Kyl's response to terror needs attention

While some student responses to Sen. Kyl's speech were interesting, I'm sure no one batted an eye when they learned that the very conservative senator supports extending the Patriot Act or making the president's tax cuts permanent. This is hardly groundbreaking material, which is why I was surprised the Wildcat chose to focus so exclusively on it.

The most newsworthy part of Kyl's speech, in my opinion, was when he said he would feel unsafe attending the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Kyl said this on a day when U.S. politicians were scrambling in attempts to assuage American concerns after an AP poll revealed that more than half are expecting a terrorist attack at the games, most likely with American athletes as targets. [Read article]

Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares, "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion · to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."

French lawmakers ÷ officials serving a state that agreed to the above as a member of the United Nations ÷ seem to think that doesn't apply to certain members of their electorate. [Read article]

Thursday, 50 students protested outside of the class taught by the chief justice of the United States, William Rehnquist. The crowd contested his stances on several social issues, including the death penalty, abortion, affirmative action and gay rights. We asked our columnists: Were the protesters in the right when they attacked the political right?