Letter to the Editors This letter is written in response to a column in last week’s issue about the passing of Joe Paterno: Once I read the headline “Paterno deserves respect, not hatred from public,” I thought I had somehow picked up a copy of …
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The Viewpoints page features the opinions of the campus community. Viewpoints articles should be 350-700 words and be about any opinion, funny or serious, about campus or the world around us. Letters to the Editor, which also are on our page, should be no more than 150 words, usually responding to articles either in Viewpoints or elsewhere in the paper.
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Appreciate the troops’ sacrifices
Appreciate the troops’ sacrifices Jack Anderson Throughout this political campaigning and past holiday season, an element of the American civic duty has been shamefully overlooked. By the start of this year, thousands of troops have come home having spent years fighting in the unforgiving landscape …
Ron Paul’s danger runs deep
Ron Paul’s danger runs deep Dan Hanson Every generation has some historical or popular figure that out of context is so bizarre, grotesque or comical that they will never make any sense to following generations. Examples include the Spice Girls, Joseph McCarthy and Liberace. I …
Library renovations fail to satisfy
Library renovations fail to satisfy Anne Rosencrans There are two types of people on this campus: library enthusiasts and everyone else. The typical library enthusiast is identified by: 1. loyalty to a certain “spot” in the library, 2. certainty that “their” library (Gault, Andrews or …
SOPA’s defeat not the end
SOPA’s defeat not the end ERIC BATKE On Jan. 18, the denizens of the Internet rallied around websites such as Wikipedia, Google and Reddit to voice their disapproval over anti-piracy bills making their way through the House and Senate. The bills (Stop Online Piracy Act …
The case for curmudgeons
The case for curmudgeons Matt Porter Over the recent Thanksgiving break, my mother demanded only one thing of all her children: to go see the Muppet Movie together as a family. While watching the movie I was reminded of how much I love Statler and …