First, I would like to apologize for the rambling nature of my argument. It is, however, a tradition of mine to steadily travel through seemingly unrelated points until I finally bring them back to an issue involving the EMU campus.

I do not like science or math. To say the least, we don’t get along. Simply the ideas of analyzing the cell structure of snails or searching for the Golden Mean make me yawn. Yet, at some point in my academic career here at EMU, I will probably have to take at least one of these courses, or at least be “strongly recommended” to try them, along with the core requirements of the freshmen seminar, colloquia, and cross culturals. Although I will avoid certain courses with extra zeal, I appreciate EMU’s emphasis on a liberal arts education that crosses borders and cultures and textbooks.

President Bush has been busy. With the election looming and not exactly swaying in favor of a third illegitimate term for President Bush, mass amounts of legislature have been pushed through the House and Senate in the last few months. This rush of legislature coming through the system is problematic due to the pressure to pass laws without sufficient debate.