Attack of the secularist Scrooges
Christmas is being banned. Whether it's holiday trees, holiday parties, holiday concerts or "Happy Holidays," the word Christmas is slowly being exiled from society. I, for one, am offended. And I'm Jewish.
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Christmas is being banned. Whether it's holiday trees, holiday parties, holiday concerts or "Happy Holidays," the word Christmas is slowly being exiled from society. I, for one, am offended. And I'm Jewish.
Many of us saw the fliers posted around campus informing us that feminism isn't so bad after all, that it's simply "the theory of the social, political and economic equality of the sexes." How could an intelligent person disagree with that?
A woman is raped in the United States every six minutes. Almost 20 percent of all women will be the victim of a rape or an attempted rape during the course of their lives. Nearly half of the victims will be under the age of 18. It's beyond sickening. But at least there's justice for the victims, right?
Earlier this month, the Black Student Alliance posted flyers and held a protest to "condemn" popular conservative William Bennett's "racist" remarks. Well, I condemn the BSA for its misguided and slanderous assault on William Bennett.
As I’m sure you all know by now, Duke prides itself on its diversity. And indeed, our student body is certainly very diverse. But what you might not know is that in one crucial area we lack the only kind of diversity which really matters on a college campus—diversity of thought. Of course, I’m not referring to you, but rather, the people whom you’ve entrusted with your education. Yes, that’s right, our faculty. For all its innovation and uniqueness, Duke shares a shameful deficiency with its peer institutions. Our academia is terribly and undeniably one-sided. Like countless other schools across the nation, we too are a leftist university. Welcome and beware.