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» w w*1" ' ll**WKItWnW^m]m'mmiWm if'wi'iipuw'nipwwf .Thursday, Jan. 29,1987. Page 2 case, then one would expect Him to dictate what is moral and what is immoral. Oh, I'll admit Mr. Murrieta's article was cute in a sick kind of way. Yet to so flippantly put aside the murder of children, and then somehow compare this with capital punishment, is indeed, as the article was titled. Twisted Psyche." Not only has the meaning of morality been pet verted, so too the meaning of justice. So Mr. Murrieta, enjoy your^V philosophical wanderings. Greet us weekly with your great insight and moral revelations, but do please be aware - one day your meanderings will end. One day you will face the greatest "absolute" of all. How will your clever arguments stand then? Robert Edwards Reader Response to Daily Collegim nticlcj and opinions are welcome. Send letters no longer than 250 words in length to Dairy Collegian. Keats Campus Bldg.. CSUF Fresno, CA 93740. Letters must be signed and include the writer's name, address Morals twisted? Dear Editor. Ya know, universities have come a long way. For example, 200 years ago when Uncle Sam was but a youth, there was an interesting movement blossoming in the colleges and universities. This "movement" was a revival - a sort of spiritual awakening, a time when people became acutely aware of the supreme being and acutely aware of their dependence on him. Yes, those were the days. Right was right, wrong was wrong - absolutes galore. This brings me' to the thrust of this letter. A couple of days ago Rudy Murrieta wrote an article about die "morality" of abortion and capital punishment and the apparent hypocritical stand of those who appose abortion and yet agree with putting certain criminals to death. No wonder the confusion. After all, our modem university has no moral absolutes. For example, 10 years ago homosexuality was considered a perversion, today it is not Fifteen years ago, abortion was considered murder, today it is not. Who knows what will be accepted 10 years from now? My point is this: How can Mr. Murrrieta, or his clever friends, make statements on "morality" when the standards are always changing? But think for a moment. Isn't it possible that there is a supreme being? No. not a philosophical conversation piece - but an actual living God? And if this indeed be the Marxism preferred over nuclear death ABYSMAL By Angela Arnold I'd rather be communist I'd rather be communist than die. I'd rather this entire country be a mecca of Marxism than die. I'd rather you, me, my loving mother and father, my. future children - everyone be communist than die. There is a threat. There is a threat in this world that is a Because of this threat, my life, your life, our entire world is in danger of complete and total obliteration. This threat- this disease - is the nuclear arms race. Our lives hang in the balance. Our lives hang in the balance as two men play political games. They don't care about you or me. It is a game, each too scared of the other as they madly escalate these deadly weapons to the point where they can destroy' each of us countless times over. It is mad, and I am scared. With one misunderstanding, with one incredible mistake, all life would cease. I would cease to exist, you would cease. Everything, everyone that I love in this world would be gone. It is mad and I am scared. Let's put down our arms. Let's surrender. Let's stop fighting a battle that doesn't really exist .We're all scared. We're scared of each other, so we keep stocking and piling until we've forgotten why we ever started. I want to stop the madness. I want to save my life, your life, the lives of all those I love. It's gone too far. When will you say we've had enough, just before you gasp your last breath in the glow of an explosion which has ended our world? I surrender because I'd rather live. I'd rather adopt another philosophy than see us destroyed. I'd rather be communist than die. Angela Arnold is a pseudonym. Her column appears every Thursday. The Daily Collegian Personals are due by noon every Thursday and only cost ' $1 each. The Daily Collegian —»* Vol. LXV No. Rudy Murrieta Managing Editor Tamara Toller Copy Editor Glenn Moore Photo Editor Jim Bohannon Co-Sports Editor Mike Butwell Co-Sports Editor Rancy Bridges Graphics Editor Sarah Williams Editor in Chief Tony Clmos & Reglna Loh Advertising Manager John Fry Business Manager Jo First Ad. Production Manager KurtHegre Asst. Photo Editor Lane Turner / OvenW Editors Keith Curtis Staff Artist Yvonne Sahaglan Hye Sharzhoom Editor Stephanie Dlas La Voz Editor Ana Carretero Anthony Sholars Asst. Business Mgr. Uhuru Editor Staff Writers: Lisa Kim Bach, Carlos Castillo, Robert Evans, Tim Heine, Tim Hurrianko, Jeff Pennisi, Han'if Moorad, Mark Murray, Paul Worthington and Kristine Zaver. Sports Writers: Jon Matsune and Steve Ruffoni Photographers; Ron Holman and Tony Olmos The Doily Collegian is a member of the California Intercollegiate Press Association Subscriptions are available by mail for $17 JO per semester or $30 per year. -r* ' The opinions published on this page are not necessarily those of The Daily Collegian or its staff. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the paper's editorial board. ,j. Advertising Reps.: Alex Ingel, Wes McKee and Trish Vail News Production: Tim Hurrianko Advertising Production: Amelia Di Mesio Circulation: Shahihn Zainuddin Distribution: Peter Komell The Daily Collegian is published by the Assoc-iated Students of CSUF and the newspaper staff daily except Saturday, Sunday, examination week and university holidays. The newspaper office is located in the Keats Campus Bldg. Fresno. CA 93740. Editorial line: 294-2486; News Line: 294- 2487; Business and Advertising: 294-2266. For The Record... Tuesday's column, Twisted Psyche," incorrectly identified Stanley Mosk instead of Joseph Grodin as one of three state Supreme Court judges who were not approved in last November's election. Wslaku in The Daily Collegian cm be brought to our attention by calling 294-2486 or writing to us at the Keats Building, California Stat* University. Frtsno, Fresno, CA 93740.,_ BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed mi/ 8ftCK**W so soon.ul owe* x**r- imsHWPix- cmdewoFFdfiL 'MNOLP SCHma2Bg660{{ BinRL XT. COnVUCTTHSmtoCTION 1KCMUZ&MLP INTMPROCett. \ <mcmsr y
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.Thursday, Jan. 29,1987.
