The eve of St. Patrick's Day usually prompts questions like, "Do you want to spend the night at Casey's Irish Bar & Grille or Molly Malone's?" However, during the course of the 2009 recession, 20-something's like Jennifer Stiegert asked, "Why is it that I have $150,000 in law school loans and all I have is a J.D and no job?"
Housing. In recent times, have there ever been more problems associated with this word? In fact, there are so many problems that the government is passing a $275 billion bailout plan as a solution. However, there is an easier and cheaper way to fix these problems: open up the borders.
On a recent episode of his popular comedy news show, host Jon Stewart quipped, "I find cheap populism oddly arousing." If Mr. Stewart is correct, sales of Viagra went down drastically during the AIG (American International Group) bonus debacle.
It would not be unwarranted for Californians to conclude that their state is currently like a sinking ship that is mired by a dysfunctional budget process that is likely to sink California deeper
The following is a joint editorial that the New University Editorial Board co-signed along with representatives from 43 other student newspapers in support of the editorial staff of the University of Oregon's Daily Emerald. Since the editorial was first published in several of these newspapers on March 6, 2009, the Daily Emerald has resumed publication on March 9, 2009.
THE FRESH-SWAG: Where do we begin? The Freshness and The Swagger are tag-teaming the issue of how good our volleyball team actually is. The reason for the dual column is simple: This issue is huge. Our team is incredible and is lining up a national championship as we speak.
THE D-TRAIN: Everyone makes mistakes. Whether or not the individual can learn from the consequences is entirely up to them. But when you disregard someone who has literally redefined the quarterback position, infusing agile dexterity into what used to be a conventional drop-back-to-pass formula, it doesn't seem like the most logical thing to do. Despite his legal issues, especially his role in a dog fighting operation that created a stir nationwide, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick deserves a second chance.
