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Freedom begins at press time
By Andrew Flohr-Spence
In an apparent attempt to deny the existence of the First Amendment, on Sept. 21 a federal judge in California sentenced two journalists to 18 months in jail for refusing to reveal their sources. The only reasonable explanation for the decision against the pair, who broke the Barry Bonds steroid story in their book Game of Shadows, is that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White somehow misread the Constitution. Frustrated that Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada repeatedly denied his requests while claiming to respect the law, White probably became confused and lashed out in anger.

Pundit pastime: misleading public
By Erik Wiesner
A favorite topic of pundits these days is how the Bush administration misled the country to start the war in Iraq, and frankly, I’m tired of hearing about it. It’s not that I disagree with them. It’s just the sheer hypocrisy of it all.

Schoolyard antics supplant student needs
By Zoë Williams
Between May and October, with 19 people, a $120,000 budget, monthly stipends and weekly meetings, the Student Government Assembly has had abundant opportunities to serve the needs of Metro students. But with all those resources, very little has come forth in terms of student service. This leaves one to ask what exactly the SGA has been doing for the past five months.