-. ... .. ..I .. ... .... ...... ...... .I, ,:.,: ., . ..* ........ ;. , .....7. .,. .... .......... ' .~ .. ....... '-.. .,--1 :. .. ,, .- . ..... -. .... .. :. 768studentS.~ .......... theunivenity'sincreasedemph~~isuponintemation--... world, a'nd I don't like it." ..;.. ..... ' olization, technological innovation and interdiscipli- ... ' Miulisn...... Kenerly; musiclnajorsai?;"My. -,. four yews., ~ceivingaNrmiumdiffe~ntialsalruy.Inother;i,ords,,. ' ..... -.. -,, ' ....... ... .-:I .. -nary thinking:Asafaculty;~~eh~veencou~ige~tlieici ' herthave been ?njoyable. I l~a~~e'accomplishediny ,' ihe market is beitki? -: . ... ..... ' ' lo excel in their'chosen areas, by, in part, thinking ; sods. I have had a lot of help from professors, espe- : The University'Chapl&, John Young;'quoting - 6 beyondtnditional boundruies,"n.laryMooie,de~nof.... cidly, within the music department. I miding on to ,Nobel Peace Prize4vinner Albert Schweitzer...... - said, ':I . - < - . ..' I;:the College of Ans and Sciences'said. get an education degree from Uofl, then1 hope toget don't how what ycurdestiny will be. But one thing I . - ~ ;. ~ ;' . Seniorsfromv~ousmajorsoffercomments?bout. ajobas &elementary teacher or abanddirector.". know, the only~onesamong you who,will be really . i: ,.. ' , , Itheir experiences at U of I and their future plans. ; .... Jason Bostwick; theak rnajorsaid, "It'sbeen a lot. ,happy those who.sought aid found how to sene." i .. .. .... .... .. -.. ................... ?... .... .. ....... .<. .. ~. ..... ,. .......... ......... !:,. -. ..... ... ......... .. :..... i. .. .. ,.\ .,.. I:,! ... .. ... ,.. ._. .... L. Opinion ., .. ..I. .. ..-__I ... ... : ...... .... -...... A-.:CUTLURE .DE:cEIT. .. .. ... .. .-. .. .. Dishonesty dissolves American- ideals,'L sense of community .. .. .~ .... ....... .. ,j-*.h' .....-..<:;; I' 1. ...'%* ..':';-'. ...... 7.F '+ . : ......... :f$..::'-. ...... t. ... ;.... :-:.-... ......... ., . \* . ". ...... ....... 1 I -' :. ,: . ' ...... hallowed institutionsof hi$her.le-ipi-l-i*. 2 dyitig3&'fanti-socitil Act'&cause-.-'- fr&.society-ivhich is in no way a ~ . when we lie to others, we m corrupt- reflection of the worth of an idea or its BryanRoIlt . ing. ._................... _- ' ~ '. i. Col~~~r~ist.., .:: 1 . : . .' . : In Indianapolis, a school superinten- ins their knowledge of the world ' ':'I . 'proponent. - .. ' . ~ ....,.. .......... .I.. : . dent is fired after lying about whether &und... them and,distorting their .- Truth is the glue that binds the . .. I .&e ive becoming's-nation of liars . or not hewsseeking another job; aid:. perception of reality upon which they ' ' individuals in acommunity together. and cheats?Consider the evidence:. - : whether or not he was cheating on his - rely to niake:decisions about their own ' The social contmct cannot endure if - A presidential candidate tells ... ivife.;vith one of his subordinates. life. ....: : ..I .... ' that bond deteriorates into a network,. blatant; absurd, obvious lies-does so You miss work so you can go out Of, In other words, we are usurping pari . of self-serving individud deceptions shamelessly, seemingly proud of . .:..:: town a day early; but tell your boss ,+ of their control over their own destiny . which canonly alienate us from each'? . ,:)::i: with eve4 falsehbod we p%s on to : ' other. .... '. ...i :.. .. himselfkmd 43 million vote for him ' y0u.m sick. You get stopped for ' ' anyway;electing him to the highest, 2:. speeding, and yvhen the officer +kS" anyone.;YOb could say that lyingis a..^.,.. ................It is ;1 bad end that.- \\,e have come1!!': _.-_~..- ~ office of the most successful democ;-S you,khy you.\veiegoing&o faCt;.yoca:: type of theft:.;': to, if it takes an unusual act of leadeb : .(.. r .> 'S I, :,,., , ;>,..- , *.-., - ncy the world hsever sekn;i..>.x.' say- what? ;.I I ,! 121 ...- i :. i I;! : .? 29 .:, .: :~y.yihg,is'intii~ativ~~~~,~~~~!-;.! \l:sh(pKo call $fibk~t the jiar whit the)':-:; ... to' . !"I .Afterthe'election; he continues.. I submit that ALL lying is\vron$- chantter'bet,i& it is a~xctpf.imd-:j:&nc :?w;!;$;k!.x! , .. .' , .... - .......... ,,':l:i '. lie so bnzenly ' that deceitis ........ .. tectual cowMice. .... thit nsenator .......,_. I : the defining .i When we lie, what we. -. are - really ...