Arguing that it led to social tensions on campus, the UA administration on Tuesday decided to ban the use of maids on campus. The policy most directly affects sorority houses and affluent residence hall dwellers who had been paying maids to clean their rooms. Although the policy is favored by several campus groups, who argue that it helps eliminates inequality on campus, others argue it infringes upon their individual rights. Did the UA act in the interests of the overall campus community with the decision? [Read article]

Gerner's attire asked for treatment

I have been reading the Wildcat this past semester on a daily basis, and I must say, enough is enough. I have read countless articles on how horrible it was for Steven Gerner to be denied entrance into the president's Social Security reform speech. I was one of the fortunate few students who were able to attend the president's speech. Prior to entering the town hall I was bombarded by protesters telling me how stupid I was and how stupid the president is. I watched the protesters yell obscene chants and make horrible gestures at the president's motorcade. All the while the volunteers and police never interfered or kicked out any of those people. That's why I find it hard to believe or find any credibility in Steven Gerner's story. Steven, if you really only went to the president's speech with the intentions of just listening and trying to gain knowledge on the future of Social Security, then why did you wear a Young Democrats shirt? Everyone else was wearing business casual attire (slacks, a colored shirt and a tie) while you were wearing a T-shirt that brought direct attention to yourself. So Steven and the rest of the Wildcat staff, stop portraying Steven as some innocent child who got his civil liberties taken from him by the big bad Bush supporters. If Steven was truly going to gain knowledge and hear what his tax dollars' future was then he would have done it professionally like everyone else and worn proper attire to the speech. Stop using this as an opportunity to bash the president because the last time I checked he wasn't the one who denied your entry. [Read article]