As Student Government elections approach, UM-D students are being bombarded with the usual campaign slogans and promises. It falls now to voters to wade through the campaign hype and decide which candidates will deliver on their promises. First and foremost, we at The Michigan Journal encourage students to take the time to vote.
Every person has likely dealt with a stereotype, and be they positive or negative, they are usually destructive. Unfortunately, this doesn't stop them from being rampant on college campuses - and perhaps no stereotype is stronger than that of the frat boy/sorority girl.
In the normal run of things, I would probably not be called upon to use the word "vagina" in my column. In fact, I would generally demur using the word vagina in public. Most circumstances just don't seem to warrant its use, so I'm off the hook, usually. While I'm no particular fan of the monologues of the same name, as I feel the recitations limit women in ways similar to those they purport to speak out against (not to mention that at least one of the monologues is condescending and dismissive of covered Muslim women everywhere), I reckon it's just fine to talk about the human anatomy on stage, or just about anywhere else.
We may not realize how often we are bombarded with advertisements. We see many commercials, billboards and pop-ups every day on the computer and advertisements in newspapers and magazines. Interestingly, a recent article in a magazine entitled "Awake" stated that "children as young as 3 years of age can distinguish between the different brands on the market and by the age of eight, they become consumers.
After reading Rob Switzer's "There should be no pardon for Libby or anyone else," I felt compelled to point out a few minor problems with the article. The first problem would be the issue of I. Lewis Libby himself. I worked with this man at the Hudson Institute this past summer, and wanted to tell the readers of your paper about the side of the man not portrayed by the media.
The debate on Mexican-American immigration has been raging in the United States for years. President Bush has discussed the issue as recently as last week after meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, pledging to push reforms on U.S. immigration policies.
For all the students out there wanting to make a difference in the world, there's more to it than making loads of money, owning an oceanfront property or overseeing a staff of 30. As myself and six others from UM-D experienced first-hand last week, our country is loaded with impoverished people and countless others who had everything, then lost it all due to uncontrollable circumstances.