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Editorial / Opinion Articles

Abusing the right to free speech

By Parisa Saranj, Collegian columnist

The most beautiful thing about America is the freedom it affords its people. How envious I am - as a Middle Easterner - of Americans for such beautiful gifts they have been granted as freedom of speech. It is indeed a wonderful thing to be able to express the heart and not be punished, imprisoned or tortured about it.

Everybody likes a quitter

By Dan Nicastro

Whether you avidly follow the news, have a passing interest in the political realm or you sometimes accidentally learn something political while on Perezhilton.com, you should be able to recognize a new trend developing in the world of politics. Politicians are no longer the most influential policy makers in America.

Guevara: fiend, not folk hero

By Ben Duffy, Collegian columnist

Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed 40 years ago last week by U.S.-backed Bolivian soldiers in the South American jungle. The anniversary of his death has been marked by fawning journalism that has failed to exhibit Che's true legacy. A Reuters video notes that, "Four decades after his death, Che Guevara remains the poster-boy of communist Cuba, where he joined Fidel Castro in the guerrilla uprising that ousted a U.

Coming soon: nothing original

By Anthony David Rueli, Collegian columnist

October is usually my favorite month for cinema, as I am an avid horror fan. Upon investigation, however, I found only one big horror movie opening in the next couple weeks - the eagerly-awaited "Saw IV." I recalled seeing the preview for it a few weeks back, with the hilariously self-aware tagline, "It's Halloween…so it must be Saw.

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