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1.14.2004

Columns and Editorials: Anti-Bush Rhetoric 'Won't Win Votes,' No Child Left Behind 'Missnamed' 

Daily Bruin columnist Garin Hovannisian says the Democrats' anti-Bush rhetoric won't be enough to retake the presidency.

"Bush-bashers bungle political boxing match," writes Nathan Meno of Northern Illinois University's Northern Star.

The Iowa State Daily editorial board says the No Child Left Behind Act is misnamed: "There was a funding shortfall of more than $4 billion in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill last year, which obviously hindered the government's ability to provide assistance for the tests and corrections it has mandated..."

Elsewhere on the ISD's op-ed page, a columnist writes how Bush is not the choice for Republicans anymore: "Rather than a sharp rebuke to Mr. Bush's leftward wandering on economic issues, each vote for President Bush will only be taken as a sign to carry on at full speed -- after all, if the GOP can win elections by embracing big government, why change for the sake of those whose loyalty is complete and unwavering?"

Another Daily Bruin columnist Antonio Raimundo, says we should fix problems here at home before jetting off into space.

At the Oregon State Daily Barometer, the title of this column astutely points out that there isn't any oil on Mars.

The plan lacks feasibility, says Ball State Daily columnist Ben McShane.

A Daily Cougar columnist writes about the Ephedra ban: "Legal Ephedra will soon go the way of the dinosaurs, and cramming college students will have one less alternative to speed..."

"Take more than the handouts given to you the first day of school." is the message of the Oklahoma Daily editorial. And Oklahoma Daily columnists introduce themselves.

Ohio University Post columnist Bryan Morris defends the legality of the Massachusetts court ruling on gay marriage.

President Bush's immigration plan "crosses border of common sense," writes Chris O'Donnell (probably not the actor) for University of South Florida's Oracle.

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