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Creek Day helps locals New LGBT center prepares to open improve environment By Rebecca Howes MUSTANG DALY STAFF WRnER What is the 'P' incident? By Meredith Corfoin average, of four tons of garbage, and Pride Alliance, a lesbian, gay, bisex MUSTANG DAftY STAFF WRITER Stark said that the cleanup shows every ual and transgender center, is now a The Gay, Lesbian & Bisexuals United (GLBU) one just how much littering affects the reality on campus. received permission to paint the Poly “P” to cele The city of San Luis Obispo, New creek. It has become a reality due to stu brate the Second Annual Community Pride Week Frontier Market and Central Coast “The creek is. a natural resource for dent activism and an administration that began May 13 and ended May 22« The group Salmon Advancement will all spiinsor everyone,” he said. “It carries water and, that chose to listen after last spring’s chose to use the colors of the gay flag, also the colors the 11th Annual Creek Day Festival at the same time, provides a habitat for infamous “P” incident. of the rainbow. Saturday in the Mission Plaza. fish.” “The ‘P’ incident galvanized a lot of The festival goes from 9 a.m. to 2 On May 12, the group painted the “P,” but a few One of the main reasons for garbage people separately and then as members hours later the it was repainted white. The GLBU p.m. cleanup is to protect the habitat of the of griHips,” said Patricia Harris, assis Brian Stark, deputy director of the repainted the it on May 13 and by the May 14 it was Southern Steel Head Trout, which is a tant director for Student Life &. rerainted green by two Cal Poly students. In all, the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo fi.sh that ptTpulates a la i^ percentage of Leadership and the director of the County, said that it is a beautiful thing GLBU painted and repainted the “P” four times. the creek and is already on the endan LGBT Center. “If ytui lixik at the when people can get together and clean The parties responsible were finally caught, and the gered species list. events involving the ‘P’, the homo up the community. fourth time it would stay rainbow colored until pride Michael Clark, biologist for the city phobia associated with it was evident.” “Creek Day gives people a chance to week was over. of San Luis Obispo, said that Creek Day Up until the repainting of the “P,” participate directly to improve the qual is an opportunity for the city to let ItKals everyone knew that the campus cli ity of the environment,” he said. understand htiw to protect the natural mate for sexually diverse students was The day has two components: students last spring,” she said. “They the resources they need. Secondly, the resources of the creek, and that includes less than welcoming, Harris said. But garbage cleanup and an educational fair. really got the ear of the administration idea of America is to be inclusive. We learning about how garbage negatively the “P”’ incident showed how unwel Before volunteers arrive, leaders pre and the campus at large.” are a melting pot. Maybe you don’t affects these fish. coming the climate had become and scout areas with the most trash so they President Warren Baker supported agree with someiTne’s sexuality, but you “Creek Day is an tipportunity for pei> brought it to the attention of those can accept it.” can advise the volunteers on where to pie to understand how their day-to-day the project and apptTinted Bobert who had the power to change it. Both Detweiler and Harris .said that go. Stark said that the goal is to remove activities can impact the creek and the Detweiler, then interim vice president Students, Kith gay and straight, acceptance is what the center will accumulated garbage before the winter sensitive species that live there,” he for Student Affairs and currently a pnv organized forums focused on issues of strive to provide thriTugh resources rains come arxxind. said. fessor in the history department, to sexual diversity and discrimination. intended to raise awareness and to edu “Bain washes garbage directly to Central Coast Salmon head the project. Ultimately, they would be the wheels cate students of diverse backgrounds Avila Beach,” he said. “A hunch of crud Advancement worked together with “We need the center for two rea degrades the quality of our ocean and that put the Pride Alliance Center about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen the land conservancy of San Luis sons,” Detweiler said. “First, students creek habitat.” project in motion, Harris said. der and related issues and to challenge who are confused aKxit their sexuality Each year volunteers remove an “The whole reastin we have a center see CREEK, page 2 is because there was a strong alliance of can gtT there to talk to someone and get see PRIDE, page 3 2 Friday, September 27,2002 N ew s Mustang Daily
