The Issue: In comparison to 2007 Students' Association elections, 2008 was wildly successful in getting students involved. The Stance: Students should be applauded for voting and candidates should be congratulated on running well-organized, active campaigns.
While surfing the net the other day, I came across this Web site- lifegem.com. The company makes diamonds out of your loved ones. That's right, I said your loved ones. The process involves an eight-ounce sample of ashes taken from the cremated family member.
"You are qualified to win the daily lotto, to join please text back......" I suspect that the number of text messages sent daily is growing very rapidly everywhere around the world. As per estimate, the sent rate is hundreds of billions per annum. With its wide coverage, text messaging has been the target of spammers, and text spamming is becoming a bigger problem than e-mail-based spam.
I wonder, if the first reason given for the proposed change, the "nationwide change in students late-night study habits" is really a problem. If so, then shouldn't the needs of all students be addressed and not just the ones in dorms? And if that is a problem, then wouldn't pressing the library and the student union to be open 24-hours a day actually solve that problem better? I wonder about the benefit to recruitment.
I am writing in response to the article about HB 1261 printed in The Collegian issue February 27. First I want to correct some of the things that were wrong in the article, to begin with in South Dakota you must be 21 years old to purchase a pistol or the ammunition for a pistol.
Recent history has shown that making a location a gun free zone does not promote safety, but instead creates a prime killing ground for individuals who have no regard for human life. Shootings at Westroads Mall, Virginia Tech, NIU, and every high school all occurred in gun free zones.
In the Feb. 27 article "Second Amendment rights war against safety concerns," the article sets up a false dichotomy between safety and liberty. And make no mistake - defensive carry is a liberty. South Dakota's Constitution explicitly states (Article 6, § 24) "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be denied.
The hazy logic in this editorial makes me despair of the thinking processes taught to today's college students. As an example, "If HB 1261 does pass, anyone who carries a weapon is required to possess a concealed weapons permit, but who, other than a University Police Officer, is going to ask to see their permit?" This statement contains its own admission that lack of a permit or permission will do nothing to halt someone with criminal intent.