Pro-peace events deserve more prominent coverage

I am concerned with the unbalanced coverage of campus events pertaining to the Middle East. This weekend's gathering of nearly 1,500 people who rallied for peace deserved a front-page photo. Many students and professors joined other members of the community to show their frustration with the government's call to war.

A student, Sheila Bapat of the Progressive Alliance, ran the portion of the rally at De Anza Park. Instead of the rally, Monday's front page showed a couple of guys jumping on a Slip-N-Slide toy ÷ a bit less important than a peace rally in my opinion. [Read article]

Since my column "Lessons in Īcapitol' punishment" ran a few weeks ago in the Wildcat, I have received a number of letters insinuating that the Washington, D.C., protests were nothing more than an excuse for privileged, misguided college students to work out some residual childhood anger. While it is worth noting that these letters ÷ most of them viciously personal ÷ were written almost exclusively by older male professionals and government employees, their existence brings up an important point: There is extreme ignorance on the part of the public as to what the International Monetary Fund does and why it is so objectionable. [Read article]

In 13 days, Arizona voters will have a make a statement on the future of marijuana in the state.

Proposition 203 would prevent authorities from throwing most marijuana offenders in jail; rather, anyone caught with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana, paraphernalia, or two or fewer marijuana plants would be subject to a fine of $250. That fine would triple to $750 from the third offense onward. Additionally, Prop. 203 would require the police to distribute confiscated marijuana to ill individuals for medicinal purposes. [Read article]