No moral justification for objection to gays

Minita Sanghvi's column on Friday was exceptional. The society that will survive is the society that is open to the most individuals with positive energy. Throughout history, many humans that have had same-sex partners have contributed to our species. Whatever their concept of the creator, humans with same-sex partners must originate from that source of energy in the same way as others. If two adults agree to be together, why should anyone care? There is no real need for humans to procreate any more than we have been already. In fact, a case can be built that those who have large families are more immoral than those not procreating, if morality is based on survival of our species and not just religious dogma. [Read article]

A major city election is only two weeks away. Those UA students who are registered must make big decisions on Nov. 4 ÷ or sooner, if they vote by mail ÷ that will have an enormous impact on the university and the community as a whole for years to come.

Perhaps one of the most important, and most controversial, issues that will appear on ballots is a comprehensive transportation plan that comes in the form of propositions 200 and 201. [Read article]

ASUA may have stumbled a little coming out of the gate, but it's slowly getting back on track this year. There are several reasons why they are righting the ship, not the least of which is the decision to get involved with relations between the students living around campus and the community.

On Thursday, senators polled students on ASUA Day to find out if students support ASUA stepping in and getting involved in community relations. I'm sure everyone can agree that there is a problem and, of the 120 students they managed to poll, 88 want to see their representatives help out in rectifying the situation. [Read article]