Archive for 'Editorials'
Heroes and Villains of the Argus (Updated)
Apr 23, 2012
by Zachariah Wiedeman
During its two years in operation, the Argus, experienced plenty of successes and failures. However, the Argus had one fatal flaw: It relied on volunteers from the student body of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Defending heretics
Nov 29, 2010
by John Goes
Recently the Argus published an article entitled, “Ending the Sex War” by Robert Kryzanawoski that offended some UIC students. As the editor of the Argus Opinions page, I strongly defend the decision to print the piece, despite outright calls from some readers that I should have censored it.
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The shame of UIC
Oct 18, 2010
by Zachariah Wiedeman
The Chicago Flame has been in the news twice recently for lapses in integrity by its student staff, one resulting in a lawsuit. The students aren’t entirely to blame, however.
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A year of lies
Oct 18, 2010
by Zachariah Wiedeman
Gregory Royal Pratt spent his tenure as news editor of the Chicago Flame publishing false and misleading information on the paper’s front page.
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The Chicago Flame lies to its advertisers
Oct 18, 2010
by Zachariah Wiedeman
Malone Communications sets the ethical bar pretty low when they published misleading information about the Chicago Flame’s readership, distribution, and circulation.
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Build that Mosque: In humble defense of lower Manhattan’s newest neighbor
Sep 13, 2010
by Tommy Barnett
Backers of Cordoba House certainly didn’t make it easy on themselves by hoping to give the project such a historically loaded and strangely symbolic name. Lower Manhattan’s new 13-story community center and mosque was to be named after the Spanish city in Andalusia, which hosted several bouts of holy war until being snatched back in the Catholic reconquista. Not particularly good inspiration for building bridges. Adept historians might also recall that Cordoba’s Great Mosque was incidentally fashioned out of an old cathedral when Islam dominated the region, a nasty little hang-up with the name called to attention by Newt Gingrich among others.
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Diversity and the Mosque
Sep 13, 2010
by John Goes
The media and general public famously have a short term memory. The events and controversies of the day boil to fever pitch, quickly cool and are soon forgotten as the latest curiosities capture the public mind. Most of us are are prone to this; it is difficult to transcend our time and to grasp the deeper phenomena driving the day to day events – phenomena that span years, decades or even centuries.
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The persecution of smokers
Aug 31, 2010
by John Goes
Opinions Editor, John Goes, offers his perspective on benefits of smoking.
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Can we say hello?
Aug 31, 2010
by Scott Browning
Opinions writer, Scott Browning, offers his perspective a unique role smoking plays in our social interactions.
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#*&#% Crime Alerts!
Aug 23, 2010
by Zachariah Wiedeman
How many of you are tired of receiving crime alerts in your email inbox already? Among the two hundred plus mass mails I receive from the University every month, these crime alerts show up like tiny black spots amongst the white noise of information overload.
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Hot safety tips for hot students
Aug 23, 2010
by Tommy Barnett
You might have heard through the years that every big city has certain neighborhoods and places to stay away from. For those without all that much experience in Chicago, there are inevitably things that most people ought not to do.
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A greener UIC
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The skinny on LAS grants
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Poker star alum shares wisdom
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Guest director presents "In The Blood"
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Real diversity at UIC
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Rob Moranetz: It's hard to keep a newspaper running on volunteer...
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