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Another side to ‘Jena Six’

Alisha Kirby September 28, 2007
There are two sides to every story. The University News presents only one side of the controversial "Jena Six" issue in their Sept. 21 article and editorial. Many significant details of the incidents occurring in Jena, La. are absent from The University News' coverage of the story.

Intelligent design

Joseph Dasso September 28, 2007
Dr. Ken Miller, who spoke at SLU recently, upheld a theistic view of Darwinian evolution and attacked intelligent design theory as being unscientific. Dr. Miller did not adequately discuss the methodological naturalism underlying how evolution is taught and failed to address William Dembski's argument for the scientific basis for ID in Dembski's book, The Design Inference.

U.N. goes green, but America is polluted

Brian Laczko September 28, 2007
Remember 2003? What a whimsical time it was. Dictators were removed from power, missions were accomplished and, according to our government, the U.N. was a relic-slow to rise to the occasion and face the problem at hand in today's day and age. I remember it like it was yesterday: The U.

Giving credibility to the enemy

Samiksha Tarun September 28, 2007
I almost fell off of the treadmill at the Simon Rec center when I saw what was on CNN: the president of Iran giving a speech in none other than our beloved New York City. The person who is anti-United States was speaking in the United States. The person who denies that Israel, a strong US ally, should exist was speaking in the United States.

Beatnik of the heart

Roberta Singer September 28, 2007
Allen Ginsberg was with me in Washington. Allen Ginsberg was with me in Washington where I lived briefly under the banner of white-block government buildings. Allen Ginsberg was with me in Washington where I lay awake for months in cold dormitories, possessed with visions of highway voyages across America.

What is a four-letter word for ‘I give up’?

Andrew C. Emmerich September 28, 2007
I try to do the crossword puzzle, I really do, but I just can't seem to catch the fun-loving spirit of word games. I have decided, in fact, that I hate word games. Owning a thesaurus and making good use of dictionary websites helps me find the precise words I'm looking for, but I don't need to do no stinkin' word games.

The ‘Jena Six’

Editorial Board September 21, 2007
The society in which we live is ever-changing, but it seems that even as it progresses, some prejudices-as archaic as dinosaurs-survive. Hate is still prevalent, and segregation-if not de jure, then de facto-still persists. One cannot be fooled into believing that the world has rid itself of racism.

In search of taste

Editorial Board September 21, 2007
Taste is a personal matter. Problems begin to crop up when taste becomes a public affair. In a recent edition of The Recorder, a student-run newspaper for Central Connecticut State University, a comic strip was published that has prompted powerful reactions from the public.

Thanking CSO leaders

Sam Howard September 21, 2007
Just to ensure that all of these PHENOMENAL people get in the paper, I want to THANK everyone who participated in the first-ever CSO Student Leader Retreat this past weekend-Friday, Sept. 14-Saturday, Sept. 15. This was a weekend where CSO Student Leaders were CONNECTED to resources available to them at SLU, administrators who are important to their success, to the Student Government Association and most importantly, to one another.

Students stand up for peace

Jim Allen September 21, 2007
While the debate over the war in Iraq continues and Congress prepares to vote on another multibillion dollar supplement, peace activists in St. Louis organized a five-day 24-hour vigil outside of Senator Claire McCaskill's office in the Delmar Loop . Last night, I had the opportunity to join in that vigil along with a group of Saint Louis University students.

Fielding complaints

Kevin Crookshank September 21, 2007
Intramural soccer on the field at Laclede and Vandeventer is a good experience. We have lights to play under, fences to corral loose balls, goals with nets and wheels for easy movement, referees, and even a lined field. I'm very thankful for all these amenities.

Future greatness depends upon present confidence

Samiksha Tarun September 21, 2007
Mahatma Gandhi, Christopher Columbus, George Washington, William Shakespeare, Albert Einstein . and the list of greats continues. Did Albert Einstein know that he was destined to change the world through his exploration of science? On bright, sunny, lazy days, did Einstein imagine that he would discover ideas in science that seemed unfathomable, or that he would be considered one of the greatest scientists the world has ever had? Did Isaac Newton know that his laws of physics would still be relevant today-and studied throughout the entire world? Did Shakespeare realize that he was going to be considered one of the greatest writers in history? Did Gandhi know that he would bring independence to India? When he was in college, did he think of bringing independence to India? Did Martin Luther King, Jr.
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