Stereotypes in comics pages unwelcome

After reading Tuesday's Wildcat, I am annoyed. In my opinion, more discretion needs to be used when choosing comic strips for the back page. The comics rarely gain even a chuckle at best, and furthermore, they tend to be more offensive than anything else. In Tuesday's issue, David Low, through the "B-Fish" comic, makes fun of, in his words, "several voting Republicans" and pegs them as racist and homophobic. I am not without a sense of humor, however, jokes such as these are getting pretty old. There was another offensive cartoon in the Wildcat in the Feb. 3 issue, when Carlos Pachecho poked fun at Christianity. This comic was not amusing, and it crossed the line. Is religious persecution permitted as long as it's persecuting Christianity? The creator of the "Pagan Fire" comic strip should be able to create whatever comics he wants, but I am requesting that, as a university-affiliated entity, the Wildcat weed out comics that can be potentially hurtful and in fact discriminatory. These comics serve no purpose in this paper. [Read article]

The medical laboratories in the state of Arizona are experiencing a shortage of qualified personnel, as evidenced by a recent Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association study. More medical laboratory technologists are also needed to provide the necessary workforce for the biotech and biosciences industry. The medical technology major provides UA students with an excellent choice for a challenging future career and should be continued. [Read article]

Top 10 reasons men hate women

One of my closest friends recently came to me asking for relationship advice. Rather foolish of her, I think, since I haven't had a girlfriend in three years. Still, we talked for a while, and I gave her my rather pragmatic analysis of the situation. But all this talk about relationships got me feeling, well, pretty pissed off about women in general. So what follows is my top 10 reasons why women suck. [Read article]

Question: How do you feel about drive-thru liquor stores and the law that could potentially ban them?

"Drinking and driving is a lot like masturbation - it's going to happen anyway and no law will stop it. It's conservative lawmaking. People have to drive to pick up alcohol anyway."