Opinion
"We weren't really colonizing the Philippines--we were helping them see the light."
Mark Metzler Sawin
African-American History
Jesus taught his disciples to love their enemies and pray for those who persecuted them. While not always easy, this Christ-like love requires a commitment to patience and openness to listening. Read more...
Robots with guns? I've seen enough science fiction to know that combination is bad news. Robotic minds always go haywire at the wrong time. Yet, with the military introducing science fiction to the battlefield, it is the minds of the humans that I am concerned about. Read more...
In a small bubble like EMU, one quickly picks up on popular issues and touchy subjects. Even with all the communication here, EMU is at times quick to point the finger. Sure, it would readily be politically correct for me to talk about being "open-minded" or to tell people that I religiously attend war protests in opposition to President Bush and his imperialistic regime. How about something with a more conservative slant? We all know those "fundamentalist, Christian" types who pound on the Bible and use it to support their stance. How intelligent is someone who uses the Bible as a strict basis for belief, anyways? Read more...
On January 20, 2005 the world's single largest threat to freedom, democracy, and human rights, most ironically, gave a speech about the need to spread freedom, democracy, and human rights. While his motorcade drove the streets towards the publicly culminating moment of his day, Bush supporters cheered and protesters were nearly silenced. Read more...
Dear Amanda: I am a single senior struggling with Pre-Graduation Romantic Relational Anxiety. I have noticed in the past six months a mad scrambling of my fellow students to find a mate during our last year here at EMU. Read more...
I am issuing a complaint about the article "An Interview With George Dubya" that was in the January 20 issue of The Weather Vane. Yeah, I understand that this is a satire column... Read more...
