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| Everyone deserves an education |
To the Editor:
Regarding “Students
should take drug test in application” (Sept 4): It’s nice
that this letter writer is concerned with the “housing deficits”
at the college, but no person should be denied the right to education.
Drug use may not be productive but education is. What this writer
is saying is that if a person should become involved with drugs,
they don’t deserve to better themselves. Or, at least as long
as there’s a housing problem.
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Sandy Cote
Ohio Marijuana Party Political
Action Committee, Co-founder
http://ohio.usmjparty.com
608 Carlton Street
Toledo, OH 43609
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| Don’t compare all horror movies |
To the Editor:
How dare you
lump Pinhead in with Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers! It’s
acceptable insofar as he has become more recognizable, like those
three, than the movies.
BUT:
He has never “stalked” anyone, and
no teenagers have been involved. Frank and Julia were quite adults
(30+ surely) and Kirsty was at least 22, surely.
In the first four movies, (I’d like to skip
3, a stain on the series, that should be burned) there is one teenager,
who is neither stalked nor killed by Pinhead (aka “Lead Cenobite”).
For shame!
Hellraiser gets a horrid reputation for being
another “slasher” series, when it involves neither promiscuous
teenagers nor machetes, axes, chainsaws, nailguns, pitchforks, etc.
The original was a much more complex work about
the nature of pain and pleasure, and the relativity of these concepts,
as well as just very like a Grimm fairy tale.
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R.C. Killian
ASU Box 7095
266-6934
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| ASU students need to read this book |
To the Editor:
I couldn’t
agree more with Mr. Forbes.
I attended Convocation this morning as per requirements of my particular
choices in higher education (i.e. Teaching Fellows). Whilst sitting
with said group (composed primarily of self-described Christians)
I noticed very few payed attention to Barbara Eherenreich.
Frankly, I was absolutely disgusted by this (as my roommate could
likely attest, as I came back ranting). I can’t say I’m
particularly active, and so am rather guilty of conceptually similar
apathy, but, my family, like Mr. Forbes’ is of a more modest,
though comparatively ‘luxurious’ nature.
I’m aware of plenty of people who don’t need scholarships
and take them anyway, and of people who criticize from positions
of affluence (as Mr. Forbes referenced). Having a friend in a position
that is low on the economic ladder, I’ve discussed it with
someone involved and found the arguments of those who criticize
to be quite lacking. Those who come from supposedly Christian backgrounds
would do well to remember that the apostles were to cast off their
worldly goods, and such insensitive attitudes toward those lower
on the ladder are antithetical to the morality of that religion,
which may not be mine, but I philosophically tend to agree with.
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R.C. Killian
ASU Box 7095
266-6934
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