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Party affiliation should not be a determining factor
The division of party lines was a heated topic in last year's presidential election. Even further back it was a topic in the 2000 election, but is it George Bush dividing America or America dividing itself? It remains forefront, as a new chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon be appointed. The only issue that has brought the two majority parties together is the FEMA catastrophe that stems from Hurricane Katrina.…
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Right to bear arms
In the wake of the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, the law-abiding citizens of New Orleans were told they couldn't protect themselves from the criminals who wanted to exploit the situation. The deputy police chief of New Orleans made this comment on ABC News: "Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons." He went on to say, "No one will be able to be armed. We are going to take all the weapons."…
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The reality of gun laws
Want gun control? Use both hands. Guns don't kill people; people kill people, and Charlton Heston's famous "from my cold dead hands." We've all heard these slogans and read them on bumper stickers, but does anyone really take the time out to think what they mean?…
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Freedom of speech should be valued
In a new attempt to replicate the atmosphere of the coffee shops whose place they wish to usurp, Starbucks now prints quotations on its coffee cups under the title, "The Way I See It," intending to stimulate conversation among customers.…
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letter to the editorEditor's note: The following letter is in response to "Campus unsafe" by Erin McNamee, which appeared in the September 23 issue of the WC.
The Office of Public Safety would like to respond to Erin McNamee's column, "Campus Unsafe."…
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