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NationalBriets mail campaign launched this week, by his superiors to falsify accounting attempts to arrest or assassinate him. for a Swiss charity called Terre des [>avis accuses Simon of siding with records. But the sources said they had m> way Hommes. “The political situation has the most radical members of his party His guilty plea came as part of a to confirm his death in the attack, changed, but the mind of the people One Night's Use of Ecstasy May and warns that the GOP candidate deal to help the government target which demolished one car and set fire has not.” Boost Parkinson's Risk will try to overturn abortion rights— even more senior executives in to another. -Washington Post Even one typical night’s use of the si^mething Simon has said he will not exchange for leniency. -Washington Post club drug Ecstasy may damage nerve do. Myers, 45, showed little emotion as Police Probe Indonesian Army cells in the brain responsible for TTie tactic is one that Davis strate he pleaded guilty to three counts of Safe Childbirth Not Yet One of Teacher Ambush movement, increasing the risk of gists indicated they would use when conspiracy, securities fraud and mak Afghan Women's Rights JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police are Parkinson’s disease and similar disor Simon, a conservative businessman, ing false statements to the Securities KABUL, Afghanistan - As investigating an allegation that ders, researchers reported TTiursday. won the GOP primary last spring. But and Exchange Commission. Afghanistan begins to rebuild after Indonesian anny special forces carried The findings were based on animal Simon stumbled badly throughout the Myers faces a multimillion-dollar more than two decades of ruinous out the ambush in Papua province last studies in which monkeys and summer, delaying the release of his tax fine and up to 20 years in pristin, but conflict including five years of repres month that killed two Americans and halxxms were given the kinds of doses returns and enduring a fraud verdict he will likely get significantly less time sive Islamic rule, the new, U.S.- one Indonesian. that users might consume at all-night against his family’s investment firm— because of his ccx^peration. hacked government has strongly pro The provincial police chief, 1. dance parties. The animals suffered events that gave the governor materi A WorldCom spokesman declined moted women’s rights, and interna Made Pastika, said Thursday his team profound neurological damage, al for a series of television commer to comment on Myers’ plea. tional aid groups have launched pri)- was “cross-checking” the story given according to results published in the cials. With the tax issue behind -Washington Post grams across the country to improve by a 2 3-year-old Papua man who journal Science, and lost 60 to 80 per Simon and the verdict thrown out, health care for pregnant women and claims to have been with the special cent of the brain cells that transmit the governor’s campaign is now going children. forces on the morning of Aug. 31 as dopamine, a brain chemical that regu after Simon’s conservative stances, a InterationalE^riefs In 2002, Afghanistan remains one they set out to ambush teachers work lates movement. theme Davis used four years ago of the planet’s riskiest places to have a ing for an international school under Previous animal studies had shown against former Attorney General Dan Israeli Missile Attack in Gaza baby. According to UNICEF, more contract to Freeport-McMoRan, that the drug damages as much as 30 Lungren. Kills Two Militants, Injures Many Afghan women die during pregnancy which is based in Lt:>uisiana and owns to 40 percent of serotonin neurons, The Simon campaign blasted the JERUSALEM - Israeli army heli and childbirth— 1,700 per 100,000— the the world’s richest gold and copper which produce a brain chemical that Davis mailers as “scare tactics.’’ copters launched a missile attack in a than in any other country except mine which is Ux:ated in Papua. regulates mood and behavior. This -Los Angeles Times teeming neighhorhixxJ of Gaza City Sierra Leone. The infant mortality Separately, the man, who sptike in depletion may account for the emo Thursday, killing two militants of the rate of 165 p>er 1,000 live births is the a telephone interview on condition tional letdown habitual users often Former WorldCom Official radical Islamic Resistance Movement third highest in the world, and one in his name not he published, told The experience after weekend Ecstasy Pleads Guilty and wounding about two dozen four children die before they reach age Washington Post that he heard gun hinges, experts say. NEW YORK - WorldCom Inc.’s bystanders, including 15 who were 5. fire and said he is “100 percent sure” -Los Angeles Times former controller pleaded guilty under age 18, Palestinian officials said. The vast majority of Afghan the shooters were special forces, Thursday to charges that he manipu There were conflicting claims as to women receive no prenatal care and known as Kopassus. In Campaign Mailers, Davis lated accounting to inflate profits and whether the apparent target of the deliver their babies with no help -Washington Post Keeps Up Attack on Simon then tried to cover it up, moving fed strike, reputed htimh-making chief except from female relatives and After months of questioning eral prosecutors a step closer in their Mohammed Deif, was killed or untrained, traditional