Oregon Daily Emerald

'Enlightened' food police are just annoying

In my opinion

by Tyler Graf

The paternalism and cultural myopia of the food police is truly disturbing. Call yourself a pescetarian or vegetarian or a vegan or whatever you want, if that's how you sleep better at night - if you're otherwise haunted by the screaming visages of furry creatures every time you close your eyes.

Government by martyrdom is not the way it should work

by Guest Commentary

We must not let those who abuse our rights forsake our national belief in freedom above all else. If we do, then the victims of these shooters, these evil young men who have turned classrooms into firing ranges, will not only be those innocents slain in Blacksburg, Va.

Legislature needs to fund education to ensure all have equal access to schools

Letter to the Editor

Education has frequently been identified as the great equalizer of society. With the proposed Oregon State budget for the next biennium, however, access to education will be significantly curtailed for an untold number of current and future students. The community colleges of the Oregon University System represent the first step for thousands of people attempting to gain a new foothold in our increasingly competitive workforce.