have begun restricting travel to Mexico. But is the swine flu really a pandemic? READ MORE

COLUMN: Obama made right move with CIA

April 21, 2009 | 6 comments

Last Thursday, President Barack Obama decided to absolve a group of Central Intelligence Agency members for their supposed crimes while interrogating terror suspects. READ MORE

COLUMN: Recycling means more than just cans nowadays

April 7, 2009 | 0 comments

E-waste is any one of the technological devices we use today that has, or is going to be, discarded. It can be anything from a personal computer to a cell phone, and while these things make our lives much easier in the present, their afteraffects can become quite costly if not kept in check. READ MORE

COLUMN: Overbooked flights shouldn’t keep us from flying

March 24, 2009 | 1 comment

As I sat in the Denver Airport Sunday night, four hours after the plane that was supposed to carry me back to Oklahoma had already departed, I wondered what god had created a world in which airlines overbooked their planes. READ MORE

COLUMN: Help save our final frontier

March 3, 2009 | 2 comments

Space is man’s final frontier. It is the last great unknown, the final void to be explored. Unfortunately, our path to this new and mysterious expanse is slowly being choked off and, if left unchecked, will cause major setbacks in space exploration for the years to come. READ MORE

COLUMN: Stimulus package won’t work as promised

February 17, 2009 | 4 comments

The newly elected president and his administration finally got its stimulus bill passed. They have rushed through congress the most massive spending bill in our nation’s history, a bill riddled with hidden agendas and costs that they did little to make known to the public. READ MORE

COLUMN: We shouldn’t give up on free trade just yet

February 2, 2009 | 1 comment

By the winter of 2008, few people had smiles on their faces. We have since passed into a time of economic turmoil in which the future seems bleak, at best. In such times of crisis, it is human nature to act rashly, and I fear many of us are doing so now. READ MORE

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