birth assistants Republican gubernatorial nominee pursuit of senior company executives. escaped. known as dayas. “Most deliveries still Bill Simon Jr.’s business ethics, Briefs compiled from Washington David F. Myers, the first Israeli military sources said occur at home, and when 1 ask women California Gov. Gray Davis is opening Post and Los Angeles Times wire ser WorldQim executive to fall in the Thursday night that they were “99 why, they say their male family mem a new front of attack against his oppo vices by Mustang Daily managing largest accounting scandal in U.S. his ptercent’’ sure the strike killed Deif, bers don’t give them permission to go nent: painting him as a right-wing editor Malia Spencer. tory, told U.S. District Court judge who has long topped Israel’s “most- out,” said Noor Khanum, a dcx:tor extremist. Richard C. Casey that he was directed wanted” list and evaded Israeli who runs a midwife service in Kabul In a new multimillion-dollar direct
tor of the GLBU, will he paid to orga PRIDE nize the volunteers and oversee the day- continued from page 1 to-day opx;rations of the center. MOST BURGLARS ^’ct Jiscourag:cJ “1 talked to the volunteers before hand,” Qimmuso said. “It is a fly by the all forms i>f discrimination. seat of your pants job. We don’t know quickly. Often, they won’t spend more thun “The reason that people do things who is going to come in here or what like paint over the ‘P’ and write hi>mti- they are going to need.” phobic things is because of fear,” I lams a minute trying to Break into a home. That’s Qimmuso spent the summer attend said. “The center will pnwide education so that these kinds of things don’t con ing task force meetings regarding the why it’s important to follow some simple tinue to happen.” center and alsti refurbishing the center In luklition to education, the center so that it would he ready for students security tips: will host speakers and small gatherings, and faculty at the beginning of the quar as well as pmviding a library with Ixxiks ter. and videos. The center is equipped with The Pride Alliance Center will host two computers, a small refrigerator, a its official opening on Oct. 11, National television and VCR. Coming Out Day. Guests will include The vice president’s office and Sharon Davis, the wife of Gov. Gray WINDOW Student Life 6i Leadership donated the Davis, and gay Cuban author Christian computers. de la Huerta. The center is staffed completely by The center is open Monday through volunteers, with the exception of Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is in building Melissa Commuso. Commuso, a second 52T in rcxjms 104 105. For more year English smdent and assistant direc information, call 756-PRDE. • Don’t leave a rear window unliKked as a J" precaution agniinst getting lixked out. If you Have you been a WOW Leader before? can Break in, so can a Burglar. Why not check out TEAM WOW 2003?!?! • Dixirs leai-ling outside must have sturdy dead-holts.
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«AN iUI« 0«l«F0 AOllCC OIAAKVMCNT ¿Foradditional information,call 756-2487 www.slopd.org or stop by the WOW office in University Union 217 4 Friday, September 27,2002 Arts &L Style Mustang Daily Culture The French have a certain word for it A: By Bryan Dickerson Either 1 understood children tonal qualities of the language. It was # Mustang D aily Arts Editor demanding things of their parents - like listening to a good song when l | surely tourists you don’t know all the words hut you Traveling through France this arc just a mumhle along with the chorus. BcTth summer, I took in the amazing cul h i g , levels of comprehension put me in w ■.. ture ot a country well-rehearsed in “my special French place.” I the finer points of day-to-day living. loved it there, either speak miS Though life there can he as ing like a child or just hectic as any other modern Tt-Tr sitting hack country, a certain * s ! U t n ' t * enjoying : : is m calmness and . t h e leisurely /," Mt H,II h H , pace .iSp: song. M ii, accompanies each day’s activities. ■ “F-WSiaj wealthy version of this, pointing to Occasionally, however. I’d break Dinner starts late in the evening and things and saying “1 want” - or 1 from this trance, nudged out of my includes several courses, lasting a couldn’t understand anything being zone by words of English sometimes spoken, hut most often written on a sign. W. “My special French place” snapped at the amalgamation of English and French on signs designed for tourists like me. I’d see a sign for “Mr. >’m z couple of hours. 1 t(.x)k to this and said. In the latter instances, French Sandwiches” and the spell was gone. other habits -like greeting people became a big boneless smotTsh of aural For some reason putting “Mr.” in with “honjour” whenever one enters delights, spoken for my enjoyment front of some product or service was a store - pretty well. What 1 never alone. I’d listen and smile, relaxed in supposed to make it more enticing. In quite adapted to was the French lan- my place of not fully understanding, guage. hut having a great time enjoying the see WORD, pege5 Forget about propane, the French love a different kind of gas.
