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Letters to the Editor
In response to Matthew Rydberg
I am writing this in response to Matthew Rydberg's article (March 25, 2004) titled "St. Cloud favors Kerry over Bush?"
First off, I will suggest that you stop writing these asinine articles; you are only embarrassing yourself. In your article, you state "John Kerry's America has declining jobs." How can you say this when it is well-known that under the Bush administration over 2.2 million American jobs have been lost; to solve this problem he has sent millions of jobs to overseas corporations.
You also say that John Kerry will leave America defenseless and without a military. George W. Bush has left this country more vulnerable and defenseless than before 9/11. He has snubbed his nose at the U.N., destroyed relations with almost all of our closest allies and placed American soldiers into a military quagmire that has not resulted in the discovery of WMDs but has only created front page headlines reading "Another soldier killed in Iraq." Bush has created more terrorists and therefore left America more vulnerable. If Bush is re-elected, then the terrorists have won.
In conclusion, I was relieved to see that you are only a first-year student. I felt that maybe SCSU had failed as an educational institution to cure you of your ignorance. You still have a couple more years to gain a more informed education for which you lack.
Jon Kerrigan
Senior
Social Studies Education
Writers blinded by the Right side
There has been some misleading partisan trash floating around about Kerry lately and it is not from Fox News but in two letters written to the Chronicle published March 25.
First off, I don't know where Mr. Rydberg (the first letter writer) gets his facts- it seems the Bush-Cheney re-election Web site- but Kerry would not raise taxes on everyone as Mr. Rydberg claims. Kerry is only proposing rolling back Bush's fiscally irresponsible tax cuts (you know the ones that took us from a $5 trillion surplus under Clinton to a $500 billion deficit this year alone) for the super-rich making over $200,000 a year.
Kerry has fought for the middle class his whole career, not the rich like Bush, and has even proposed a College Opportunity Tax Credit to help students afford college.
Secondly, it is more than just a bit ironic to say Kerry would cost America jobs when Bush has lost over 2.2 million jobs during his administration, the most since any president since Herbert Hoover, and he could blame the Great Depression. What's Bush's excuse?
Another interesting job related fact: of the last 14 presidents, every Democratic president has a better record of job creation than any Republican president does, the chances of that happening at random are three in 10,000. I almost choked as well when Mr. LeMahieu (the other letter writer) criticized Kerry for taking money from special interests. Do you know who gave millions to Bush in the 2000 campaign and was his biggest contributor? Enron. Enough said.
Lastly, Kerry and the Democrats would do a fine job of protecting America - guess who proposed the Department of Homeland Security that Bush initially fought against? Joe Lieberman, a Democrat. Even John McCain, a highly respected Republican senator, said he didn't think Kerry was weak on defense. I'll take "Lurch," as Mr. Rydberg calls Kerry, over Bush any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Ben Velzen
Senior
Criminal Justice
Fake clinics and Catholics hooray!
First off, I would like to say "hats off" to Michael Roehl and his opinion piece on the fake clinics signs all around campus. It seems to me that everywhere I go I see pro-choicers claiming that the truth is too shocking. The first sign I saw drew my attention because I was worried that perhaps there was some awful malpractice clinics in St. Cloud, but then I rolled my eyes as I realized it was just a pathetic attempt to try and convince people that clinics who discourage abortions are fake.
Secondly, I would like to thank Regina Eckes, as I have always wondered when exactly Catholics became separate from Christians and how people can honestly discriminate against Catholics simply because a few priests made a few very immoral decisions. Thank you for that article! It is definitely something people need to watch their mouth on.
Lastly, I would like to reiterate a point made earlier this year in the opinions page about trashing our campus. Why must people spit their gum out when they are five feet from the garbage can? Why do we have those little metal things on the side of every building? Oh yeah, that's right! They are for cigarettes. Not everyone trashes the campus, but I'd like those who do to think about what you are doing.
Chances are you will attend SCSU next year, and even if you don't, people you know will and why should they have to look at your trash everyday? Just a simple question. If it's that important that people are reminded of you when they look around, why don't you post a picture of yourself around campus for us to enjoy? Next time you feel that urge to drop an annoying flyer or empty cigarette box on the ground, look around. Chances are there is a garbage can within 10 feet.
Traci Ecker
First-year student
Secondary Education
Choosing to party is a personal choice
I have written this article to respond to my co-worker's article found in the March 25 edition of the Chronicle. He is the fourth floor residential advisor at Sherburne Hall here at the prestigious St. Cloud State University. Yes Jake, I have returned from spring break. Yes Jake, I had the time of my life on spring break, and yes Jake, I do view spring break at SCSU as an opportunity to cut loose and enjoy myself.
I do party on the occasional Thursday night, and yes, I do go out and have fun with my friends on Friday and Saturday night. When I graduate college, I will look back at my college experience and I will think of the best years of my life.
By the way Jake, we're in this together. We go to the same college. If you spend your time projecting SCSU's students as a slavering pack of miscreants who are little more than dimwitted drunkards, that's how the public is going to view you. You grouped yourself with us when you enrolled at SCSU. You can make your own choice whether or not to drink and party. Either you're with us or you're against us; to put it simply, get behind us or get out.
Tyral Holstrom
Senior
Marketing
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