Category: Letters to the Editor

Civility, please As I have read the Mustang Daily throughout the year, I have been disappointed that some letters to the editor, some weekly columns and other communications among individuals in our community are not done in an attitude of respect, patience and seeking to understand. Things are not always as simple as they seem. […]

As long as we continue to define peace in terms of war, there will be no peace. That was the overwhelming message I heard last weekend at Brandeis University’s commencement, with a speech delivered by HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan. Unfortunately, that message is something we seem to be lacking here at Cal […]

Who’s paying for a former U.S. DOA Undersecretary Adviser? Oh, me! And you! Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t doubt Mr. Jen’s qualification, but I thought we were already paying Baker to do this stuff. Read between the lines. This job was specifically arranged for Jen? So, pretty much, lemme get this straight. Jen […]

This week, the California State Legislature will be voting on a bill that directly affects many students here at Cal Poly and others all over the state. The bill, AB 2813, would increase the number of Cal Grants available and broaden the age requirement allowing more students access to affordable higher education. Here’s what you […]

I received the e-mail from Dr. Morton about the “Justice for All” group coming to campus. Being curious about the group, I looked at their Web site, which discusses the harms of the death penalty. The site says nothing about abortion. Walking past Dexter Lawn, I found it ironic that JFA had signs that were […]

The “Justice for All” exhibit was intended to create debate, change hearts and save lives. Ironically, I haven’t met one person whose views of abortion were changed because of this exhibit. Most people that I have spoken with or overheard on campus were either enraged by the graphic and disturbing images, or left feeling more […]

I applaud the “Justice for All” displays at the University Union and on Dexter Lawn. I am pro-choice, and “Justice for All” won’t change that, but they are pursuing their cause in the right manner. By humanizing embryonic life, they may have changed some minds – the photos were graphic and the message was clear. […]

There has been a lot of discussion on Dexter Lawn and in the University Union the last several days. Some of it good, some of it bad, and some of it clearly not well thought out. Today, I heard something shocking. A member of the organization with the anti-abortion display asked a girl when she […]

When I opened the paper last Tuesday I couldn’t believe my eyes: The headline to Brian Eller’s column read “You can’t bomb your way to peace.” I nearly had a heart attack. Was the conservative columnist advocating non-violence? Had he retracted his support for the war in Iraq? Had he finally renounced violence because he […]

I’d like to discuss an opinion Humza Chowdhry expressed in the Mustang Daily on May 18. I suppose that, although I don’t agree with it, he does have the right to express it. It is unfortunate that his leadership only prevents people from understanding the plight of both the Palestinians and Israelis. With every action […]

Conservatives display hypocrisy on Dexter Lawn So why can you display two-story-tall graphic pictures of aborted fetuses all over campus, but a small flier stuck on a wooden stake showing a little side boob draws the ire of the conservative community? I bet some of those aborted fetuses were female with full frontal nudity. Where […]