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Show Views&Op inion Page 12 Monday, April 2, 2012 From ASUSU, Page 11 exchange. I would recommend buying a slice of Wasatch Mountain Gruyere raw cheese from Rockhill Farm in Richmond, Utah, to complete the party in your mouth. Caffe Ibis and Crumb Brothers are far from being the only local food options that Logan has to offer. USU has a Student Organic Farm at 1750 N. 800 East that offers fresh, organic produce at a fair cost. Student volunteers sell produce outside of the TSC after harvests, and the Community Supported Agriculture program is in place so students may pay in advance for weekly shares of produce during the growing season. Zollinger Fruit and Tree Farm at 1000 River Heights Blvd. grows varieties of apples, pumpkins, squash and melons. ceigzy patagonia Ralsocigf-■ Coming home to a pot of chili with a tall glass of Zollinger apple cider, after a long hike or mountain bike ride in Logan Canyon, will be a cherished memory when I move away from Logan. If you're fired up about traveling the valley to purchase local food, I have some daytrip recommendations. Cache Valley is infamously known for its poor air quality, and reduc- Nab Born claff____Do tu entSpecia l' of the Week New shipment of Timbuk2 bags just in. z Simple Reg. s89 NOW $49. 99 While Supplies Last! The 129 N. Main, Logan Timberlatid e ortsman .1Iclothing • shoes • equipment I 435452-0211 AxiettANI■r-I(*) DALE ing your carbon footprint is something everyone should strive for. Daily, Cache Valley residents drive more than 2.5 million miles, and there are more than 2,000 premature deaths yearly because of our air quality. Luckily, Logan has three fantastic services to get you around town without emptying your wallet, and will help restore the air quality to what it once was. Cache Valley Transit District is a fare-free local bus service that has 11 routes. Their service is funded by a local sales tax, and through Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Program grants. USU also has its own bus system and bicycle center on campus. Both entities are funded through student fees, so it would be in your best interest to make use of the services. Aggie Shuttle has five campus day routes, and one evening route. Not only does Aggie Shuttle offer a text messaging service to find out when the bus will arrive to your nearest stop, the buses are fueled by natural gas. If you've recently been fantasizing about what your body could look like, I would recommend visiting Aggie Blue Bikes. Aggie Blue Bikes, located east of the Fieldhouse, offers three- From LEFT, Page 11 I I.S. '1 RASK CD co fluor. F,11, 5,9N OUTDOOR CLOTHES month bicycle checkouts to students for free. The shop has tool boards where trained technicians can help you repair, tune-up or overhaul your bike. While eating local food and traveling by bicycle is not the ultimate solution to large-scale sustainability issues, it certainly makes you a fit, conscious and beautiful person. The only problem that may happen from following these tenants is being able to manage an increase in date requests. - Comments on Blake's column may be sent to statesmanoffice@aggiemaiLusu.edu . From RIGHT, Page 11 His bill strengthens the powerful, private insurance industry by forcing people to purchase their product. These are the very companies rationing care by denying coverage and disputing claims so as to maximize their profit and minimize their risk. Nonetheless, I believe that President Obama's health care bill does do some good things and is a step forward in some respects. For example it allows us young people to stay on our parent's insurance until we're 26. It also prevents insurance companies from denying coverage to people based on pre-existing conditions — a sinister and heartless calculation as they seek to increase profits at the expense of human lives. In a country as wealthy and great as ours, our current health care system is a moral travesty and reform is greatly needed. But if Justice Kennedy's questions of the lawyers representing the Obama administration are any indication, the law may very well be found unconstitutional. However, this might not prove to be such a bad thing. After people see through the misrepresentations of the Right and lose those benefits they gained from the bill's passage, real action might finally be taken toward a comprehensive, universal health care system, which is ultimately needed if we are to live up to those words recited at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance — "justice for all." at every point of their life." Clearly, this is a dangerous door to open. The second justification is the tax clause, which enables Congress to lay and collect taxes in order to provide for the common defense and general welfare. If Congress were to collect taxes to provide health care as it does with roads, this would be a valid justification. This, however, isn't how the mandate works. The mandate requires everyone buy health insurance, and those who don't pay a fine. Unfortunately, a fine isn't a tax and therefore this justification is illegitimate. The final justification for the mandate is the necessary and proper clause, which states that Congress can pass any law it deems necessary and proper to carry out all powers in the constitution. Health care reform is arguably necessary to provide for the general welfare, but is it proper? The health care mandate doesn't even approach proper. When the Supreme Court makes a ruling, its ruling becomes what is called case law. Case law is extremely powerful because all other decisions by lower courts must be based upon this ruling. If Congress decides the health care mandate is proper, because of the commerce clause or any other reason, the ruling provides a constitutional basis for virtually any other similar mandate in the future. If Congress decides everyone must buy a car or work 50 hours a week, they would have the legal basis to do so because such actions affect interstate commerce. The mandate isn't proper because it grants Congress unlimited power, theoretically. There is much more at stake in this ruling than health care. Upholding this bill establishes dangerous case law and sets a bad precedent for future rulings. We must change the system, but we must also do it in a manner that doesn't butcher the Constitution. — Andrew Izatt is a sophomore majoring in economics and philosophy. Send comments to andrew.izatt@aggiemaiLusu.edu . — Mike Burnham is a junior majoring in international relations and economics. Comments can be sent to him at mike.bumham@gmail.corn The Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence presents lectures in entrepreneurship DEANS CONVOCATION SPRING 2012 04 April Bill Child R.C. Willey David Bell George S. Eccles Business Building Room 215, 7 p.m. RCWilley. I tow to Build a Business Warren Butrutt Would Buy THE R.C. WILLEY STORY FREE book to the first 200 people JON M. HUNTSMAN BUSINESS UtahStateU n iversity SCHOOL OF www.rcwilley.com Xinmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor, Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania "Shopping Behavior on the Internet" Bill Child Chairman, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings William H. "Bill" Child serves as Chairman of the Board of R.C. Willey Home Furnishings. Under his management, the company has grown over the past 52 years from one employee to over 3,000 employees, from a 600-square-foot store to 14 large stores in Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California with an annual sales volume of over $800 million. In 1995, R.C. Willey was acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. The Berkshire group ranks No. 2 in home furnishings in the United States. R.C. Willey has won many awards, among which is the "National Home Furnishings Retailer of the Year." "Bill Child represents the best of America. In matters of family philanthropy, business or just plain citizenship, anyone who follows in his footsteps is heading true north:' huntsman.usu.edu/ecenter — Warren Buffett Wednesday, April 4 1:30-3 p.m. Orson A. Christensen Auditorium (BUS 215) JON M. HUNTSMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS UtahStateUn ive rsity huntsman.usu.edu |