Opinion
Editor David Haydon Email opinion@thedailycougar.com
News from Syria gained at great costs
“They call it widows’ basement. Crammed amid makeshift beds and scattered belongings are frightened women and children trapped in the horror of Homs, the Syrian city shaken by two weeks of relentless bombardment.” Those were...
What bin Laden wanted
When Navy SEAL Team Six slid down their zip lines in the wee hours of May 2, 2011, a 10-year reign of terror was about to come to an end. In a matter of minutes,...
SGA election going smoother this year
The first week of campaigning for the SGA General Election is nearing completion. Voting for the SGA General Election begins on Monday, Feb. 27 and extends through Thursday, March 1. So far there is...
Making English the standard
There are 46 countries that claim English as their official language and, surprisingly, the US is not one of them. The US has no official language. In fact, agencies that receive federal money are required...
Women not allowed to speak on birth control
In a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing last week over President Obama’s mandate to eliminate co-pays for birth control, women learned something interesting: An all-male panel knows more about their bodies...
Sonogram laws do not change women’s minds
Our deepest held convictions are often based in our values. While few will set the same amount of weight on each, diversity in our values allows us to continually test the rationality of our convictions....
Religion has no place in presidential campaigns
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum would like to see America on its knees — in prayer. The financial crisis has already left America in more of a prostrate position, so lifting the nation onto its...
Debt still a mark on Obama’s budget
On Feb. 23, 2009, President Barack Obama made a very clear promise to America. “Today,” he said, “I’m pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term...
Atomic energy not the answer
Once upon a time, nuclear energy was just a domineering question mark. Its variables, limits and potentials were only a matter of speculation, without any variables to draw from, and the more curious nations...
Aggie tries to change outdated tradition
Texas A&M is a university that prides itself on its traditions, many of which have existed with little change since the founding of their university. Samantha Ketcham, a senior at A&M, wants to radically...