The column can be written in support of an issue or question the validity of a decision. It can target an individual as well as a group. It can be related to an issue affecting the campus as a whole or one which can be seen on a national or global scale. Finally, Our View is an opinion column just as the rest of the columns on the opinions page. There is a vast difference between the news stories throughout the rest of the paper and the columns on this page.
News stories are factual accounts of something that happened or is set to happen in the future.
They are suppose to be unbiased and just present the facts. Columns on the other hand, present facts as well as interject individuals' opinions on top of that. The columns on the page are individuals' views, and freedom of speech allows everyone the right to express their opinions. We do not ask or expect that everyone agrees with our opinions. What we do ask is that everyone respects others' opinions even if they are different from your own.