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Commentary

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Gay marriage ban wrong despite black opinion

In "Black community doesn't support same-sex unions" (SN 3/12), Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, as far as I could discern, was attempting to rebut a previous letter by Sam Curcuruto, "Gay rights fight mirrors black civil rights struggle" (SN 2/23), which paralleled the current struggle of gays to gain the right to same-sex marriage with the struggle of blacks for civil rights in the previous century.

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Program shouldn't curb participation

During the first year of college, growth and independence come hand in hand. Many students join groups in which they learn time management and make friends who share common beliefs. Unfortunately, one organization thinks freshman year should be focused solely on academics — not on activism. For the past seven years, MSU's College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP, has paid significant college fees for select migrant workers and their children.

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No more Dick

Vice President Dick Cheney is an embarrassment to the United States and his time to resign or be dismissed may be now.

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Democrats must step up to impeach Bush, Cheney

Thank you, Mike Ramsey, for speaking out on the necessity of impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney in "Bush's errors as president call for impeachment proceedings" (SN 2/22). They do seem hell-bent on destroying life on this planet, and if they actually carry out their plans to nuke Iran, they just could do it. The spineless Democrats in Congress are fiddling while Rome burns.

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False impressions

In February, an interesting conversation took place in the letters to the editor section of this paper, originating with "Christianity doesn't need column to incite reaction" (SN 2/7). The author of that letter imagined atheism and religion as two bars of metal.

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Policy should include gender identity

MSU is looking at a proposal that would add gender identity to its anti-discrimination policy. The change will be discussed at today's Faculty Council meeting. Considering that the proposed change would do nothing but protect the rights of a certain segment of MSU's population, there is no reason why the university shouldn't adopt it. The proposal must be approved by both the Faculty and Academic councils, then it will go on for decision by the MSU Board of Trustees. As it stands, MSU is one of five remaining Big Ten schools that does not list gender identity as being protected against gender discrimination.

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Hypocrisy on the hill

If there is one thing I cannot stand, it's self-righteous hypocrites. You know the type: Holier-than-thou, sanctimonious blowhards who insist they're better than everyone else, despite the fact that they're just as bad as (or worse than) the people they're condemning. The evangelical pastor Jerry Falwell, a notorious sexist bigot who famously claimed that gays, lesbians and feminists "helped" cause the Sept.

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Black community doesn't support same-sex unions

In "Gay rights fight mirrors black civil rights struggle" (SN 2/23), Sam Curcuruto, who appears in photographs to be white and too young to have been alive during the African American Civil Rights Movement, ridiculously wrote, "(Michigan's) Marriage Protection Amendment is no better than the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.

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Holding on to faith

Earlier this week, news broke that a documentary entitled "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" was scheduled to be aired March 4 on the Discovery Channel.

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Government's disrespect of opinions hypocritical

ASMSU has created a record for itself by punishing individuals or groups that do not agree with it. Whether it be firing individuals or removing organizations, ASMSU has made it clear that dissenting opinions will not be tolerated. According to the article "ASMSU debates degree" (SN 3/1), by Joey Nowak, ASMSU wants to revoke a degree given to Robert Mugabe because Mr. Mugabe does not encourage free speech.

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ASMSU Student Assembly mistake is troublesome

As a former officer in ASMSU, it's hard to see Student Assembly collapse into chaos. It's clear there are some direction and leadership problems with that branch of the organization. It's a shame when the leaders of a student government at one of the biggest public universities in the country can't keep track of a word-processing file containing the minutes from an important meeting. Perhaps the only saving grace for ASMSU as a whole is that Academic Assembly is continuing to represent students appropriately when it comes to the academic issues that affect them most.