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Reporter Ben Katzner asked some St. Thomas students the same question to get Tommies’ opinion on the issue.

PULSE is an impressive, respectable and stand-up organization.

In addition to breaking artistic stereotypes and providing St. Thomas with an outlet for fine arts after the theater department dissolved, PULSE was just named the Midwest region’s organization of the year.

Although the social host ordinance doesn’t take effect until Dec. 12, avoiding legal prosecution weighs heavily on the minds of alcohol imbibers on both sides of the legal drinking age. Both of the parties I attended this weekend featured signs posted on the front door politely warning underage persons not to enter.

The federal holiday now called Veterans Day originally recognized the end of World War I, “The War to End All Wars.” In the 81 years since, America’s many military involvements have ensured robust numbers of former service personnel in every generation born after the 1918 armistice.

The White House’s first punch came in mid-September, when FOX News was excluded from a round of presidential interviews with Sunday morning news programs.

Cable news overexposing the “balloon boy” event is best exemplified on the Oct. 16 “News in :90,” where Ashley Bolkcom spends about 20 seconds on the subject, then moves on. In the background, CNN covers balloon boy for all 90 seconds.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 9 for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy.”

But many people are wondering, what exactly were those efforts?

On Sunday night the Undergraduate Student Government held a special election. Freshman residential and transfer student candidates presented before the USG council and two were chosen within a half-hour.

Maybe the students wandering Merriam Park at 2 a.m., and the neighbors picking up their trash eight hours later, didn’t get to this point because of disrespect or intolerance. 

Perhaps John Gardner of the Policy Center on the First Year of College said it best: “Residence halls are not just places for students to eat, flop and make love.”

St. Thomas’ decision not to run an alumni profile in the business school’s magazine because the Saudi government could not be reached for comment is a familiar one. The decision drew comparisons to online comment boards in October 2007, when an invitation for Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at a campus event was pulled because of concerns it would offend the Jewish community.

Again, our school sided with a powerful minority over an internationally respected voice expressing concerns over the treatment of human beings.

Reforming America’s health care system is a daunting task largely because it is so dysfunctional to begin with. We pay more for health care than any other country in the world by far and have some of the worst overall health outcomes. Our costs are also rising faster than most other countries.