I’m writing regarding the humor column “You don’t scare me, TJ,” by Tanner Rollin. As a student coming from Tijuana, Mexico, I imagined one would write a decent article about my city.
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I fully agree with T.J. Bronson’s column, “A better world without religion,” regarding religion’s baneful nature to the human race. No question, religion has been, and continues to be, used for the manipulation of the masses for centuries with little effective opposition. Even today, in a society so reliant on science and technology, we see religion’s harsh tyranny affecting more and more sectors of life.
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Through the sea of news highlighting the landslide victory of President-elect Barack Obama on election night, I couldn’t help but wonder to myself what was going on with all of the Republicans throughout the country, and Sen. John McCain himself. It’s like when that big victory comes in a sports game — be it the Olympics, the playoffs or the Super Bowl — and you see the winning team and its fans celebrating ecstatically, while in the background there is the losing team and its fans with long and disappointed faces looking sullen and defeated. But you only see them for a brief moment; then it’s back to the glee and celebration. The other half of the competition is quickly pushed to the back of the mind.
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For working-class students, SDSU is a place for social advancement, a place to learn and study. We come here to receive the best education that SDSU has to offer. For many bright young students in our communities, the cost of tuition, books and transportation already act as barriers to academic success. The proposed IRA fee increase and the overall tuition increase of more than $800 in the last five-plus years is jeopardizing our opportunity to receive a quality college education at SDSU.
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In response to the letter to the editor “Morality and fairness aren’t mutually exclusive” by Kristen Steeve (Oct. 15): People’s opinions are similar to people’s morality in the way that they all differ, ironically. With that being said, should the opinions of people with higher morals affect people’s rights? Sure, everyone agrees that murder is morally unjust, but how do you even come close to comparing that to marriage? As far as I’m concerned on the morality scale, they’re almost on opposite spectrums - love and death. Marriage is a symbolism of love, not a sign of rebellion or sin. Now, I don’t exactly agree with gay marriage either, but the simple question is: “Should we allow our opinions to affect others’ rights to recognize their love?”
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As a senior, I have read The Daily Aztec for four years and was unaware that the State of Mind section had regressed to the humor attempts of the Koala. The column “McCain’s Palin is paling in comparison” (Tanya Dracolakis, Sept. 10) is both the most humorous and most disturbing published piece I have ever seen. To demean the position of vice president to that of an intern is ridiculous. It is laughable in its absurdity, yet it is also disturbing in the columnist’s knowledge of our political system to compare the policy and advising role of the vice president with that of an intern. While they may be on the same level within pop culture, comparing Al Gore to Monica Lewinsky is comedic. Sen. Joe Biden certainly had no qualms about potentially leaving the senate to run alongside Sen. Barack Obama. Perhaps he too should be offended by a chance at the vice presidency. Tanya Dracolakis states that she had no knowledge of Gov. Sarah Palin before she was picked to run alongside Sen. John McCain. I would think that such an admission should serve as a sign that she is ill-qualified to write a column about the woman.
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