Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was supposed to be a new kind of politician, one that would transcend all of the divisions within this country and bring us together.

While THE HOYA did not release a printed copy last Tuesday, I nevertheless found an interesting and amusing article on the newspaper’s Web site. D. Pierce Nixon, in the usual eloquence that characterizes his pieces, managed to criticize a speech that has yet to be given. Pope Benedict XVI is making a highly anticipated trip to Washington, D.C.

Václav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, knows what it is like to live under a totalitarian government. He spent 41 years of his life under the repressive communist regime of Czechoslovakia.

The Department of Public Safety has made some great strides this year in the services that it offers. The Bias Incident Reporting System and improvements in emergency response, such as the cell phone alerts, have been widely praised and indicate the close attention DPS has paid to the needs of the student body.

John McCain’s surprising come-from-behind victories in the early primary states of New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida have established the senator from Arizona as the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination going into today’s Super Tuesday primaries.