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Show WWW.NETXNEWS.NET MONDAY • APRIL 3 • 2006 Down the Hatch pointed not elected, but "we the people" are the ones that came up with this idea back when we decided to be a constitutional republic. It seems that it's beneficial to keep those crazy old Supreme Court judges around to make sure we keep some of those founding statutes on the book. You know, things like, the right to bear arms the right to assemble, separation of church and state, and that wild idea of freedom of speech. Hatch's idea that we should allow congress to have the power to prohibit Though Hatch paid lip service to the the physical desecration of the flag of "check and balance system" of gov- the United States is an attempt to quash ernment we have, he followed up with free speech. Burning or desecrating saying he, "didn't believe that most the flag may not be most people's cup Americans want to be governed by of tea, but it is a significant statement. unelected judges." If financial contributions to support a If the purpose of the Supreme Court political campaign can be seen as free is to determine whether or not laws are speech, certainly burning the flag to unconstitutional, it seems they need to express disappointment in the governbe around to protect the minority. Oth- ment must be seen as such also. erwise, we live in, say it with me kids, Hatch said that back in 1989 some a fascist state. "activist judges" took away a power True, Supreme Court judges are ap- that congress had for 200 years, name- I the good the bod & the ugly In Havana Cuba. Ernest Hemingway's personal villa, some of his possessions, and his 40-foot fishing boat, which inspired The Old Man and the Sea will all be salvaged and restored courtesy of the Cuban government. Citing trade sanctions between the two countries, the Bush Administration is already disallowing U.S. raised funds by a non-profit organization in America to be sent to Cuba for this restoration project. It's good somebody is willing tp preserve Hemingway's historic legacy. If we won't do it, more power to Cuba. And maybe America actually is preserving that historiclegacy (in spirit at least) better than Cuba because nobody exemplified stubborn like Ernest Hemingway and nothing says stubborn like America disallowing charitable contributions to our old Cold War nemesis. On the other hand, nothing says "We don't have human rights and freedom of speech violations here," like Cuba shifting the focus away from free elections toward one PR photo-op after another. (ho bod ' > > • < • > • • : • . ' For years, people have been told by their doctors that moderate drinking (for instance a glass of wine each night with dinner or before bed) was good for the body, but a new study from the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing refutes that claim. According to MedPage Today, which reviewed the study, "All those health benefits of moderate drinking may be based on nothing but a common methodological error in the studies." Is UCSF saying humans can't drink their health problems away? n Senator Hatch's speech to UVSC, he made some pretty interesting claims. Certainly the crowd appreciated his hip lingo, John Stewart-esque political wit, and his oh so hilarious jabs at the Vice President (kudos for Hatch on that whole "I just got a message from Cheney" bit). However, amidst his references to 24, The West Wing, and Star Wars, Hatch managed to essentially dismiss the work of the Supreme Court, and give a hefty kick to free speech all in one fail swoop. ly that of prohibiting desecration of the flag. Hatch noted the fact that one of the roles of the Supreme Court was to interpret the constitution. If that is the case, isn't deeming congressional power to prohibit flag burning unconstitutional exactly that, an interpretation? According to Hatch's own definition, the Supreme Court was just doing its job. At a vote of 5 to 4, certainly it was a close call, but one can imagine had the case gone the other way Hatch would not be calling those justices "activist (and Sith Lord) judges". Maybe we should go the way Hatch wants. His goal is to '"return the constitution to the way it was. before unelected judges made this decision on a major social issue." What could that mean? It probably doesn't mean taking away equal rights for minorities and women, but then again. Hatch did say that the U.S. government was at its finest when the "founding fathers wrote the constitution," so, take that for what it's worth, and imply away! Generalization Accentuate the positive Dear Editor, Dear Editor, One of the positive things I have noticed about UVSC is that the campus is always kept clean. The halls, the bathrooms and the grounds outside of the school always look so clean and inviting. It gives me great school pride to walk in the halls knowing that I go to a school that is kept nice. Another positive thing I have noticed about UVSC is that the Professors are always willing to help out with any questions or concerns that their students have. Because most of the class sizes are small, the Professors are more able to have one on one time with students. As a new freshman at college this personally helped me to understand all the requirements for each one of my classes and helped me to transition from High School to College. We are all entitled to our own thoughts and we are free to express our opinions, but I do also think we need to remember the positive things and not always focus on the negative. — Courtney Newsome RELIGION OF PEACE was definitely an interesting article. Muslim nations have been the cause of a lot of the world's grief as of late. However, I don't think it is correct to judge the entire religion by the Muslim extremists who are committing these acts, especially since we complain about misconceptions about the predominant religion here in Utah. We have to remember that the terrorist acts are mostly carried out by the extremists in Muslim countries. Remember there is still a disagreement between reformers and conservatives in most Muslim countries. I do agree that Muslim Nations need to be carefully watched, but I don't think we should make generalizations against the entire religion. Idler/ to the editor — Marc Young Pornography: The worst kind of drug Fox News reports "The Bush administration has proposed cutting AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps, a program in which 18-24 year olds live in group residences for training before going out to perform service projects, from $27 million to $5 million in fiscal year 2007, with the intent of shutting it down altogether." .... ; Who needs service projects that help America's youth make a difference in the lives of those around them when you've got tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy? In regards to some of the comments I've read concerning pornography I must make more of a bold statement. Pornography is the worst kind of addiction here in this day and age. We live in a day when we can't surf the Internet without avoiding non-stop sexual advertisements. This is all well and good for us college students, who I remind you, are supposed to be mature about such things, but what about those that are younger? I know of three different kids all under the age of 12, who have managed to stumble upon a porn site simply because they typed a word in a Google Search and clicked on a website out of curiosity. When I read comments from my fellow students here saying that pornography is a "normal thing" and "it's just sex" it disturbs me. If it's a "normal" thing in your life I think it's safe to say you've fallen prey to the addiction and it's never "just sex," even when you're married; it's something far greater than ;hat. Pornography teaches kids to look at sex just as the students quoted above have described it. It teaches them to look at women as objects, and can ruin a child's perception of marriage. I am ashamed to be amongst the alumni of student's such as these. — Bryan Larsen A thing of beauty LETTERS TO THE EDITOR point/ An international society which works is \ the best guarantee of ! our own security and ' prosperity. -Condoleezza Rice This Wilsonian ambition will end in disaster for this country.. -Pat Buchanan * E-Mail letters to uvscopinions@hotmail.com * The NetXNewd room is located on campus in SC220. * All letters become property of NetXNews and may be edited for content, specifically clarity, length or other concerns at the discretion of the Opinions Editor. * Letters between 50-250 words are encouraged and those letters marked by their succinctness are more likely to be published. * Letters must be accompanied by full name, address, and phone number for verification purposes (contact information will not be published). I am incredibly disheartened by some of the students in my health class here at UVSC. We recently began studying the male and female reproductive organs and the sexual response cycle. A handful of the people in this class surprised me with their disgust of these subjects. It's a travesty that people view the body as repulsive. A good friend of mine always says, "If you can't talk about it, you shouldn't do it." She's right. One of the girls in class even said that talking about menstrual cycles in her family was forbidden and that when she first started her period she had to go to her neighbor's house in order to figure out what was going on with her body. How sad for an eleven or twelve year old girl to have to deal with her body changing with no education and no one to turn to! And now as an adult she still can't talk about periods without blushing and giggling, like it's a forbidden topic. The human body is an incredibly beautiful thing. I just hope the people who are repulsed by it will gain new perspectives or simply abstain from procreating. — Ruby Slade l .# |