Steven Gerner was prohibited from entering the George W. Bush "town hall" March 21, even though he had a ticket. Gerner, a political science sophomore, was wearing a UA Young Democrats T-shirt and had his ticket taken away when an unknown and now mysterious man spotted him. Twenty minutes later, the person returned to notify Gerner he could not enter the event. Gerner asked if his shirt was causing the problem, and the person told him yes. Gerner responded by offering to change his shirt, yet he was still denied entry. [Read article]

Schiavo case no benchmark for "life," distinguished only by press

Now, in the 13th day since Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed, both sides have been calling the case a benchmark in the "culture of life."

Some in Congress, for example, have been calling the case similar to Roe v. Wade in that it will set a

precedent.

The idea is ludicrous. The so called "culture of life" is something about abortion (though pervasively, doesn't have anything to do with the death penalty). Moreover, this is an incident similar to so many others, distinguished only by the amount of press it has received. [Read article]

Big sunglasses bad for women

Big sunglasses are detrimental to society and to the equal treatment of women and men. Really, they are; I can only hope that they are banned.

Why, you might ask? Well, they do two things for women: They make it socially acceptable to hide "ugliness" and they also promote the idea of keeping women from being individuals.

Most girls either wear them under the guise of "fashion" or to cover up their faces on days they don't put on make up (yes, I have been told this is why by some women). [Read article]