Opinion

Telescopes in Hawaii

Published October 23, 2002

I am a former employee of one of the world's largest submillimeter radio telescopes. I was a telescope systems specialist and worked atop Mauna Kea for 12 years. I am writing as the president of Mauna...

Believe it or not: subscribing to the paranormal

by Matthew Brophy
Published October 23, 2002

A psychic told me Monday that my moon sign is in the House of Leo. I'm not sure what that means exactly, but she seemed to know. For 20 minutes, we stared at stones, cards and charts as she tried to divine...

Politicians should re-examine dying schools, Social Security

Published October 23, 2002

B By Austen Morris y now we've all been sufficiently pummeled by campaign ads. Politicians must know how irritating their ads are - especially the negative ones - yet they continue to shell out hefty funds...

Next governor must resolve state’s budget

Published October 23, 2002

Every morning in the movie "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray woke up to, "It's cold outside today. It's cold outside every day." Individuals tracking the economy the last two years must empathize with Bill...

Second Amendment protects unalienable rights

Published October 23, 2002

Matt Telleen presented many arguments supporting the case of limiting the power that the Second Amendment bestows on to the citizens of the United States ("Loyalty to the Second Amendment is misguided,"...

Gubernatorial candidates must think about energy

Published October 22, 2002

As the elections are only two weeks away, newly-elected politicians will soon be faced with big decisions on the environment and energy. One year from now, the Prairie Island nuclear power plant will have...

So-called Friends of Israel are anything but

by Scott Laderman
Published October 22, 2002

Last week, I had the good fortune to attend a campus forum featuring Na'eem Jeenah, a South African lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand and a veteran of the anti-apartheid movement. Jeenah...

Stoetzel needs to make up his mind

Published October 22, 2002

I would like to reply to the article written about Paul Stoetzel, the National Guardsman who is protesting the possible war in Iraq ("Once on tour, now anti-war, student soldier won't go to Iraq," Oct....

Second Amendment

Published October 22, 2002

Matt Telleen's Oct. 21 opinion column on the Second Amendment ("Loyalty to the Second Amendment is misguided") is flawed. The term "arm" in the Second Amendment is intended as "firearm." And as there are...

Keep Goldy out of sexual politics

Published October 21, 2002

On Oct. 11, University students came out of the closet and were immediately greeted by the smiling face of Goldy Gopher. As a part of National Coming Out Day, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender...