March 11, 2010
The Daily’s opinion columnists were asked to revisit a column they wrote earlier in the quarter to note any new developments or to re-engage the topic. Here’s what they came up with.

March 8, 2010
Former Sen.

March 1, 2010
In a society where unhealthily thin bodies are not only considered normal, but sought-after and expected in the media, we are overcome with images of pencil-thin, big-breasted, and air-brushed beauties on the cover of every magazine.

February 22, 2010
What if last night left you believing that nothing would have happened if only you hadn’t had that last beer, or hadn’t stayed so late, or hadn’t worn that dress? If only.

February 16, 2010
The mere word “vagina” evokes discomfort in some and outright fear in others.

February 8, 2010
With the announcement of Apple’s new iPad — essentially a giant iPod touch — we find ourselves becoming primed to purchase these constantly advancing technologies.

February 1, 2010
President Mark Emmert recently wrote to Sens.

January 26, 2010
Although sustainability is typically an issue advocated by left-wing politicians, the UW College Republicans are bringing a new perspective to the ideas of sustainability and what it means to be green.

January 25, 2010
Diagnoses of disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were much less common 15 years ago than they are today.

January 19, 2010
Recent news of the starvation and death of a pig-tailed macaque at the UW’s National Primate Research Center has caused animal-rights advocacy groups, such as Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, to begin more stringent monitoring of research facilities to prevent further, preventable oversights.

January 11, 2010
At the UW, we seem to continually strive toward complete environmental sustainability.

January 4, 2010
While we may ring in the New Year on January 1, Chinese tradition brings about the New Year several weeks later, at the second new moon after winter solstice, and even later still, the academic year begins when a school’s term resumes in the fall.

December 7, 2009
Chocolate, video games, kissing will help

November 30, 2009
Energy conservation seems to be a new obsession among today’s students — and with good reason.

November 23, 2009
The holiday season is undoubtedly upon us.

November 16, 2009
We’ve all had that professor — the one who determines grades in a seemingly subjective way, favoring specific students at their whim; the one who seemed like such a space-case that you could hardly decipher the lesson plan; the one who was so enthusiastic you could barely make it back to your dorm before you began reading course text.

November 10, 2009
As we walk to class every day, we carry with us a veritable wealth of technological resources.

November 2, 2009
With every birthday comes new privileges and opportunities.

October 29, 2009
When major television networks predicted that Barack Obama would win on election night last fall, students erupted with joy on the UW campus.

October 26, 2009
Imagine a middle-aged man, bearded, with wire-rimmed glasses and wearing a turtleneck, drawling in a vaguely Germanic accent, “And how does that make you feel?” Does this conjure the idea of typical psychological practice? Probably.

October 19, 2009
Year after year, bright-eyed, eager college graduates flood the job market looking for potential employers.

October 12, 2009
Throughout the years, various forms of contraception have ranged from the painful to the dangerous to the just plain weird — think condoms made of sheep’s intestines.

October 5, 2009
Take a ride on Mrs.