Forum was non-ideological

We are writing to clear up some confusion about "Iraq: Perspectives and Responses," a public forum sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies on Monday evening, Oct. 14.

Tuesday's Wildcat included a number of erroneous statements, among them the claim that "some lecturers made the case for immediate invasion." Contrary to what the Wildcat reported, panelists were not asked "to present evidence to support the roles they were assigned, as opposed to their own viewpoints on the issue." They were asked to speak on their particular areas of expertise related to current events and Iraq, not to propound a particular ideology. Panelists represented a wide variety of departments and colleges: business, geosciences, history, law, Near Eastern studies, political science and public health. [Read article]

School violence is a tragedy when it happens, and it's happening all too often today. Schools across the country are having problems with students bringing guns to class, and school shootings are no longer the rare tragedies they once were. Right here in Tucson, students are caught bringing guns to class, confirming the worst fears of many that school shootings are a very real possibility in Tucson. In fact, universities are not immune to violence either, as evidenced by shootings that take place from time to time on college campuses. [Read article]

All is not well in our great land these days. We are a nation preparing for one war while fighting another; the country seems to be on continual alerts for more terrorist attacks; and a Washington, D.C., area sniper is leaving thousands ill at ease. Now more than ever, the information we the public receive from the media becomes very important.

Of course, everything we hear from the media should be important, accurate, relevant and responsible. It's just a shame that it usually isn't. [Read article]

Georgie's mental capacity not enough for telekinesis

Um·. No. Georgie has a tough enough time as it is constructing sensible sentences. I wouldn't want him to hurt himself.

The "strategery" behind bending a spoon is the idea of telekinesis. This is the act of concentrating on an object and using psychic powers to move it or change its physical structure. With the assumption of attempting this idea, it is implicit for someone to have the ability to concentrate his or her attention on a specific activity and I do not think our president has that innate adult capability to concentrate for longer than two minutes. [Read article]