Innuendo stains election media
One month ago, a picture ran in The State Press titled, "Expose Bush." The picture was a shot of a girl in a bikini from the waist down, with those two words imprinted in a rather provocative region.
Today, however, I find the champion of indecency among us. As I just witnessed, a poster was being taped to the Kerry/Edwards tent; it read, "Choose abstinence this fall! No Bush No Dick in 2004!"
Alright. Yes. No bushes or dicks this semester for me ... wait, that's impossible. I've been blessed with both compatriots, and have a rather positive affiliation with them -- they're almost my best friends.
Here's the point: in the age of sound bytes and awkward photos of candidates, we've become accustomed to the demeaning nature of political antics -- they bring out the worst in us. A dearth of creativity has savaged this nation, and maybe ASU most of all. We substitute sexuality for everything in the hopes that we'll all be shocked into doing what? -- voting or not voting for a candidate?
--David Martens,
ASU alumni
Iraqi nuclear ambitions not so ambitious
The twisting of intelligence data surrounding Iraq's nuclear ambitions is the most important example of how the Bush administration has systematically deceived the American public to further their own agenda.
Such deception has come at the expense of thousands of lives and billions of dollars. When the actual paucity of data on Hussein's nuclear program came to light, Bush's rhetoric in support of war changed from "Iraq is a threat to America" to "Iraqi Freedom."
However, even prior to that shift, the administration was well aware of the intense skepticism of nuclear experts regarding the supposed evidence for Iraqi nuclear developments. Pay attention, it's not the only time Bush and cohorts have attempted to deceive us, but it is the most significant and unlikely to be the last if Bush is re-elected in November.
--Caley Orr,
anthropology doctoral student
Forced meal plan unsavory
To mandate that all freshmen students must purchase a meal plan is ridiculous. The purpose of this University is to educate people, not to dictate what people can and cannot eat. If this policy had been enforced before I chose to come here, I would have seriously reconsidered my choice.
Most of the meals offered on and around campus are unhealthy; I prefer to purchase food that actually falls under one of the categories in the food pyramid. Monopolizing the food industry is not a way to encourage students seeking freedom and independence to come to a university.
--Michelle Diane Heap,
ASU student
Clapp a little long-winded
I would like the five minutes of my life back that I wasted reading the article in [Friday's] paper about "Survival of the fittest favoring Fish" and the drawn out metaphor that was thrown in at the end.
--Charlie Back,
ASU student
