Erin Delman
The gay marriage debate continues to rock the nation
On June 16, 2008, California became the second state to legalize gay marriage. Then, less than four months later, it changed its mind. Proposition 8, or the California Marriage Protection Act, declared that “only marriage between a man and a …→
Water Week’s message must run deeper: ban the bottles
Union celebrated its first annual Water Week last Monday through Friday. Organized by Professor Jeffrey Corbin, one of two faculty chairs of U-Sustain, the week was meant to spread awareness about local and global water-related issues. Events included a screening …→
Hello big money, goodbye public opinion politics
As the competition for the Republican nomination chugs along, the issue of campaign finance reform has made its way into debates, articles and features in the Colbert Report. Yet despite the comedic value of Mitt Romney’s mortifyingly uncomfortable assertion that …→
In defense of the purpose of opinion articles
Editor’s Note: This article is in response to comments posted online for the January 12, 2012 article titled, The political weight of the Keystone XL pipeline by Erin Delman. My article this week must begin with certain caveats. Firstly, for those who …→
The political weight of the Keystone XL pipeline
On Dec. 23, the House and Senate passed a bill that ensures a two-month extension of a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. The legislation was a sigh of relief after weeks of malicious partisan debate …→
The overlooked African drought is only the start
Last week in my biogeochemistry class, I gave a presentation on the state of the global water supply. The project focused on the impending future of a planet with an inadequate availability of the resource. According to the United Nations, …→
On the role of student newspapers
Last Thursday’s article reporting about the Delta Delta Delta sorority engendered passionate debate on the Concordiensis website. Opinions ranged from condemnation to support of the paper, and the article’s contents fueled diverse reactions among the Union community. Two prevalent criticisms …→
Occupy Wall Street protesters decry U.S. economic policy
[media-credit name="Courtesy of Wikipedia" align="aligncenter" width="535"][/media-credit] Outraged citizens decry the current American economic policy during the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York. On Sept. 17, 2011, a group of New York City residents loosely organized a protest in the …→
The value of life leaves no room for mistakes
Of the many political issues in America, capital punishment never excited me. Granted, I recognized the flaws in the system; it’s expensive and an ineffective deterrent to crime. Still, until a week ago, I would have been the first to …→
A college education should be more than just a dream
Students at Union know all too well the pressure of increasing tuition rates. Attending a top-notch, private liberal arts institution almost guarantees unpaid student loans and mounting post-graduation debt. Recent protests from London to Chile have put the cost of …→