 |
|
|
| 
|
Feature: USA PATRIOT Act: One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by Legislation By Tyler Richardson 9/11 changed America forever, such that it was clear something was needed to ensure this horrible atrocity never happened again. But what? Instead of looking at the specific areas of intelligence failures that could have caused this horrible atrocity to occur, the USA PATRIOT Act began taking shape just days after the attacks. This was certainly not enough time for an effective investigation of intelligence to take place, or to draft a properly responsive bill to those issues. Seasonale Suppresses Menstruation By Wendy Lyman Science is now fooling with natural female functions for the sole purpose of convenience. Unfortunately, most women resent their monthly periods due to the discomfort it can produce. Women are taught to keep menstruation quiet as if there is something to be ashamed of. Ignorant men avoid our cycles with disgust, as if keeping themselves spiritually cleansed from the supposed evilness of our normal functioning.  An American Foreign Legion? By Justin Greif The American military faces two major challenges in today's world: recruitment and foreign military campaigns. These challenges coincide with the recent surge of illegal immigration, primarily from Latin America. However, there is a way to kill these three birds with one stone: by establishing an American Foreign Legion. Fair Trade Coffee: Students CAN Support Worker's Rights By Jeffrey Lepper There are not many young adults today who feel they can affect change. The task seems overwhelming, to be sure. But this is where we, as students and members of the human community, must step back and reconsider how we define change and what change is. Change must start at a grassroots, such as at the University, and ask only one question: What can we do? One of the answers, as odd as it may sound, is buying coffee. People Sure Like to Make Noise By Jeremy Gragert One particularly amazing advancement of recent centuries has been in the human capacity to make a hell of a lot of noise. And why not: It calls attention to us, right? During the Industrial Revolution noise was progress. Today, noise is, "Hey, look at me, I'm the loudest thing in the room!" The 3.3 Million Casualty War, Now By Jessica Ebert Though this war has had more casualties than any war since World War II, few Americans are aware of the civil war that has raged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1998. From August 1998 to December 2002, an estimated 3.3 million have died, yet only about 10% of these deaths resulted from violence. The majority have died of starvation, malnutrition, or diseases which are easily treatable in developed countries. The war officially ended this year when a transitional government was formed, but the horrors of war have remained. You're Not Safe, Get Over it. How The Students of UWEC Have Been Led Into A False Sense of Security. By Trae Dorn Eau Claire is supposed to be safe, and bad things aren't supposed to happen here. Well, it's not, and they do. But that's not the image that the town and University want. No, the UWEC website advertises and pushes the image of a "Safe" city... But how far are they willing to go to protect that image? Drug War: 1. an organized struggle against drugs 2. senseless By Laura Lay I often get an adverse reaction when I mention the student organization SSDP (Students for Sensible Drug Policy). Whether it is with a look, roll of the eyes, or an actual comment, many people seem to think the organization is pointless or rather simply a gathering of stoners. To these people I ask the question: Is our country's current view on drugs and drug policy sensible? Project For A New American Century: Forecast Predicts A Rain Of Blood By Matthew White The Project for a New American Century is a rightwing political activism group. Among the signers of its "Statement of Principles" are names such as William J. Bennett, Jeb Bush, Dick Cheney, Steve Forbes, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and yes, even Dan Quayle. This group is a cadre of high officials within the U.S. government, all very conservative, and all very dangerous and very much in control. Not So Fast, Kat By Tony Eichberger By now, many students have heard about the Sep. 2 meeting held by the Board of Regents. In a teleconference call, the UW System Board of Regents and their fearless leader, Board president Katharine Lyall, attempted to "adjust" salary ranges of UW System chancellors. In plain English, that means they would have raised the salaries of most, if not all, of the chancellors at four-year universities in the UW System. The Future, A Liquidating Bird, Genius Mice And Bushes, And You By Brian Vander Kamp Dr. Michio Kaku was last Thursday's Forum speaker. If you missed it, hadn't heard about it, or don't know what the Forum Series is, Dr. Kaku is one of the top physicists in the world, along with about another couple paragraphs of credentials. He gave a presentation on the world of tomorrow predicted by 150 of the world's top physicists (whom he interviewed on this topic for Visions, one of his bestselling books.) An Open Letter: Normally I Just Love Pamphlets, but... By Tyler Lewis Dear Thorpe Mennonite Evangelists, recently I received your two pamphlets as they were passed out at the UWEC campus. When your distributor handed them to me, he asked "Would you like to learn more about the Gospel?" I thought, "What more can I learn about the Gospel?" But learn I did! |
|
