The administration's decision to make safety sessions offered at orientation voluntary brings into question the sincerity of the UA's claim that student safety is a top priority.

After failing to renew a program grant, these informative sessions, which can be seen as an extension of student safety, were for the first time made voluntary. As a result, attendance dropped by 85 percent.

Further consequences of this decision are potentially dangerous, and will likely put the well-being of the student body at risk. Even while the meetings were mandatory, false impressions floated around campus. Just look at the notorious "rape whistles" students know so little about. [Read article]

The scene is familiar: Jessica Simpson lounging around her luxurious house in Daisy Dukes, contemplating the mysteries of buffalo wings.

Or, on the Fox Network, Paris Hilton attempting to use her intellect to help out those unfortunate enough to not be raised in the lap of luxury their whole lives.

And then of course there are the martyrs of Laguna Beach, who have to spend every day dealing with the intense difficulties of life in Orange County. [Read article]

Non-traditionals a strange breed

In response to David Schultz's piece regarding non-traditional students, I feel it is my duty to inform the UA student body about them, so they can make educated choices.

The NTS, or discipulus errabundus, is a mostly nomadic breed famous for its ability to devour learning opportunities with speech. Often this is manifested as uncomfortable personal accounts or stories only tangentially related to the topic that provoked said manifest. [Read article]