Opinion

  • Hypocritical Holidays

    By Rhyan Henson Hours after millions of Americans peacefully eat a large Thanksgiving meal with family and friends­— a meal that is supposed to symbolize what each individual is thankful for— they become an angry mob. Every year, the news, first hand stories, YouTube videos and Twitter trends spread the most infamous stories of Black…

  • Washington Redskins’ team name should not change

    This letter was sent to Opinion editor Rhyan Henson via email. I am a sophomore and a reader of The Collegian. I read your article this week about the Washington Redskins, and I disagree with your position of favoring the movement to change the name of this NFL team. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell claimed, “If…

  • Dawg Pound is unanimated and unengaged at events

    Going into my third winter in Indianapolis, I had never been to a Butler basketball game, even after all the times I had enjoyed watching them on television—especially during their two runs to the NCAA Championship. I love seeing a small college team in my home state kicking the butt of some big college. When…

  • Student questions Rev. Allan Bosesak’s past

    While the university was enthralled with the upcoming vote on HJR-6 in the next session of Indiana’s General Assembly, I was pleased to see Mr. Lovelace’s article highlighting Rev. Allan Boesak and The Desmond Tutu Center in the Nov. 20 issue of The Collegian. I became aware of Boesak last year during his semester tenure…

  • ‘Tis the season to not complain

    Cartoon by Audrey Meyer By Mitch Riportella It seems every year Christmas rolls around a tad earlier than the  last. It is not uncommon to see a Christmas car commercial with one of those 30-pound red bows before making it to Thanksgiving. This understandably turns off a lot of people who feel constant marketing ruins…

  • The name game

    By Rhyan Henson It would be hypocritical and irresponsible for the National Football League not to change the name of the Washington Redskins. With the NFL’s anti-bullying initiative, this problem should have been a top priority for the league because of the severity and widespread impact it has. Riley Cooper, a Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver,…

  • Ross residents should pay less

    By Mitch Riportella Last weekend, I visited a friend at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and slept in his dorm. I guessed he had chosen the Harry Potter housing package, because the glorified closet of a room was quite similar to the Dursely’s cupboard under the stairs. As I toured the campus, I was…

  • Ignigting the problem

    By Maggie Monson New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law Tuesday making tobacco illegal to purchase for those under 21. Young adults ages 18 to 21 can still possess tobacco legally, but they can’t purchase it anymore, effective in about six months, according to an article yesterday from the Associated Press. Smoking cigarettes…

  • The man in the mirror

    By Tony Espinal When I was younger and had started to grow chest hair, I didn’t think anything of it. However, one day I was at a water park. On my way to the water slide, I heard girl about my age say to her friend standing next to her, “Oh my God! That is…