Tonight, we write our final editorial as editors of The Weekly. We have learned many things since our first day on the job. Some things were learned the hard way, bringing tears and extreme aggravation, but in the end all those long Tuesday nights were well worth it.
"Lighthouses are more useful than churches." - Benjamin Franklin I would like to make a point of stating that I am an atheist and not an agnostic. I don't think there is no "god", I KNOW there is no "god". I also know that most of the rest of the world knows that as well, but they just won't admit it they know something else.
Dear Editor: I found the Sports section in the April 16 edition of the Weekly to be severely lacking. Under a banner that had the word SPORTS over the Mule logo, there was exactly one article on Muhlenberg varsity sports. There was a long article on intramurals, and the only other article in the section - by far the longest of the three - was on professional sports.
Dear Editor: Rachel Jaye's article "How to get a girl in five ways…and keep her' is guilty of what I like to call 'accidental sexism.' The article, while I'm sure not written to be intentionally offensive, implies that men are useless imbeciles who think with their penises and women are docile, emotional princesses who don't enjoy sex, just a good cuddle.
On Fri. morning, Apr. 10, our friends at the New School University attempted to use nonviolent civil disobedience to protest the bureaucratic red tape being erected by their president, Bob Kerrey, regarding the formation of a Socially Responsible Investing committee among other decision-making obstacles.
While we can all agree with Alex Lotorto's hope for a more just and compassionate world, those of us who work with all the College's constituencies must also deal with facts. Unfortunately, Alex's most recent manifesto is so filled with factual misrepresentations that his conclusions cannot be trusted.
The newly elected Muhlenberg College Student Government seeks to create a new vision of representation here at Muhlenberg. While the Student Government in the past has functioned utilizing familiar methods of governing and programming, on the whole, a deviation from this tradition is in order.
Dear Campus Community, This year not only has our economy in turmoil. In addition, the demand for food at local food banks has risen precipitously. As the article is titled, "America's Food Banks Need a Bailout," states: "... a survey conducted by Feeding America, a national hunger-relief charity (found that) of 160 food banks, 99.
Rewind. I missed that. Pause. Fast forward, we're in the wrong spot. Repeat. Yes. Repeat. Yes, that would be helpful. Do you know when people ask you, if you had any special power, what would it be and why? Well, I would want to have the powers of a remote.
This has been nothing short of an extraordinary academic year, especially in the realm of politics. The United States went through the historic 2008 Presidential and Congressional elections and experienced a major transition of power in Washington D.C. The excitement of politics made its way to Muhlenberg and our student body set the bar high in political activism and participation.
Recently, Republican senator Arlen Specter came to our college for a town hall meeting and remarked that you can fit all moderate Republican senators in a phone booth. When I asked about why that is the case when the American people voted for a change in direction, he said that it was because the Republican Party is run by the extreme right (he also said that the Democrats were run by the extreme left, but that's for another time), and those people are not as perceptive to change as other Americans.
While the article on "how to get a girl" that was written in last week's newspaper was insightful, this article hopes to give a new and different look at the social life on campus. Boys, this is for you if you do not have such a booming social life right now.
The European Union and the United Nations have routinely condemned Israel for her response to Hamas rocket fire over the last several years. The criticism reached a fever pitch after Israel's Gaza incursion in December and January 2008. According to the BBC, of the 8,600 rockets launched by Hamas against Israel since 2001, nearly 6,000 (70%) have been launched since Israel withdrew from Gaza in August 2005.
Our parents often told us when we were little that winning isn't everything. I, like most people, accepted this as another lame thing which our parents tell us to make us feel better when we are sad. To me, "winning isn't everything" was the verbal equivalent of taking me to get some ice cream after losing a baseball game or getting a slice of pizza after a soccer game.