Cloning technology

moves us forward
Enlightened Americans ought to congratulate Advanced Cell Technology for its human cloning research and thank researchers for their courage and independence in the pursuit of knowledge.
History is littered with stories of men, like Darwin and Galileo, who used reason and challenged a faith-driven culture in their scientific endeavors. These men endured constant intellectual battles during their lifetimes, but their struggles brought us the high standard of living that we enjoy today. Our material wealth and comfort has always followed from the embrace of reason over faith. Advanced Cell Technology’s research will show us this again, if they are not shut down by the “witch doctors” first.

Heather Stern

Marina del Rey, Calif.

ASUO makes a difference
When I entered the University as a freshman, I was intimidated and hesitant to join any campus organizations. After visiting the ASUO office during my first week here, I decided to join the student government as an intern. I made this decision because I felt welcome at first sight. From my first step into the office until this very day, I felt at ease with the staff.
After completing almost a full term as an intern, I have seen our team grow as an office. I have learned that the ASUO is vital in running many student organizations, making a difference in our community and providing educational opportunities for students. I have taken advantage of these fortunate endeavors and am eternally grateful because I have learned a great deal about my work ethic and leadership skills. There are many people who have contributed to my first term’s success.
I’ve realized that the staff and executive members at ASUO are amazing people because their roles in student government are crucial. Without their time and efforts, students would not be able to grow as they do. It is so important that we have ASUO here and we have wonderful people to help run it. The projects we attack make big and small differences in people’s lives, but the reason we do it is because it makes a difference.

Theo Yang

freshman

pre-journalism

Let’s re-evaluate our position
Recently, the mainstream media has been talking about the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, but they’re only using RAWA to make the Taliban look bad and justify the U.S. bombing. They didn’t mention that RAWA has denounced the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan as murderous and undemocratic. They don’t mention that RAWA calls the Northern Alliance “murderers,” “hated terrorists” and “hungry wolves.” They don’t mention that the Northern Alliance has been under pressure from human rights organizations for using rape as a method of gaining control. The mainstream media has been using RAWA for its own purposes and then leaving them to suffer under U.S. intervention.
RAWA believes that the only way to establish peace and freedom in Afghanistan is a secularist-feminist revolution aimed at the destruction of the Taliban’s authoritarian control. They do not believe that the U.S. bombings will be beneficial to the people of Afghanistan.
Many people believe the war in Afghanistan is a good thing because we’re a “democracy,” and Afghanistan is “backward” and undemocratic. I suppose we’re a democracy: a democracy of the representative, hierarchical, patriarchal, centralized and militarized sort. We’re kidding ourselves if we think we have any real decision-making power. This is a nonegalitarian society, divided by race, class and gender inequalities. We’re lucky that we don’t live in a country like Afghanistan, where people are even less free, but just because our government is “better” than others doesn’t make it good.

Brenton Gicker

student

Lane Community College