Editorial Articles

For election 2008: Get smart, get registered

By Heights Editorial Board
The Issue: Deadline approaches to apply for absentee ballot

What we think: Don't let laziness keep you from voting

Look around. Economic crisis. War in Iraq and Afghanistan. Resurgent Russia. Nuclear proliferation. It's an important time in American history to be informed.

Congress must act to save the economy

By Heights Editorial Board
The Issue: Volatile markets show instability in the economy What we think: Congressional action needed

On-the-ground learning key for students of the Middle East

By Letter to the Editor
As an Islamic Studies and Civilizations (ICS) major and recent returnee from studying abroad programs in Lebanon and Kuwait, I strongly applaud The Heights' Sept. 29 editorial calling for more Middle Eastern study-abroad opportunities. The editorial is absolutely correct in its assessment that studying abroad is an important and necessary component of specializing in the Middle East (or any region, for that matter).