Random Events Saturday, Sept.28 Two a Day kick out the jams at Frog and Peach. 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept.28 CAMPUS PROJECTS Hacha - Rootsy southern rock reminis^ QUARTERIY UPDAn FA ll 2002 cent of the Black Crowes - play a free show at STUDENT HOUSING Bogart’s in Santa Barbara. 8 p.m. Student Housing I - the first phase of Cal Poly's plan to ease the housing crunch - broke ground in Sunday, Sept. 29 Los Angeles punkers 2001 and is heading toward 50% completion. B9 play SLO Brew Each apartment style unit is approximately 940 at 3:00 for an alLages square feet and will house four students. The 804 show. % E4 new beds will increase student housing on campus Tuesday, Oct. 1 Nature hike meets at by 30%. the north end of Cayucos at the inter- section of North Ocean ENGINEERING III and Highway 1 to explore the Estero Bluff The 38,000 square foot new building with the trail. See otters, seals and snowy plover. sweeping front at the North West corner of campus will house facilities for Aeronautical Engineering, Civil/ Tuesday, Oct. 1 Environmental Engineering, Material Engineering and A night of indie rock and electronic post •• ...* Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering. The building, punk comes to SLO if?. ! ■ ■l-i which stands next to the new Advanced Technology Brew with The Mars Volta and Radio Vago Lab, Is now 65% complete with Phase One completion playing an 8:30, all- expected during Fall 2002. ages show. Thursday, Oct. 3 The traaitíonal dances of Mexico come The Telecommunications Infrastructure Upgrade alive with Ballet Folklórico De Veracruz, Project, known as Telecomm, is a joint project who will^erform at the between Information Technology Services and Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Facilities Planning & Capital Projects. All state-owned Arroyo Grande. Info at buildings on campus will be upgraded within two 489-9444. years. For further information on the project visit the Telecomm website, www.calpoly.telecomm.edu. New and current information will be added to the an.swers; website throughout the project. A-6, B-3, C-7 D-10, E-12, F-1, G-13, H-2, 1-8, J-ll, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE K-14, L-4, M-9, N-5 PROJECTS, GO TO OUR WEBSITE: www.facilities.calpolv.edu Mustang Daily Arts & Style Friday, September 27,2002 5 Left: images of •Pizza Fanny: “Fanny is ft i: ■sì®'"-. ■ WORD the American a French first name for a Southwest can woman. The name isn’t continued from page 4 be pretty exotic originally French, hut they to someone in have no idea it means a ‘-0 France. this department, I also found Mt. Bed body part.” This sign lay just City and Mr. Cous Ct)us. W hat’s •M r. Bed City: “Signs a few meters going on? like that appeal to French inland of the To better understand this cultural people,” Thompson said. Mediterannean phenomenon, 1 checked in with Cal “English sounds more high Right: Not the Poly’s own John Thompson, professor result of French class to them.” of modern languages. Having lived existentialists Thompson added that and studied in France for a combined opening up there’s a certain “business” six years, he shed some light on some shop, but a connotation with signs in of the more bewildering things 1 saw. reminder of English—a point illustrated •T iti Shirt: “Titi is ‘Tweety,’ like where to get by several Wall Street the cartoon, in French,” Thompson bread. Journal ads 1 saw in the said. “But they wouldn’t have a clue probably like a nickname of someone are Creole. It Paris Metro depicting a of what that means in English.” from an island,” he said. “Maybe they looks like a Creole restaurant.” man in a suit with the •Chez Dou Dou: “Dou Dou IS quote “1 speak English, Wall Street English.” •Texas Truck: There’s a certain romance attached to the wide-open American Southwest, depicted in », such films as “Baghdad Café” and “The Last Picture PHOTOS BY Bryan D ic k e r s o n /m u s ta n g daily Show,” Thompson said. “They like that desolate desert scene. “The Robert Airman films of the It’s really exotic to them.” 1970s app>eal to them— the big open And looking up at a giant yellow highway, motels,” .Thompson said. sign that says “pain” is pretty exotic.
