Perspectives

KIERA SCHOLTENLiving Assistant Is it still really about color? The slow federal response for Hurricane Katrina victims has caused some to criticize the government because many of those affected are black. I find it hard to believe that this could be overtly, or even covertly, a racially motivated issue. Although racism has certainly not been defeated, I do not believe that we … [Read more...] about Blame game impedes help in wake of Katrina

GINNY HANSONContributing Writer Most people don’t think twice about immigration laws, yet in Sept. 2004, Time magazine reported that at the beginning of 2005, 15 million illegal immigrants were reportedly living in the United States, and one-fifth of them arrived in 2004 alone. Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico (the state with the highest … [Read more...] about The GOP and big corporations are dependent on illegal immigrants to perform manual labor.

RACHEL JOHNSONPerspectives Assistant The Food and Drug Admin-istration, more commonly known as the FDA, has numerous responsibilities to uphold and maintain. Among some of these responsibilities are seeing that food is wholesome and nontoxic, cosmetics will not harm people, and medicines and medical devices are safe and effective. However, the FDA’s job does not include … [Read more...] about FDA oversteps legislative bounds to make a moral decision regarding birth control 

SHUHEI MATSUOContributing Writer The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were some of the most tragic disasters in U.S. history. The attacks, waged by a small number of anti-Americans, have made it very difficult for the rest of the international community to come, stay or live in the United States, even with legitimate reasons. Because I arrived in the United States from Japan about … [Read more...] about Strict immigration laws may prevent terrorism, but they also keep some students from higher education.

GARY GALLESGuest Columnist Before John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D - Nev.) said, “With this nomination the President should choose to unite the country, not divide it.”Afterward, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean claimed that the opportunity to “bring this country together” had been missed.  The problem is … [Read more...] about Roberts unlikely to unify America