The Whitworthian

Issue date: 10/9/07

Re: "Look Past Iran President's Fiery Rhetoric"
Make no mistake, Iran president is a bad guy

Look past Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Ridiculous, to say the least. First of all, the author left out one topic: Adolf Jr. (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to you) said there are no gays in Iran, and that it is a "phenomenon seen only in America."

Why, you ask? Because Iran has been imprisoning and executing gays since 1979. So at least by the time Mahmoud is through, there won't be any gays in Iran. But hey, we can look past that, can't we? Similar issue: You want to look past him wanting to wipe out Israel?

Ahmadinejad has said himself he will sacrifice thousands upon thousands of Iranians to destroy not just Israel, but all the Jews on the planet. I don't think I can look past that, seeing as Hitler already tried it, and you know how that turned out.

In addition to this, his country has been arming Hezbollah and supplying the terrorists in Iraq with materials for the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that kill American soldiers daily. And remember? He denies the Holocaust. He doesn't want this "continued examination" (which the Holocaust of all things doesn't need). He said the Holocaust is a Western fabrication to back support of the Jews. If you watched "The War" on PBS Oct 1, you saw video and pictures and eyewitness accounts of the horror Hitler brought upon the Jews, Poles, gypsies, handicapped and more. Even now the soldiers who found those death camps can barely speak of it without breaking down.

The Holocaust is irrefutable fact. And this psychopath denies it. These are issues we cannot look past. It's not just because we disagree with him, it is because he is wrong.

Ahmadinejad's rhetoric isn't just fiery; it is psychopathic, ignorant and racist. To look past this evil is naive. I wouldn't suggest it.

Matt Baker
Junior
Chemistry

 

Re: "Policies added, clarified in Student Handbook"
Let Whitworth students learn the hard way

Whitworth claims to only have three rules on campus. the "Big Three," at least they are designed to protect our "personal health and (establish) responsible life in community." The rest are rules that the communities create.

This is opposed to schools like Wheaton and BYU where students are taught to follow rules without questioning the reasons behind them.

I always thought that the administration's hope in this is that we would go in to the world as good decision-makers not good rule followers.

Compare this to the recent addition the Board of Trustees made in the Student Handbook off-campus policy: "behavior that is potentially harmful to the reputation, educational mission or interests of the university" may be sanctioned.

This rule is as broad and all-encompassing as the rule against "disturbing community." It allows the administration to have free-reign at what it will punish. Not because it is wrong but because it embarrasses Whitworth.

The most important skill we learn in college is to take responsibility for our own actions. We must learn to protect our own interests. Not just Whitworth's.

We need to learn to stand for our own beliefs and deal with the natural consequences. Even when they contrast with University policy.

I am not suggesting consequences should be removed. However, additional restrictions should not be imposed for the institution's sake.

I have the right to do things I will probably regret. This new regulation shows the Board would rather we submit to social pressure than develop our own morality.

College is a place where we form our own identities. We are all adults here and we must come to accept and act upon this.

In the real world, I will have to follow rules and laws. However, I would rather deal with the real-world consequences than rely on the board and the administration to sanction me because it made them look bad.

Shaina Western
Senior
Peace Studies

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