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ven thouf>h I always complain about liv same people who vetoed fast food drive-ins der and stay in Nevada. California doesn’t need ing here, when it comes right down to it, would vote down the development of an edge- ''What does it profit a city or state light-beaming pyramids, fake medieval castles 1 actually have a soft spot in my heart for of-town card house. But it’s possible that casi or hourly pirate-themed stunt shows to attract E nos will one day be as prevalent in California as to gain a fortune but lose its heart tourist dollars. San Luis Obispo. There may not be nmih to do, but as 1 get they are in Nevada, and that would be a shame. and soul! ” What does it profit a city or state to gain a older 1 find that’s kind of nice. I like tree-lined After all, who wants to copy Nevada? fortune but lose its heart and soul? If casinos ^ . streets, clean air Apparently, Maryland, New York, expected to debate some form of gaming expan make Las Vegas “action-packed and exciting,” L O m rn G n ta ry and mom-and-pop Pennsylvania and Kentucky are all jumping at sion next year.” That’s regrettable. then San Luis Obispo is “dull” in the best sense stores. San Luis the chance to get their own little slice of the California law currently allows Indian gam of the word. The people of our city may not be Obispo belongs to a dying breed : it’s a relative Silver State’s casino-fueled cash action. ing, racetracks and card casinos in select areas. able to boast of bright lights, big names or big ly quiet and safe midsize California city. T hat’s They’ve seen the numbers and they understand If the state were ever to make a push to expand action, but at least we haven’t yet made the a status worth protecting. that gaming goes a long way in making up for gaming to a Nevada-sized level, it would be dis decision to whore ourselves out for the almighty Imagine what this place would be like if city budget cuts and shortfalls. According to a astrous. dollar (price-gouging local landlords excluded). planners decided to allow the development of recent article in The Washington Post, gaming The presence of casinos in an area greatly There’s something to be said for the quaint, Vegas-sized casinos in the local area. Slot lobbyists have started capitalizing on the eco increases crime and traffic, and levels property rustic charm of being a relatively quiet and safe machines downtown, blackjack and craps tables nomic slide triggered by the Sept. 11 attacks. values. Casinos are loiid, bright and ugly. They midsize California city. I’ll take the Apple Farm at local bars and 99-cent breakfast buffets could Maryland and New York lawmakers, once bring in revenue, but can destroy charm and over the MGM Grand any day. soon become a reality. highly opposed to gaming, are pushing to character when grouped together. It’s highly unlikely that San Luis Obispo expand “Indian casinos” and bring slot I’ve been to Las Vegas and Reno, and on Andrew Parker is a journalism senior and leaders will be jumping at the chance to get the machines to racetracks. The article estimates some level 1 enjoy them - they’re fascinating Mustang Daily contributor. dice rollin’ anytime soon. I’m pretty sure the that officials in at least 33 other states “are cities. But 1 want them to respect the state bor Battle of the quarters: Letters to the editor Sacrifices of those before us country in the world? Politicians have all the rights of any other citizen, but that does not make it ideal or which one is the best? should be considered before war moral to make others look like fools for their own prof Editor, it or protection. TTie last time 1 checked, representa adies and gentlemen, let us welcome to the ring the fall, winter, spring and tives of this great country are human, yet when was summer quarters. Let the battle begin. Every quarter, students registering for I am writing in response to Clayton W hitt’s letter, the last time you heard one of them admit they have classes sit and debate the often-asked question, “Which quarter is the best?” “War with Iraq means disaster,” (Sept.26). War itself is made a mistake? L a disaster, and if you can find any good out of going to Each quarter has its own good qualities. For example, the benefits of fall quarter Part of the blame falls on our shoulders, because are that students have a long break at the end of the quarter and they also get three war let me know. Everyone loses when it comes to war. we’ve elected and re-elected liars and cheats while days off for Thanksgiving. The time has come for Saddam to do as the world says moral men have been their opponent. That would Of course it’s not all roses. You also have to endure the end of summer, meaning and if he does not then it is alst) time for his forced make the front page of the Times. The country where that the hot weather will turn into cold weather (often within a three-hour time removal. As the leader of the world, it is our job to freedom rings the loudest has its headquarters in period). lead and not to follow