Our View: A statewide ban on tobacco products violates Oklahomans’ rights and won’t end smoking.

Through the highlight of the OU Memes, I’ve noticed that the greeks versus non-greeks debate is more alive and well than I would like to admit. Even on websites like Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr, these arguments run rampant.

Defining a group that has no official leader is not the easiest task. It is, however, possible to understand it through its actions and its members’ explanations of them.

You are living in a rape culture. Don’t perpetuate it with rape jokes.

The state of Washington passed a marriage equality bill Wednesday. It is the seventh state in the country that has full legal recognition for same-sex relationships.

Why do so many individuals forgo the process of coming to the U.S. legally?

Proposition 8, California’s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, was declared unconstitutional Tuesday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This decision upheld the lower court’s decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger that the amendment violates Californians’ due process and equal protection rights.

This past week, I’ve been really involved with some local high school students, whether I was tutoring them after school or judging theater competitions on the weekend.

The Oklahoma Legislature went into session Monday. As usual, this incarnation of democracy is mostly ignored by the public, except for the predictable, frightening absurdity of some of the legislation. But the news isn’t all bad and embarrassing.

The “Personhood Act” has dangerous, absurd consequences.