Sections Options Links Classifieds InteractiveWith the continuing turmoil in the financial markets, many people are developing an anxious uncertainty about what the future may hold. As a result, they begin to look to the past. They compare current situations to those of the Great Depression. The Great Depression set the standard for economic desperation.
From what I understand, the current global financial meltdown began with private credit rating businesses. Organizations like Moody's and Standard & Poor's began rating mortgages by degrees, making all loans within a rating theoretically equal in risk. This allowed easy bundling and resale of mortgages to investor groups, and eventually usurped government oversight.
The voter registrations are in, and it looks like students will have the opportunity to be heard a little louder than in past elections. Last Wednesday, there were already 3,853 more voters registered than in 2004. According to a few student groups, much of that can be attributed to the push from these groups to get students registered.
The vandalism of the Bears For Life's display is absolutely horrendous. A recent letter, written to The Standard, claims that they "shouldn't have been surprised." It also states that the statistics provided at the pro-life display were blatantly false, but I, being the curious college student that I am, wonder if the "genius" who made this claim bothered to look up the facts to see whether or not they are actually false.