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Show 1 Thursday, June 4. 1992 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Five Opinions The Daily Utah Chronicle IAY DAN QWLE'S FAMILY CLINIC Editorials ReCoMWteUWTloN WOULD B TO STOP WATCHlMSrAURPttY V WH," Easy Me New bike racks will promote use and safety Students of the University of The Associated made positive steps this week to help promote bicycles on the U. campus. The ASUU General Assembly approved $19,137 to be used to fund new bicycle racks on campus and provide bicycle information to students. Currently there are not adequate resources available for students to keep their bikes locked up and safe while they are in class. As a result many riders choose to lock their bikes to ramps, walkways and trees which obstructs pedestrians and disabled students who rely on clear ramps for easy access to buildings. Or, if there's not a safe place to park their bikes, some students opt not to ride to campus. The new bike racks should eliminate both problems. Increased bike ridership should be encouraged on campus. Bikers free up parking spaces for other students, help the environment and keep themselves physically active. Installing new bike racks will enable the current trend to continue. But bikers must also use the racks so their relationship with the administration will remain cooperative rather than.hostile. The Campus Bicycle Subcommittee is also developing a set of bicycle regulations and policies. The policies will help clear up any problems between riders and pedestrians and will also set guidelines concerning safety. Bicycles are excellent forms of alternative transportation and if the U. community wants to support policies that promote our world and our surroundingssupporting cycling is an excellent way to do so. Options available week William Andrews was sentenced die by lethal injection for his part in the Hi-1974 killings. It was the seventh time his death sentence was handed down and this time the execution date is set for July 30, 1992. Although William Andrews did not actually kill any of the victims (Pierre Dale Selby admitted to shooting the three people who died) the judge ordered that he be sentenced to die. The Hi-Shop crimes were horrendous and brutal, but Andrews should not be sentenced to die for his part in them. He should be punished, however. And now the Utah courts have finally passed a law that would guarantee life in prison without parole. But Judge Ronald Hyde said a new sentence, "life without parole," would not be issued This M THE fffiBBUR&H & Rfefc V su W i:X Circulating myths about Chronicle staff reveal many unknown secrets As about writers for the Chronicle, we frequently asked questions people on staff and are often forced to justify articles published in the Chronicle. Sometimes these queries are hostile, sometimes coldly polite, and, every once in a while, sincere. At any rate, we would like to quell the myths how to write a letter, we just might consider publishing it as is. Recently, an insightful little fellow accused the Chronicle women of being prostitutes. This is not entirely true because prostitutes make money for their profession and the Chrony staffers get paid dirt. On the other side of the coin, this i circulating out there about the Chronicle in the hopes that readers everywhere will have a better understanding about what we do here (or at least quit bugging us about it). One popular myth is that the Chronicle is run by aliens and Elvis impersonators. This is not entirely true, with one exception. Feature Editor Steven Miller has been known to teleport himself to other planets in the form of Elvis. People also think that the Chronicle is just a bunch of mindless dribble. This is not true either. Every so often, someone writes a decent article or column just to throw you, the reader, off track and think that your tuition dollars are being spent for a worthy cause. Also, we've received a lot of complaints that the editorial staff censors letters. Ok, ok, we admit it. But if any of you verbose or illiterate fools (i.e. mental midgets) learned Eleni Vatsis and Allan Rubenstein Chronicle Columnists pathetic dweeb with too much spare time on his hands thinks the Chrony men are not 'real men'. However, the 'unreal men' at the Chrony are world renowned for their belching, grunting, gross jokes, football watching, beer, guzzling and , urinating in public. In short, they live up to every expectation this clown uses for his 'real man' measurements. We now would like to expose the great secret behind John B. Wilson. We are always being asked if he is a real person. So listen up because we're only going to say this once. John B. is a figment of some sick and twisted imagination. We should explain. Rebecca Walsh is a known ventriloquist. If you look carefully, you will notice that none of her columns have run in the same issues as our fictional friend. You will also notice that she never drinks water while John B. is talking. Now you are probably wondering how we managed to get such a studly photograph of John B. to run with his fictitious columns. Well, we confess. we got me pnotos fj0ml from the 'Most Intelligent Men in America' issue of t '-- J. GQ magazine. Furthermore, it is our great pleasure to reveal to you what the B. stands for in John B. Wilson. We commend many of you for trying to guess. We certainly enjoyed the creative attempts. We present to you the top ten names given for the B. in John B. Wilson. 10. Birch 9. Butthead 8. the Body 7.Bea 6. Bogus 5, Baaaaabe! 4. Big guy 3. Boy toy 2. Beelzebub 1. son of a Bitch (coined by Chase Peterson, former U. president) All of these names have provided see "Vatsis" on page six Fi Fi because the law was not created to be retroactive. The sentence was created to give judges a sentencing alternative to the death penalty. Sentencing Andrews to life in prison would not be a retroactive sentence, it would be a suitable sentence available to judges in Utah currently. The William Andrews' case is one that calls for an alternative punishment. Letters Groups instruct members Editor: Upon a moment of objective contemplation on Tuesday's Chronicle editorial, "Father Figure, LDS Church instructs members how to vote," it becomes quite evident that the author is not stating a sensible concern. Of course it is the right of the LDS Church to take specific positions on. any matter,. whether political or moral. That is the very function of a church, or any organization for that matter. The author of Tuesday's commentary failed to mention the attempts of NOW, the NRA, the ACLU, the NAACP, the John Birch Society, the Sierra Club, the Right to Lifers, the Right to Choicers, the Right to Everythingers, the AFL-CIthe American Steelworkers Union, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Wilderness Society, and probably ten thousand other organizations and churches which "paternalistically instruct" their members on how they should vote and to whom they should contribute funds. In reality, it is quite seldom in comparison the LDS Church takes a public stance on any particular LETTER POLICY The Daily Utah Chronicle Business hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 581-704- politicalmoral issue. The church teaches principles and values and then expects its members to make personal decisions on the myriad of public issues based on those values and principles. There is not anyone to "force" a person to listen to and act in accordance to the counsels of LDS Church leaders just as there is not anyone forcing a person to listen to and vote in accordance to the wishes of the NRA, the ACLU or the Sierra Club. The success of a democracy depends on the ability of its people to heed the right voices. John Olof Frandsen Junior English 1 The Daily Utah Chronicle welcomes reader response. Please bring typed, aouble-spaCe- d letters, not exceeding two pages, to 240 Union. Each letter should include your name, major, year in school and telephone number (for verification purposes only). Unsigned letters will not be considered The publication. Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters for spelling, grammar and space. for |