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| ASU student in Iraq sends regards |
Cpl. Joseph
Denny
1st MEF
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To
The Editor:
My name is Corporal Joseph Denny. I’m a radio
operator with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed in Iraq.
We have been here for about 3 months now and are so ready to come
home, one couldn’t even imagine. I have been a student at Appalachian
State University since January 1998 and should have graduated with
a degree in advertising this May. However, I’m really not sorry
I got pulled out of school. I was one of the first few people in
Iraq and I’m so glad I came. It’s not about being a hero,
which some of the papers I have read are calling us, it’s more
about giving innocent people a shot at freedom and helping them
be able to fend for themselves. We arrived in Iraq on trucks and
as we crossed the countryside, starving children begged for food
that we probably would have thrown away. That gave me a better feeling
than I could have ever imagined. I am so proud of what we have accomplished
here and all the Marines I have served with. Thanks to all of you
that have supported us and we hope to see you soon.
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| Thank you to student body, newspaper |
Crystal Frick,
Master’s
Candidate
Jon Revill, Senior
Committee for Integrity
at Appalachian
asu_integrity@yahoo.com
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To
The Editor:
We would like to take the time to thank The Appalachian
and the student body for your continued support in our efforts.
The Appalachian has always honestly portrayed the purpose of our
committee and for that we are grateful. Our committee has been called
a range of adjectives, from “secretive” to “adversarial,”
but the publicity we have received from this paper has managed to
rise above these misnomers.
At all times, we have had the students’ welfare
in mind in our attempts to educate and ultimately help make this
campus safer for everyone. In doing this, we have been forced to
deal with seemingly controversial issues. We expected such issues
(from the beginning development of the sexual victimization study),
just not to the extent which they appear to have grown. This is
very disheartening at times, but we are able to understand the opinions
of those who do not approve of our work.
However, sexual victimizations are occurring on
college campuses across the nation and we’re going to make
sure THIS campus knows what is going on. We recognize not everyone
will agree with us, so we can only ask that you attempt to understand
and respect our efforts, as we do yours. None of us would have chosen
Appalachian if we did not have a high opinion of the university,
so wanting to make it an even better place is taking one step further
in one particular area that is too often swept under the rug. Again,
thank you all. Your support has been a great source of motivation.
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| Return to everday life of students |
Steven Howell
Sophomore
SH48332 |
To
The Editor:
After many weeks of reading The Appalachian, one
thing I have noticed is the continued fighting back and forth between
readers wanting support for the soldiers in Iraq and those who oppose
our military actions in Iraq. One thing that most of these people
have failed to notice is that the major military operations in Iraq
are over. The United States went in and freed Iraqi people from
the oppression of one of the world’s last ruthless dictators
and are now in the process of helping the Iraqi people set up a
new government.
Why can we not now end this issue and return to the life of what
most college students do? Study for your exams, and if you’re
a professor, teach the students so they will pass the exams. This
issue concerning the war itself means a lot to me.
As I will be entering the Army after this semester is over, and
with my upcoming marriage a lot of things enter my mind concerning
army life, but if I can put this out of the way and get back to
everyday life, then why can’t anyone else at this university?
It’s time we put our differences aside and become what has
made Appalachian such a great place, A Family.
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| End of the world is not getting
close |
Richard Brown
Junior
RB49344 |
To
The Editor:
Finally! A voice of reason in the sea of insanity!
David Forbes hit the mark in his column, (“End of the world
getting near? No, not at all,” April 15.)
Doomsayers have been around since a doom was conceived, and all
they’ve done is scare the bejeebers out of the gullible.
I have studied the Bible intensely, Revelation in particular depth,
and have yet to find any CLEAR-CUT road map of the future events.
Didn’t Jesus say He would come in the night like a thief? That
no one would know when he would return? Not to turn this into a
sermon, BUT this whole “Left Behind” book phenomena is
based on fantasy and religious hysteria.
Thank goodness there is at least one level-headed journalist trying
to shed the light of truth on melodramatic falsehoods!
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| More restaurants accept credit cards |
Megan Green
Senior
MG47893 |
To
The Editor:
Throughout this semester I have been enrolled
in a Small Group Communication class through the department of communication.
My small group, “Steve’s Friend Me,” has been working
to solve a problem that many of us, as college students, frequently
face: not enough restaurants (particularly fast food restaurants)
in Boone accept credit cards.
So few college students carry cash, and so many have credit or debit
cards. Many times when a group of students get together to eat,
someone will say, “We have to go somewhere that takes a credit
card, because that’s all I have.” And another person almost
invariably will say, “Well, we need to go somewhere cheap,
too.” This usually leads the students to Back Yard Burger,
which, until recently, was the only well-known fast food restaurant
that accepted credit cards.
To try to solve the problem, our group first surveyed students around
campus, asking which restaurants they would most likely eat at,
provided credit cards were accepted. Then we took the results of
the surveys to each of the restaurants, asking them if they would
consider accepting credit cards. Most of the restaurants were reluctant
because of reasons such as the extra cost of the credit card machine
and the time constraints put on the restaurants because of the machine.
However, since our project began, three restaurants have begun accepting
credit cards: Caribbean Cafe, TCBY, and Arby’s. All of these
restaurants are pleased with the results so far, as is Back Yard
Burgers, who has been accepting credit cards for about 2 years.
The convenience of using a credit card is essential for college
students. We think that acceptance of credit cards is also essential.
With student support at the restaurants that do accept credit cards,
and student feedback to the restaurants that do not, maybe soon
more restaurants in Boone will accept credit cards and make all
of our lives a little easier.
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