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Volume 28, Issue 09, October 20, 2005

insight

Questions basis of religion

Sean G. Donovan sdonova3@mscd.edu

In the past week I have been opening my e-mail anxiously seeking responses to a column I wrote a few weeks back about what you would ask God if you had the chance. Day after day I opened up MetroConnect, clicked on my e-mail icon, and was time and again disappointed in seeing an empty box before me. more >>>

Ethics not a matter of religion

CRYSTAL VALES cvales@mscd.edu

I am a sinner.

What is it about this proposition that is so powerful? It is certainly one of the most prolific phrases within the context of our Judeo-Christian derivative culture.

I watched a television show that was sponsored as an infomercial late night on Sunday on the Fox network called The Van-Impe report. more >>>

Chocolate, like love, never fails

NIC GARCIA ngarci20@mscd.edu

With all of this change going on in the world, I had to wonder if my favorite Christian group on campus, Christian Challenge, had changed their view on homosexuality.

So I took a moment to stop by and converse with three wise men, who, every Tuesday and Wednesday, set up shop in the food court of the Tivoli to talk up Christ. more >>>

OUR OPINION

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND FLAWED ALL OVER?

Richard Boettner, election commission chair, has given the green light to a student who has expressed interest in being a write-in candidate, to campaign using quarter-page hand-bills, e-mail and word-of-mouth, which directly violates the bylaws Boettner wrote. more >>>

EYESIGHT

By Leah Bluntschli
bluntsch@mscd.edu

Dizzy

My little sister's boyfriend, Troy Cobb, twirled my 4-year-old niece around and around in the air, holding her in his arms, stopping when they were both dizzy and starting again and again at her shrill, ecstatic, and seemingly never-ending request for "More spinning!" more >>>

Voucher debate drawn at aisle

JOHN KUEBLER jkuebler@mscd.edu

I was happy to receive, by email last week, the first written response my column has provoked-from one of Metro's trustees, no less. The trustee, Alex Cranberg, also sits on the board of directors for the Alliance for School Choice, an Arizona-based organization that promotes school voucher initiatives. more >>>

C&D needed for our future

ZOË WILLIAMS williamz@mscd.edu

In a decade not so long ago, a decade commonly known as "The '90s," the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights was imposed in the state of Colorado. This constitutional amendment restricted state funding and government expansion.

This seemingly good gesture ended up being the arch-nemesis of public higher education. Major cutbacks were initiated. In the years 2001 through 2005 alone, state spending on higher education decreased a suffocating 21.3 percent. Now, as our class sizes swell, schools have not been able to hire enough full-time professors to accommodate. As schools struggle to earn money, corporations of all faces lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on any opportunity to slap their logos on diplomas and send their CEOs to the president's office. more >>>

THEIR OPINION

By Rebecca V. Ferrell

Referendums C&D wise investment for Colorado's future

At the moment, Colorado is caught in a struggle between those who want to shrink state government to a size convenient for bathtub drowning, and those who believe that state government creates a commonwealth for the common good.

Referendum C is the heart of this debate. Some opponents truly believe government should be downsized until it can no longer provide vital services. Major contributors to the opposition campaign are wealthy non-residents of Colorado, who want to see what happens when a state goes bankrupt. I'll make a prediction: if Colorado can't provide services to support our economy, our economy will spiral downward. Services we take for granted will disappear or require fees to be paid. College tuition will rise dramatically, even as quality suffers. If the state can't afford roads, they can be privatized into tollways. Anyone who wants to operate toll roads, buy state buildings cheap, or land a contract for privatizing state services, wants to see Referendum C fail. more >>>

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[an error occurred while processing this directive]	Volume 28, Issue 09, October 20, 2005 insight Questions basis of religion Sean G. Donovan sdonova3@mscd.edu In the past week I have been opening my e-mail anxiously seeking responses to a column I wrote a few weeks back about what you would ask God if you had the chance. Day after day I opened up MetroConnect, clicked on my e-mail icon, and was time and again disappointed in seeing an empty box before me. more >>> Ethics not a matter of religion CRYSTAL VALES cvales@mscd.edu I am a sinner. What is it about this proposition that is so powerful? It is certainly one of the most prolific phrases within the context of our Judeo-Christian derivative culture. I watched a television show that was sponsored as an infomercial late night on Sunday on the Fox network called The Van-Impe report. more >>> Chocolate, like love, never fails NIC GARCIA ngarci20@mscd.edu With all of this change going on in the world, I had to wonder if my favorite Christian group on campus, Christian Challenge, had changed their view on homosexuality. So I took a moment to stop by and converse with three wise men, who, every Tuesday and Wednesday, set up shop in the food court of the Tivoli to talk up Christ. more >>> OUR OPINION WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND FLAWED ALL OVER? Richard Boettner, election commission chair, has given the green light to a student who has expressed interest in being a write-in candidate, to campaign using quarter-page hand-bills, e-mail and word-of-mouth, which directly violates the bylaws Boettner wrote. more >>> EYESIGHT By Leah Bluntschli bluntsch@mscd.edu Dizzy My little sister's boyfriend, Troy Cobb, twirled my 4-year-old niece around and around in the air, holding her in his arms, stopping when they were both dizzy and starting again and again at her shrill, ecstatic, and seemingly never-ending request for "More spinning!" more >>> Voucher debate drawn at aisle JOHN KUEBLER jkuebler@mscd.edu I was happy to receive, by email last week, the first written response my column has provoked-from one of Metro's trustees, no less. The trustee, Alex Cranberg, also sits on the board of directors for the Alliance for School Choice, an Arizona-based organization that promotes school voucher initiatives. more >>> C&D needed for our future ZOË WILLIAMS williamz@mscd.edu In a decade not so long ago, a decade commonly known as "The '90s," the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights was imposed in the state of Colorado. This constitutional amendment restricted state funding and government expansion. This seemingly good gesture ended up being the arch-nemesis of public higher education. Major cutbacks were initiated. In the years 2001 through 2005 alone, state spending on higher education decreased a suffocating 21.3 percent. Now, as our class sizes swell, schools have not been able to hire enough full-time professors to accommodate. As schools struggle to earn money, corporations of all faces lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on any opportunity to slap their logos on diplomas and send their CEOs to the president's office. more >>> THEIR OPINION By Rebecca V. Ferrell Referendums C&D wise investment for Colorado's future At the moment, Colorado is caught in a struggle between those who want to shrink state government to a size convenient for bathtub drowning, and those who believe that state government creates a commonwealth for the common good. Referendum C is the heart of this debate. Some opponents truly believe government should be downsized until it can no longer provide vital services. Major contributors to the opposition campaign are wealthy non-residents of Colorado, who want to see what happens when a state goes bankrupt. I'll make a prediction: if Colorado can't provide services to support our economy, our economy will spiral downward. Services we take for granted will disappear or require fees to be paid. College tuition will rise dramatically, even as quality suffers. If the state can't afford roads, they can be privatized into tollways. Anyone who wants to operate toll roads, buy state buildings cheap, or land a contract for privatizing state services, wants to see Referendum C fail. more >>>
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