Show ThunidavUctob‘ii2yil222 Stealing or forfeiture do we care? swer is simple You need to know I have noticed in my last year and a half at CEU that our student body is apathetic to the world around opinion editor them and for "the leaders of tomorrow" that will be detrimental to our American In June 1990 a tragic event occurred that threatens our bill world as we know it heritage John Conyers Jr a congressman from Missouri passed a We all came here for a purpose That purpose ought to have been exbill as the an entitled the Asset Forfeiture Law Conyers defined tension to the provision 28 of the United States code which allowed for higher education and we are sacrificing that for television ignorance to assets to be seized from dmgdcalcn and be filtered through community current events and ignorance towards the faculty of CEU We are the future it cannot be denied yet without opening our eyes to what is based crime control efforts This law was supposed to act as funding for such community programs and the estimated A billion dollars in destroying our nation-- we will not be able to prevent history from repeating itself as it so often does seizures was expected to stop the drug problem before it started This law that is sacrificing our rights and increasing government Unfortunately that has not been the case in the last two years this realpower affects everyone of us if not directly indirectly You may never law has been active While the ideals of the law sound terrific the umbrella of the have your property seized but someone you care about might Most ity of the law is horrific One case prosecuted under the forfeiture law was that of Billy Mutterland MuUcriand owned his own importantly however we need to be aware of what is going on around us so that we can change the things we don't like and highlight the in his jet flight service and flew his customers across the continent Mutterland's of one when things we do plane However that quickly came to an end In the bfcatauhlic magazine the editor wrote "Of course I love customers Albert Wright was found to be a drug trafficker The Drug the flag Of course I pledge allegiance to it of course I want to see ev- Enforcement Administration or the DEA that was constructed under his ery American pledge allegiance to it but the whole point of America is President Bush's "War on Drags" prosecuted Mutterland and seized Mutterland not that such pledges should always be a matter of choice Patriotism in found Los guilty Angeles jury airplane Although a the this nation has always been a grass roots thing something that bub-confiscate under the current law the government was still able to it is an bles up from the bottom rather than being imposed from the airplanc and charge it with drug trafficking Considering top and if "fair no that ever changes I wiU no longer be so enthusiastic about to right a inanimate object it had no civil rights and therefore pledging Mutterland lost his business only source of income and self-- legiancetotheflag" I could not agree more but in order for that to happen we the "new generation" must be one of hope and courage respect with no charges of crime against him witchThe only way we can be that is if we lift our veils of ignorance Many attorneys call this new law "a new McCarthyism" a The conttoinnocent This article goes deeper than just pointing out another flaw of the the for hunt for drag dealers with no exception is with a government it pleads for change Hopefully on 1954 back versy of McCarthy that healed the entire nation in Tuesday Nov 3 an everyone will take an active Bo Edwards ideals and American rights new name and threatens our part in what we call the "democratic forfeiture law is process" and make their voice heard in the elections We are here to attorney from Nashville Tenn reports that "the asset a way to get around the fifth amendment to the constitution it gives leam something and it doesn't do one bit of good to learn it if you don't applyiL We are being raped of our rights and freedoms and the abusive the DEA too much undeserved power" an- - "asset forfeiture law" is this the and of all Tm You may be wondering why telling you just the beginning Open your eyes By Gilbert Archuleta PC Speech: putting first amendment rights on the line By Melissa Grogan alumni staff writer With unemployment the homeless drugs and endless other domestic issues our society certainly has it's hands full However despite these pressing issues liberals have jumped on the bandwagon of a movement of even greater importance that of political correctness While children are sleeping in alleys this movement is devoting its attention to apprehending the verbally offensive In doing so proponents are succeeding in accomplishing only one thing: threatening the freedom of speech upon which democracy is brood In the 1991 commencement address at Duke University George F Will said "Today there is a potentially fatal idea in circulation: that there should not be in this pluralistic society any core culture passed on from generation to generation” In fact the liberal advocates of the FC movement openly denounce anything influenced by "white heterosexual conservative males" Georgetown University has gone so far as to adopt a new English course