as everyone else does. Washington, so why is it that we are ashamed and dis Winter has some benefits to it as well. One of those is the fact that students have When has this generation ever had to make a sacri appointed by those in Washington? Yet with a decent, fewer days of class because of all the academic holidays such as Martin Luther King fice for someone else we don’t even know? Our grand honorable man in the White House, we are still disap Jr. Day and the President’s Day weekend. fathers gave their lives because they believed so pointed by those so-called leaders who walk the streets However, winter quarter also has rain in large amounts, and the truth is that you strongly in the idea of freedom that they gave their of this nation’s capital. are only halfway done with the year when the quarter blood so someone else they will never see can experi As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Better well-done, is half over. Add on the fact you just got hack from ence it. Clayton worries about people losing their lives than well-said.” It is abt)ut time they start doing some / three or four weeks of fun over the holidays and win if we take on Iraq, but our problems are nothing com thing besides pointing their finger at the next closest ter quarter isn’t Icxiking so great. pared to what are grandfathers and grandmothers had perst)n. jumping into spring quarter, the weather starts to improve and students who are to digest. Sixty million people died during the years of not planning on summer classes are able to look forward to three blissful months of World War II, six million Jews alone and 11 million Greg Maita is an industrial engineering senior. summer. Russians alone. The soldiers of the 1940s were afraid of Unfortunately, it can be torture sitting in class while the sun is shining, then dying, but they weren’t afraid of fighting for what they going home to work on projects while you would rather be surfing or sunbathing. believed in. Mr. Clayton Whitt, can you say the same for your Students also have the added stress of trying to find summer jobs while juggling Letter policy classes. self? If my country called I would unwillingly answer, because some things you would never like to do but Mustang Daily reserves the right to edit letters Spring turns into summer and before long only those dedicated students who are for grammar, (xo^ities and le n ^ . Please limit either trying to get out of school earlier than the standard five years or have failed you have to do. Has our country become made of peo le n ^ to 250 words. a few tcxi many classes are left in school. ple who run away from their problems? 1 tend to think Letters should indude the writer's fuH name, Those die-hards are able to enjoy the laid-back feeling of summer classes where so, but 1 sure hope I’m proven wrong. phone iHimiMr, rnajor and dass standirtg. professors are just as eager as the students to end class. If they are taking classes at As one of our greatest presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, BymaH: stated, "The first requisite of a good citizen in this iMers to the Editor Cuesta, they also get the bonus of having only three days of class per week and get Building 26, Room 226 ting out in mid-August, instead of just before the beginning of Poly’s fall quarter. republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Summertime can also bring studying at the beach, and longer days to make up pull his weight.” Mr. Whitt, can you bare that burden? CA 93407 for lost time in class. But students also have to endure studying when their friends These letters must be hand-delivefed to an edi are relaxing the day away at the beach, or working for their tuition so they don’t Greg Malta is an industrial engineering senior. tor. Byfnc have to work as much during fall, winter and spring. Finger pointing politicians are far (805)756^784 As the fight comes to an end, it is a close match, but the quarter with the most By »moH: [email protected]> promises of relief and enjoyment versus anguish would have to be spring quarter. from accomplishing anything Letters must come from a CaiPoiy e-mail account Do not send letters as an Students have the warmer weather to encourage them to make it those last hard Editor, weeks before summer. Plus, no other quarter can boast the fact that it has good attachment. Please send the text in the body of the e-mail. weather and a long break after it. I wish I could step back in time to see how politi Attention: Each quarter has its bonuses. But you just can’t go wrong with studying under the cians acted during our parents and grandparents’ Your letter will not be printed unless you submit sun waiting for summer to start. young adult lives. Were politicians naturally against it in the correct format. one another, always ridiculing others instead of Stephen Harvey is a journalism junior and Mustang Daily staff writer. embracing the fact that different views are essential to making this country the most powerful and wonderful
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