With the Presidential Search Committee’s work completed, a number of issues stand out as areas that Dr. Randy Helm, the newly selected President, must examine. By no means should the issues below be viewed as a complete list. However, The Weekly trusts that Dr.
It has gotten to be the case that almost every week in the “Letters to the Editor” section of this paper, there is someone attacking either clubs or frats. Granted, these attacks might not be explicitly stated, but they are still there. Statements that there is nothing to do on campus are underhanded assaults on the clubs.
Intelligence is defined as the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge. This is the key to any military operation in today's world community, including America's current conflict with Iraq. It is no surprise that there is vocal American opposition. It is important, however, to note that this is the minority.
When did I become a pacifist? I know the day and the hour and the circumstances. It's often difficult to be a pacifist, and it may only be possible in a world where there are some good people who are not. Imagine going at dusk through the narrow streets of an unfamiliar neighborhood and encountering a man beating and berating a woman while lonely men in shirt-sleeves lean out of windows watching.
During the Clinton/Gore years we increased our imported oil from Iraq to 600,000 barrels a day and continue to do so presently. The percentage of imported Persian Gulf oil to the U.S. has risen to 22 percent of our total oil imports. It is not a stretch to maintain that every U.
I spent Spring break in a small town in Mexico and every place I went, Mexicans expressed their horror at the prospect of a U.S. war in Iraq. I felt ashamed to be an American. Does this make me unpatriotic? I marched for civil rights, I marched against the war in Vietnam, I marched against U.
We are at war, and according to the latest Washington Post poll, 30 percent of Americans still believe we should not confront the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and his outlaw regime. The problem is that this 30 percent does not provide an alternative solution to deal with a dictator who has violated all seventeen United Nations mandates since the end of the Gulf War in 1991.
After one week of Operation Iraqi Freedom, I remain confused about where I stand. Both compelling Pro- and Anti-war arguments can be made. What's worse, the mouthpieces for the two constituencies have resorted to using disingenuous 'sound-bite propaganda.' Let's look at the arguments.
As the war in Iraq rages on, I find myself questioning how I feel about the decision of the Bush administration to choose to engage in war. Although it is something that I rarely do, I find myself agreeing with George Bush and supporting the war. Bush has stated that the war in Iraq is about disarmament -- preventing a government that is sympathetic to terrorism for producing weapons of mass destruction.
As I write, American armored columns are rolling through the Iraqi desert towards Baghdad. No one doubts that our military machine will triumph over the ill-equipped Iraqi army. Let us ask what such a victory will mean. It will not mean a victory in the war on terrorism.
Now that the United States (along with its small international coalition) has begun dropping bombs on Iraq, as a nation, our focus needs to shift. For the past six months, we have polarized ourselves into two camps -- those who support war and those who do not.
To the Editor: I have a response to Ms. Kleiner's article on "Independent Woman." Ms. Kleiner clearly failed to read my article very carefully. I even wonder about the intentions of her response...perhaps she needed last minute filler for the paper? She made a grave mistake in implying that I lack intelligence, strength and insight.
To Muhlenberg College Students: We know that the student body has concerns about the social life on our campus and the College is responding in an aggressive manner. Early this semester Becky Grace formed a "Programming Group" that includes students from MAC, Greek organizations, athletes and representatives from each class as well as administrators.