2008 Woodie Awards
Opinion/Editorial Articles
Columbia should have treated the Iranian president better
On Sept. 24, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared as a guest speaker at New York's Columbia University. Amid jeers that the speech was disrespectful to those affected by Sept. 11, Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia, defended the university's controversial decision to allow Ahmadinejad to speak.
Let students take pictures at the concerts they pay for
As passé as he may have been, at least Edwin McCain let us take his picture during last year's Harmony Concert. This year's concert featured "up-and-coming" artist Mat Kearney and was partially funded by the student activity fee - $30 billed to all full-time, flat-fee undergraduate students.
He says/ She says
Whenever my boyfriend goes into the bathroom, he takes reading material with him. Sometimes, he takes the paper before I've gotten a chance to read it, and then I feel germy reading it after he's taken it into the bathroom. I don't bring reading materials in with me when I use the restroom, and neither do my other girlfriends.
Legalized ticket scalping hurts consumers
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When a bill legalizing ticket scalping in Missouri passed this August, state Sen. Matt Bartle said that the legislature was striking a blow for the "regular guy." Unfortunately, it seems that "regular guy" means any parasite who wants to make a quick buck at other people's expense, and the main victims of this new legislation were the people who wanted to use their tickets to attend events rather than resell them at ridiculous prices.
Rehabbing Arch grounds would be a good idea
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Hours after an attraction finishes or the working day ends, the streets of downtown are crowded and full of chaos as people flee from the area. Eagerness to leave is understandable - there's nothing to do downtown. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and former Missouri Sen.
Dear St. Louis...
Three years later, you still haven't changed.
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Dear St. Louis, It's been three years, and you still definitely suck. Actually, let me rephrase that. The city and surrounding areas itself are pretty neat, with their rambling and historic brick homes and frontier feel. After three years of thinking, I've finally figured it out.