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Thursday, February 26, 2004
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Mailbag
Divulging location of seminar a bad move
Your front-page story "Nude visitor prompts UAPD to guard philosophy class" was poorly conceived by the author, and apparently not edited for its basic message. Holly Wells reports that the class in question was moved as a result of a student's threatening actions. However, in the third paragraph of the story, we are provided with the new location of the class and its meeting time. Good move! As I understand it, the class has again been relocated. I think you owe an apology to the instructor and students, and should, in the future, show more responsibility in what you print when security is clearly an issue.
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A Load Of Belshe: A tragedy waiting to happen
I am a member of one of the last oppressed and persecuted groups in this country. It's not because I'm white, heterosexual, middle-class or male. It's because I am a gun owner. I have chosen to take on the responsibilities associated with exercising one of my constitutionally guaranteed rights. And because of that, many people develop an unwarranted fear based on an ignorant point of view. Those who write policy for the university, apparently among the ignorant public, have codified this fear in a policy banning weapons on campus. So today, I'm going to explain to all of you why you need not fear me and my brethren, and why you should, in fact, trust us.
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Major Disappointment: Teaching the facts of life
In ancient Athens, all schoolteachers and students were male. These men were responsible for teaching young boys how to play the lyre and recite Homer's poems. Most people know teachers who would do better reciting the lyrics to the "Thong Song" than those of Homer or Shakespeare. But those who cannot recite "The Iliad" could do better by behaving with dignity, unlike Paris or Menelaus. The following are situations to keep in mind when pondering how to best set the proper example for students of any age.
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View Points
Question: Have you voted or do you plan to vote in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona primary elections?
"I am going to vote, although I haven't really decided (for whom) yet because I don't know much about the candidates."
"No, definitely not. That's not something that interests me. I know people in ASUA and it's boring, bottom line."
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