The Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education (OCR) defines sexual harassment as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.”
The living wage is a controversial issue on many college campuses. Strikes, sit-ins, and fasts have plagued the University of Miami, University of Vermont, and Georgetown University, among others. Student activists are demanding that their colleges raise minimum compensation for full-time employees so that they can afford what students perceive as a dignified living. These students overlook the detrimental consequences attached to living wage mandates, which can hurt the very people they are trying to help.
As the average price of gas climbs higher than ever before, Americans feel increased economic pressure while waiting for prices to come back down. Unfortunately, the options being discussed by the Majority in Congress will only serve to make the situation worse. Nationalizing the oil industry or raising taxes on oil companies will not encourage a decline in prices and might drive them up even further. Greater government regulation or intervention in the energy industry is not the solution. Allowing the market to operate without needless intervention in order to increase energy supply is.
What is a good education worth? This is the question that American families must answer when making decisions about their child’s education. How parents choose to answer that question tends to affect nearly every aspect of their lives, from where they live to their family finances.
The Independent Women's Forum's R. Gaull Silberman Center for Collegiate Studies is proud to announce its fourth annual college essay contest. Colle...