entitled "While Male Writers" Authors such a Nathaniel Hawthorne Mark Twain and Herman Melville are discussed based on biggest draw for all year for the department People from all over the their gender and racial origin The by Matthew llarward editor community and Utah come to support them purpose of the course is to distinEric Anderson There is an old adage that reads" if you don't vote you have no of activities for ASCEU) and Kathiyn guish the affects sex and race have Sorensen (college activities representative) promised the Theatre Well having voted in last year's elections for right to belly-achon a writer's strategy and how this years student government Pm going to exercise my right to Department that absolutely no activity would be scheduled that would these authors influence the Amerconflict with the nm of "Dark of the Moon" Two weeks later complain ican signs perception of minorities Our student government if I'm not mistaken is there to help ful- popped up advertising a spook alley sponsored by ASCEU to be Somehow the examination of huheld the same exact days of the shows Needless to say the Theatre fill the needs of the students at CEU It seemed all we heard last year manities topics based on artistic or Department was shocked To add insult to injury the spook alley was during the elections was the rhetoric "I'll promise anything" They literary merit has been replaced by were all offering a government for die people to help the studentbody planned for the main building right next to die Geary Theatre the political motives of FC instrucOne of the problems is that this activity will be very with all their problems How lovely! But like our national govern- to tor However if these professors distracting ment those words soon become forgotten by the candidates once they both the performers and the audience of the show Not to mention were truly advocates of a relativistic lake office But if we are stupid enough to keep believing these poo- - that the show will now be in competition for patrons Box office le view of culture as they maintain we deserve to get ripped in the shorts ceipts are part of the lifeblood of the theatre Will ASCEU be willing they would not be seeking to depreto reimburse the Theatre Department for the ticket sale losses? I think For example the Theatre Department just received a rude awaken- ciate the study of Western culture nod Will they also be at the door to apologize to their audiences and ing as to how ASCEU really is In reality students of these librefund part of there ticket for the mde inconvenience Ya right! The Theatre Department has a tradition of producing a Halloween eral institutions are finding themshow every year at this lime It is a very successful show and is the (continued on page 8) selves a captive audience to the revolutionary political and sociological ideals of their professors No dents believe Friday night dances should be held on different nights to longer do these professors seek to by Tristy Atwood and others feel it would just be nice if maximum attendance achieve a enhance the critical ability and editorial writer I took am dances scheduled noticed the the to is! Have you cancelled knowledge of their pupils but to actually place referring I am sitting thinking about how boring CEU 16 is OcL blame stuto Who on dance not student successful lack of actually the maybe school govern- - transform society through indocthis year (he vcry beginning of fact of the it is whole matter the is but their a on mcnl responsibility trination dent activities provided? as take advertised these events make sue to one place with know to students school of get Comprehensively this moveThe first week provided the down to that not is This student one ment all too often borders on unmany good things put govanother activities (welcome back to kindergarten activities) leam has held Student few has done a worthwhile government constitutionality Institutions are another's names by ninning around a pole and blowing bubble gum and eminent substantial attended a were of that tivitics students with now mandating sensitivity towards such as activities by group each other's names Even many of the planned and Main Attraction the Saturday night live party Taylor Mayson minority groups Many campuses merit vid educational benefit are overlooked by the students due to a in activities November is the as the list far As have school an was constantly dungexample implemented "sensitivity lack of effective advertising Tbe third week of thirteen? Which ever it may be it will be training seminars" as a of seven to current from week a ing have been Week should highly publicized punishment of this Red Ribbon interesting to see the caliber attendance and if In fact the activities will for professors and students found to hecaroe the message it was presenting Decorating day last Tuesday even take place Rush week the second week of school was intended be politically offensive Penn State because nobody showed up to the activity wm (continued on (continued on page 8) Dances on the other hand have had their ups and downs many stupigc 8) al-tria- L" ASCEU government for the people? (vice-preside- nt e" re-p- Activities and Clubs: non-existe- nt Is ASCEU doing its job for students? |