- from his own: The social contract caniiot:endure , . charactcris-C: --is that have little faith in .... pmycalls him if that'bond.deteriorates into a ... :. tic of all. :' . ourselves, our ideas, or our feelings. , ."one of the best' network of self-sewing individual. ... immoral .... That without lying, we would be .. .. IiarS I've ever.' XIS. ' IO IO US, . d&eptions which can only alienate .:. :. unable COnVinCe'Others accept -. ............... ..*.?..I.. n,,..,. seen:an'd,: ?.;: ;.; us from.eadhother.:.I .-.:................. "...*., ... .*:::LyihgiS.... idopt blit rd~ldr~~i'ov,m~~~~~ri~: . opposition:. ;: ... ..., wrong for .,:! : An individud Strolig of.dndand::';! .. .... ' . leaders will only . .. three rea- ' chmcter has the confidence in himself . say that he is."not being entikly- . sons: it is intellectually dysfunctional; 'I that allo\vs for honest self-expression truthful,"-but won't go so far as to . ~ it is inherently anti-social act; and it.. because that person knows that even if - . call him a liar. '' . is- the r&ult of a weak character..'; . : not everyone likes him-or votes for A..... nationally syndicated radio. talk .- ... Lying is intellectually dysfunctional..- .. hiyheremains uAdiminished. .. show psychologist counsels Fople because the human mind has an innate- . Honest people do not need to resort. ' 'who have cheated on their spouses 'drive to discern Iruth;. to deception to convince others tha!;- ' '' __ ... ~ -..,.- 5 -. .......,. &-.?.., .-,*. ..-..P-:,- -.,&.*/ ,.- . that it is best not to confess.,., their.' . : ::. :<' ':Our.passionate.need....... to know j. :...t:.some ideaisvaluable or comct. r: < , .. '! .. &sg&sidns, but to live the rest of.. '. things-not because we need to ., ,They let the merits of ihe idea sp& their.lives protecting the secret. .. them in order to sucyive,'but simply ,., 1:;: for,- itself, realizing that if they fail lo . The IRS spends tens of millions of ' for the knowing of them-is arguably ,.LI convince, it is because of a weakness . - ' ' dollars every year auditing'taxpayers, the defining chmcteristic... of human . 'of the idea rather than a weakness of I ... over.80percent ofyhom m found to . intelligence. : .. .. their.own chmcter. ' have committed some "oversight." .. To subven this need by engaging in :This gives them an opponunity to , , ' The headlines of the newspapers deception is antithetical to the natural re-evaluate that idea They may realize '' ' repoh that cheiting is mpaht even .' processesof the human hind. Ir?'other. .that an individual unsvayed by ' . among honor students, from grade I ' . words rs hurt themselves first of ,. argument may simply disagree with' . ,. ...- .:. _I !.L:,L'.:.,'., ' ...- school.al1the'way:up to our most. j--'all:" . ':the.propositioGk is their right in a - -. , . Features Editoc..... : ......... ............................ hlichelleWmn -_ 8 University of Indianapolis . .' - . el&tronic mail to "[email protected]." - ... ~ ... Requests'for.andnimity.wil1be honored as long,?s the SportsEditor...... :...... ;.... .................................. AndyhZcDmiet 1400East Hanna Avenue. ..:: ....... I , .... ... wn'ter's identity IS pe&~totheeditor.Tobeconsidered for Dusinesshlanger ...I .................... ~ ................... :...KyleSpringer. '!L,y:::: L;!;Indianapolis.IN 46227 . ....' ' .. .. ..~. publication; lettek'must include h valid name and telephone Photo Witor.:.: ....... :..... 1: ................. 1............... 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Amy SrulW ~ .- I " .... - ~. .. ..,* ........ ... ....... ... .. ..... .: .... .. ~' 3 . :, -,. r.; ... .' .. .. .. ~ .. ..... I HCOMMENTARY . < ' ' -. ......... '. .. ,,. , .1;. .;. ... il . ...... ,... ,: ,,..;,<; :,..::<..;L :$>. .a:.!,:.. ,,_.. .: -..,........... ............... ...... _.. .. .... .. .. ..by, hsouihem white-police officer. ..... anotherside to this story. ..... .' ..... "seems to this author th2 the victims - John Smith . And just weeks'ago, agroupof '. :Although minorities may be tar:'. ', 'unduly provoked the officers: Had' ' - . ' ColWlis' :'' . ' . ' : Mexican i&gnnts were dragged . geted by some deranged police offic-: . they simply pulled over immediately, .... : . .'- ........ ..from their truck and beaten by River- . ers, the victims in these cases were ''.. '' these beatings