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| Senator, paper Check your facts |
Wes Waugh
Learning Assistance Program
waughmw@appstate.edu |
To
The Editor:
Editor’s note: The following corrects
wrong information presented in March 4 Our Perspective “SGA
bickering hurts student body, interest.” The Appalachian apologizes
for this mistake.
As a friend and colleague of Jeni Gray’s,
I must bring to your attention some misinformation printed March
4. As you have probably already been made aware, Daniel Lee no longer
“sits on death row” as he died quite some time ago in
Central Prison in Raleigh of a brain aneurysm. While we can never
know for certain, it was suspected and presented as a defense that
this condition likely contributed to his aberrant behavior that
resulted in his horrific actions.
This may or may not impact how one feels about
the death penalty, but certainly points out the need to research
and verify information posted on fliers by those opposed to the
moratorium vote. If his condition were considered, it is unlikely
that he would have been their strongest poster prisoner for utilizing
the death penalty to avenge a murder.
I do know that the one thing I remember most
vividly throughout this terrible ordeal was Jeni’s father somehow
managed to speak out with calm and talked of forgiveness. I couldn’t
comprehend this stance at that point in time and still struggle
internally with the issue, but it certainly did make an impression.
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| TV has become a waste of time |
Amber Opheim
Senior
AO38725 |
To
The Editor:
This is a response to a March 4 column, “Have
reality television shows gone too far?”
Instead of bashing reality TV alone, how about
reprimanding TV in general for the waste of time it has become?
Television is nothing more than a series of advertisements in one
disguise or another, designed to sell you products you’re convinced
you want or need. It is not there to entertain you and certainly
doesn’t exist to stimulate your intellect.
Honestly the only show I can stomach these days
is “The Simpsons,” the writing staff of which is headed
by Harvard graduates. But even the subtle satire of that show often
sells out to pop culture, deserting its original individualism.
Can anyone say they actually feel good when they
finally turn off the television? Just like eating a doughnut, you’re
never proud of yourself after finishing. When is the last time anyone
said and meant, “Wow, I’m glad I watched that program,
I sure do feel enriched, and it was absolultely worth my time to
watch that instead of reading, studying, or being with my friends.”
The news is muddled with opinions of newscasters
talking in circles in order to avoid admitting that they hardly
have more facts than we do.
The once glorified MTV has turned to a series
of mindless programs designed to promote sexuality and plastic personalities.
And fact based networks such as History and TLC now offer exaggerated
exhibitions of gore in order to satisfy your morbid curiosity, all
the while selling you household products, rare U.S. coins, and great
CD collections not found in stores! You’re only young once,
turn off the TV and start to live!
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| President Bush needs support |
Melissa Nolte
Sophomore
MN47201 |
To
The Editor:
I love going to Appalachian State, but it seems
like all you ever hear about is the liberal opinion on the war on
terrorism. Well I am a hard-core conservative and stand behind our
President 100 percent. March 7, President Bush was asked if the
U.S. was going to wait to take action against Iraq until the UN
gives us authorization. His response was, “...when it comes
to our security, we really don’t need anybody’s permission.”
I think it is important to remember that President Bush is our elected
leader and Commander-in-Chief. He deserves respect, and here on
campus, I see people bashing him everywhere I turn. Everyone seems
to have the misconception that he is trying to create a war and
this is not true. Bush has stated and restated that physical means
is to be used as a last measure; diplomacy is always first. I just
think everyone needs to re-examine their thoughts and try to give
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