Should PayPal’s CEO be paying kids to drop out of college?
Forget the Mark Zuckerberg myth By: Rachel Peck Background: The Thiel Fellowship is a grant established by Silicon Valley superstar Peter Thiel that provides 20 $100,000 scholarships to young people...
View ArticleEDITorial: Should crazy people have the right to speak freely?
Should crazy people have the right to speak freely? Because this seems pretty nuts. Check out the description of “Stop the Islamization of America,” a new book by Pamela Geller set to be published...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Rick Perry
Photo CC by Gage Skidmore Just over one week ago, on August 13, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that–officially–he wants to be President of the United States. People have been talking about...
View ArticleShould the NHL ban fighting?
Tough guy Wade Belak was found dead in a Toronto hotel room last Wednesday. (Photo CC bridgetds) What they say After one-time Leaf Wade Belak was found dead in a Toronto hotel room last...
View ArticleThe Man Housing Julian Assange
A conversation with Assange’s caretaker By: Steve Patrick Ercolani Vaughan Smith, the man who is housing Julian Assange in England, is adament that the WikiLeaks founder is not guilty of rape. (Photo...
View ArticleCan girls and guys really just be friends?
When Harry met Sally, he really wanted more than friendship By: Rachel Peck Rachel Peck I’ve long held a theory that the notion of a completely asexual close friendship between two members of the...
View ArticleI LOVE THE HOLIDAYS!
I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS! By: Rachel Peck Rachel Peck I can be cynical, snarky, “realistic” (which we all know is just a euphemism for “a bitch”), but I love the holidays. I say “the holidays” because I’m...
View Article‘Shit Girls Say’ Reveals Everything That’s Important In Our Society
‘Shit Girls Say’ Reveals Everything That’s Important in Our Society By: Rachel Peck Rachel Peck The ‘Shit Girls Say’ videos–and the endless permutations thereof–have gone viral with a rapidity that...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s commencement speech choice inspires hatred against Barnard...
President Obama’s commencement speech choice inspires hatred against Barnard College By: Rachel Peck President Obama will speak at Barnard's commencement in May, and some Columbia College students have...
View ArticleYou Can’t Argue With This: What you do on the Internet matters
The Moral of the Dharun Ravi Case: What you do on the Internet matters. (And hate crimes suck…) By: Rachel Peck Tyler Clementi killed himself in September 2010 after his sexual encounter with a male...
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