Reprinted from the May 2, 1980 edition of The State News I'm slithering on my belly commando-style through the bushes over by Beaumont Tower with a broomstick for a rifle last night, this campus cop spots me and comes charging on over. "OK buddy," he snarls, stickin' his .44 Magnum in my face.
Are you kidding me? I think Shane Krouse best described his own opinion article, "Wad of cells does not equate to human life, abortion isn't murder," (SN 7/26), when he said some of his "statements seem absolutely asinine." Krouse finds it "outrageous" that someone would consider a "wad of cells" — which I refuse to even call it that, it's a baby — a living human being.
I would like to thank Shane Krouse for his willingness to tackle the issue of abortion in his column "Wad of cells does not equate to human life, abortion isn't murder," (SN 7/26). While I find comparing a fetus to a tapeworm a little insensitive, he touched on a couple points that I believe are often overlooked. The Declaration of Independence's pursuit of happiness is often overshadowed by Right to Life groups emphasizing the "right to life" — they say that comes first and the pursuit of happiness later, I disagree.
Nobody's perfect. Your elementary school teachers used to tell you this when you made a mistake.
Imagine being in a foreign country when it is at war. Picture shells exploding nearby and bombs flattening buildings just miles away.
I was very disappointed with The State News when I read the article by Rebecca McNulty, "Sheriff, minister compete in primary," (SN 7/20). It was nice to see what these candidates believe and stand for, but there is some information missing.
When is it all right for the government to step into your life? When a person is struggling economically, we look to the government to step in and help lift that person out of poverty.
This letter is in response to Caitlin Scuderi's column "Able beings should be allowed to refuse medical treatment," (SN 7/19). In her column, Scuderi discusses a case in which a person without a disability suffered a debilitating accident, became a person with a disability and asked his doctors to assist in efforts to end his life. Based on her column, it's clear that Scuderi sees this issue as the loss of self-dignity versus the preservation of it.
Conception — the point at which life begins. At least it is according to the fundamentalist community, anyway.
I have a bone to pick with the Student Book Store, also known as SBS. Upon a recent trip to the establishment on Grand River Avenue, I was greeted with rudeness, hostility and downright disrespect. I went to SBS to buy a textbook for a class.
When you get a prescription from your physician, you expect to start feeling better — not worse.
The State News' coverage, "Finding common ground," (SN 7/13), of the "Common" Ground Festival was telling. The paper mentioned the festival bringing people together and quoted Lansing resident Sue Keenan as saying "everybody kind of blends as one." But a blaring lack of sense of our community was shown in the absence of any minorities in all the pictures used in the display, which unfortunately reflected the lack of diversity of people attending this "common" festival.
After reading "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17), by Daniel Piedra, I felt the need to respond.
One morning something bad happened. I got to the last spoonful of my Lucky Charms and suddenly noticed a crippling deficit of colored marshmallows to frosted oats.
In his response to "Girls make the grade," (SN 7/20), Anton Frattaroli questions "Is the point of this article to say something as childish as 'Girls are better than boys?'" I found this incredibly ironic, considering that he had just spent a few paragraphs before engaging in an argument equally as childish in his letter, "Girls aren't better than boys, article lacks point," (SN 7/24). Now, Frattaroli may disregard everything I say because I am just a lowly female dietetics major who cannot code a compiler, but I found it absolutely ridiculous that he minimized the curricula of other majors to simply "memorizing and writing well" and further attest that he is better than others because he can solve 400-level math problems and understand different computer languages.
I can't get enough of Lash Larrowe. From his improper English to his tendency to be politically incorrect, it's undeniable that Larrowe is real.
The article "Girls make the grade," (SN 7/20), is the most idiotic article I've read in a long time.
I hope more people like Cynthia Kraus, who wrote the letter "Piedra's letter offensive, should not be tolerated," (SN 7/21), take the time and energy to speak out when they hear, read or see the sort of intolerance shown by Daniel Piedra in his earlier letter, "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17). If there is one lesson I have learned in the last few years, this is it: We need to realize that any form of generalization reduces not only those described to less than whole, but also shows the thinker's, in this case writer's, lack of common sense and understanding for the issue at hand. The fact that any one person, like Piedra, feels his or her view is the only correct view should scare anyone with half a brain. Piedra, I hope that a communications junior would understand how to craft an argument to persuade people — not to alienate them.
Sex is everywhere. From television commercials to music videos, sex has become a large part of our society.
I am writing in response to the letter by Benjamin J. Pankow, "Krouse takes liberties for granted; U.S.