Raising tuition discriminatory
I write this in reply to Mike Schrade's letter to the editor on Feb. 28. I am extremely appalled at the lack of sensitivity in this student who actually ran for student body president. Had he any intention of representing the student body for the good of his constituents, he would have enough sense not to discriminate against out-of-state students.
While I agree money is necessary for improvement in education, a more important factor is the quality of the student body. Raising out-of-state tuition to sift out students who "to be perfectly honest shouldn't be here" is as effective as stopping the enrollment of Caucasians in order to raise the academic quality of the student body. Raise the UA admission requirements to obtain students more focused on academic pursuits. The discrimination against out-of-state students who pay a significant amount more than the in-state students is not something that should be tolerated. We contribute to the university's diversity, and we are as much a part of the UA as Mike Schrade is. Actually, maybe even more so.
Lucian Teo
management information systems junior
on behalf of the Singapore Students Association
Religious letters insensitive
In response to recently published letters in the Wildcat I must step in and indicate that they are getting rather out of hand, and also point out that the letter "Christian Recruiters do good work" indicated that churches in England were profitable! Look at present day churches in Italy and France amongst other European places, not merely England. Why did Voltaire and Moliere retaliate? Even up until modern day many churches are the most profitable organizations in a country. How do you think the Pope manages to live? I am not insulting Christians by any means. But I do think that people in general need a higher tolerance and acceptance toward people of other religions. What you choose to believe is entirely up to you, but I do not appreciate religion being forced at me. As a Muslim I was raised to believe you should respect other people's religions and not try to force your own religion on other people. If they wish to convert it should be their choice, not as a result of the threat of "Hell."
Also the letter knocked psychiatry. Psychiatry has its faults in deed, as do many things, but if Anton Anderson really knew how many people actually use and need psychiatry in modern times and actually knew anything about the industry he would perhaps be more accepting of how many people it has helped. People need other peoples help, with or without God. Anderson also needs to look up cult in a dictionary, and stop attacking people for their art and beliefs.
Finally, in response to Yaeger's letter in last week's Wildcat, regardless of who you are, if you believe in the beginnings of humanity through evolution or Adam and Eve or some other theory, you would know that as a human we are all from the same origins regardless of religion. Islam teaches there is no division between man. Maybe some people should draw from other religions and learn some respect toward other people.
Aisha H. Al Suwaidi
soil and water environmental science sophomore
Wildcat letters illogical
Anton Anderson's letter seems to indicate that Christianity is a cult, which contradicts every other person's letters. Based on his definition anybody could be part of a cult. College students devoted to school work could be a Cult for College.
As a human being I have a general interest in the well being of humanity, and I don't have a religion, so it is not only Christians who care. I do not appreciate the "shameless" attack on Cody Angell. Perhaps you should consider that Cody's "attacks" are based on some logical argument he has against certain campus cults.
The letters in the Wildcat are becoming more and more illogical, and the arguments are getting weaker. On one hand, people are claiming Christians are doing no recruiting but on the other hand they are claiming that they are recruiting. Is Christianity a new campus club that we should know about? Or have I missed the point? With regard to God selecting the Campus Crusade for Christ staff, I must point out that this sounds like they went to interviews and were selected like contestants on a game show. Also on the note of mind-altering drugs, a lot of people take them without seeing a shrink, and to be honest, help through evaluation sounds a lot better to me than help through a "book" since evaluation involves multiple books. Cumulative knowledge.
Also in response to Yaeger's letter, I have to point out that I do not appreciate the comment about the fate of friends and classmates. What fate is this? Do these people genuinely care or are they part of some alternate reality, a cult per say? If so, let me in on the big secret because to be honest, I have no clue what is going to happen tomorrow, never mind my fate for the future.
Nikki Lee
criminal justice freshman
