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Transgender-rights rally was merely political shenanigans
Women's Coalition's decision not to participate in Wednesday's rally for transgender rights, organized by Associated Student Government candidate Alex Lurie, is in no way a reflection of our level of support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Of course LGBT issues are something we care strongly about. This year's Take Back the Night charity works specifically to address the concerns of the LGBT community in Chicago.
Our decision not to participate in the rally was based on the fact that that we believe this event was attached to Lurie's campaign.
We made this point clear to Lurie's campaign manager when he came to our general meeting, and we are disturbed that even after knowing our motivations, he chose to attack us in his letter.
Jacob Reitan said it best himself when he acknowledged, in Thursday's letter, that the rally was a way to "highlight" the fact that LGBT issues were a part of Lurie's platform.
Women's Co is not an organization that will participate in any event organized in an effort to "highlight" a candidate, regardless of the issue.
Jessica Joslin
Education sophomore
ASG senator for Women's Coalition
Taking away group's flyers limits campus free speech
Silencing someone else's free speech is not a legitimate exercise of your own.
On Monday night, 150 flyers that advertised a meeting held by Northwestern Students for Life were taped to NU's sidewalks. By Tuesday morning, significantly fewer than 150 were left.
Someone, for whatever reason, tore up many of our signs, which only advertised a meeting and made no provocative commentary.
The sidewalk leading from the smaller arch to University Hall was especially targeted.
In many cases the tape was still there, but the signs were ripped away, though the surrounding signs remained untouched -- including some from those on the other side of the abortion debate.
The abortion issue is an extremely volatile one -- this is understood.
But this is all the more reason why both sides of the argument must have a public voice. Silencing one or the other side is the mistake of history and does nothing to ameliorate the issue.
This isn't to ruffle any feathers, I'm just saying, "Let's be fair."
What happened earlier this week wasn't. Also, I'm not defending my group's cause only. I am defending a campus group's right to express its beliefs and its right to exist.
There will be more signs to come. Hopefully next time they will stay on the sidewalk.
Justin Tackett
Weinberg freshman
Outreach chairman for Northwestern Students for Life
Shaving is only for the weak; men should relish facial hair
I really thought "The Passion of Christ" would spark a bonfire in the world of men's facial hair.
Or, at least, perhaps encourage young teenagers attending youth group meetings every Sunday night to follow the "What Would Jesus Do?" code of ethics and give up going to the barber for Lent.
But no. I'm still one of the very few guys with moderately long hair wearing a bandanna at the gym, purchasing conditioner at Jewel-Osco or stroking my month-old southern trucker's mustache-sideburn-connection-thingy-that-wraps-around-my-face-yippee in Philosophy 262.
Are guys scared of growing their hair out? Is it too much work? Do the ladies not like the scruff? Wouldn't they prefer a non-cookie-cutter guy who does his own thing? I think it's one of the easiest ways a guy can set himself apart from everyone else, to make a statement, as it were.
Jesus made a statement -- and now there's a movie about him.
Michael Kopera
Communication junior
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