The Collegian
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Opinion


Opinion

The most popular question in America

I remember back to the early 1990s (yes, I do - I was 4 years old and my memory was fully developed) when the inquiry as to "What's up?" stood as delicately as a tightrope walker upon the line between familiar and frequent integration into casual conversation. That it has since become the most regularly posed question among Americans between the ages of 10 and 25 can mean only one thing: The question is yet unanswered. This implication is backed by quite a sufficient amount of empirical evidence.


Opinion

Taking a stand on settlements

Dan Letovsky's recent piece, "Obama's treatment of Israel unfair, dangerous" (April 1, 2010), levies a strong, well-argued criticism against President Obama's controversial dismissal of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the planned expansion of Israeli settlements in contested East Jerusalem. He criticizes what he considers to be harsh treatment by Obama, citing Israel's status as one of the favorite sons of the United States, and points out that Israel is still the only democracy in the region. He parades around the standard argument for why Israeli suffering seems to exonerate it of its misdoings, instead calling upon the world to take issue with Arab countries for their faults.


Opinion

The birds and the bees

So the weather gets better. The birds chirp, the bees buzz, the pants start coming down and the the shorts keep rising.


Opinion

Not your run-of-the-mill spring break in New Orleans, La.

Hurricane Katrina. It seems like forever ago that I remember seeing the news about the devastation of New Orleans, watching the news and seeing people getting rescued from the roofs of their houses and seeing almost the entire city filled with water. As soon as the storm happened, I wanted to go down and help, but I never got the opportunity. This spring break, I was finally able to go with a group from campus called the Collegiate Disaster Relief Team.


Opinion

Letter: Richmond, We Have a Problem: Victoria Cobb

At the recent forum to discuss the concern over Victoria Cobb receiving the award from Jepson, a fellow student said something to the effect of, "These comments come from the students' sadness; we don't feel safe here." This got me thinking that I really don't feel safe here.


Opinion

Letter: The dangers of honoring discrimination

It may seem like a contradiction for someone who promotes inclusiveness and tolerance to speak out against honoring Victoria Cobb. In order to be truly inclusive, people have argued that Jepson should overlook Cobb's political and religious beliefs and be able to award her as someone who has demonstrated effective leadership for a cause she cares deeply about. Cobb has a different way of viewing the world and within her worldview, her actions are moral and ordained.


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Letter: LGBTQ advocacy groups owe existence to Cobb

The issue that seems to be getting lost within the current dialogue is not whether Victoria Cobb and the Family Foundation have the right to speak out against LGBTQ people, abortion and an array of other issues ? because she ABSOLUTELY DOES.


Opinion

Iran threatens world peace

This week, while President Obama announces a major change in American national security strategy, a situation halfway around the world is rapidly reaching the point of no return: The Islamic Republic of Iran is racing down the home stretch towards acquiring the nuclear weapons with which they wish to dominate the Middle East. During a recent visit to Kuwait, Secretary of State Clinton stated plainly that the United States recognizes Iran for what it is: a military dictatorship. This is a positive step for the United States, but Iran still has its apologists. Among the most prominent is Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who, between congratulating Ahmadinejad for the fraudulent electoral victory on a visit to the Islamic Republic, was able to parrot Tehran's fantastic narrative of peaceful nuclear development. What leader can allow themselves to be complicit in this fraud of a government which denies the most basic rights to its people while spending millions abroad sponsoring terrorism? Lula is not alone in either supporting Tehran's despots, or shielding the regime from international pressure.


Opinion

The birds and the bees: How to treat your gypsy

"How should you treat your Gypsy?" - Me "I don't even know." - The Gypsy King The Gypsy King commissioned this article as a statement to the Birds and the Bees that there is certain etiquette that is not necessarily a well-known option in the relationship types.


Opinion

Letter: Our leadership standard

In last week's Collegian, Alex Borwick and Jeff Hunt suggested that the Jepson School's recognition of Victoria Cobb's leadership accomplishments was inappropriate in light of her political positions and professional advocacy.


Opinion

Letter: Teach for America facing funding cuts

Nationwide, and here at the University of Richmond, members of the class of 2010 applied to Teach For America in record numbers ? more than 46,000 applicants for this fall's incoming class of teacher corps members.