Page 2
case, then one would expect Him to dictate
what is moral and what is immoral.
Oh, I'll admit Mr. Murrieta's article was
cute in a sick kind of way. Yet to so
flippantly put aside the murder of children,
and then somehow compare this with capital
punishment, is indeed, as the article was
titled. Twisted Psyche." Not only has the
meaning of morality been pet verted, so too
the meaning of justice.
So Mr. Murrieta, enjoy your^V
philosophical wanderings. Greet us weekly
with your great insight and moral
revelations, but do please be aware - one day
your meanderings will end. One day you will
face the greatest "absolute" of all. How will
your clever arguments stand then?
Robert Edwards
Reader
Response
to Daily Collegim nticlcj and opinions are
welcome. Send letters no longer than 250
words in length to Dairy Collegian. Keats
Campus Bldg.. CSUF Fresno, CA 93740.
Letters must be signed and include the
writer's name, address
Morals twisted?
Dear Editor.
Ya know, universities have come a long
way. For example, 200 years ago when
Uncle Sam was but a youth, there was an
interesting movement blossoming in the
colleges and universities.
This "movement" was a revival - a sort of
spiritual awakening, a time when people
became acutely aware of the supreme being
and acutely aware of their dependence on him.
Yes, those were the days. Right was right,
wrong was wrong - absolutes galore.
This brings me' to the thrust of this letter.
A couple of days ago Rudy Murrieta wrote an
article about die "morality" of abortion and
capital punishment and the apparent
hypocritical stand of those who appose
abortion and yet agree with putting certain
criminals to death.
No wonder the confusion. After all, our
modem university has no moral absolutes.
For example, 10 years ago homosexuality
was considered a perversion, today it is not
Fifteen years ago, abortion was considered
murder, today it is not.
Who knows what will be accepted 10
years from now? My point is this: How can
Mr. Murrrieta, or his clever friends, make
statements on "morality" when the standards
are always changing?
But think for a moment. Isn't it possible
that there is a supreme being? No. not a
philosophical conversation piece - but an
actual living God? And if this indeed be the
Marxism preferred
over nuclear death
ABYSMAL
By Angela Arnold
I'd rather be communist
I'd rather be communist than die.
I'd rather this entire country be a mecca of
Marxism than die.
I'd rather you, me, my loving mother and
father, my. future children - everyone be
communist than die.
There is a threat.
There is a threat in this world that is a
Because of this threat, my life, your life,
our entire world is in danger of complete and
total obliteration.
This threat- this disease
- is the nuclear arms race.
Our lives hang in the balance.
Our lives hang in the balance as two men
play political games.
They don't care about you or me. It is a
game, each too scared of the other as they
madly escalate these deadly weapons to the
point where they can destroy' each of us
countless times over.
It is mad, and I am scared.
With one misunderstanding, with one
incredible mistake, all life would cease.
I would cease to exist, you would cease.
Everything, everyone that I love in this world
would be gone.
It is mad and I am scared.
Let's put down our arms. Let's surrender.
Let's stop fighting a battle that doesn't really
exist
.We're all scared. We're scared of each
other, so we keep stocking and piling until
we've forgotten why we ever started.
I want to stop the madness. I want to save
my life, your life, the lives of all those I love.
It's gone too far.
When will you say we've had enough, just
before you gasp your last breath in the glow of
an explosion which has ended our world?
I surrender because I'd rather live. I'd rather
adopt another philosophy than see us
destroyed.
I'd rather be communist than die.
Angela Arnold is a pseudonym. Her
column appears every Thursday.
The Daily Collegian
Personals are due by
noon every Thursday
and only cost ' $1
each.
The
Daily Collegian —»*
Vol. LXV No.
Rudy Murrieta
Managing Editor
Tamara Toller
Copy Editor
Glenn Moore
Photo Editor
Jim Bohannon
Co-Sports Editor
Mike Butwell
Co-Sports Editor
Rancy Bridges
Graphics Editor
Sarah Williams
Editor in Chief
Tony Clmos &
Reglna Loh
Advertising Manager
John Fry
Business Manager
Jo First
Ad. Production
Manager
KurtHegre
Asst. Photo Editor
Lane Turner
/ OvenW Editors
Keith Curtis
Staff Artist
Yvonne Sahaglan
Hye Sharzhoom Editor
Stephanie Dlas
La Voz Editor
Ana Carretero Anthony Sholars
Asst. Business Mgr. Uhuru Editor
Staff Writers:
Lisa Kim Bach, Carlos Castillo,
Robert Evans, Tim Heine, Tim
Hurrianko, Jeff Pennisi, Han'if
Moorad, Mark Murray, Paul
Worthington and Kristine Zaver.
Sports Writers:
Jon Matsune and Steve Ruffoni
Photographers;
Ron Holman and Tony Olmos
The Doily Collegian is a member of
the California Intercollegiate Press
Association Subscriptions are available by
mail for $17 JO per semester or $30 per
year.
-r* '
The opinions published on this page
are not necessarily those of The Daily
Collegian or its staff. Unsigned editorials
are the opinion of the paper's editorial
board. ,j.
Advertising Reps.:
Alex Ingel, Wes McKee and Trish
Vail
News Production:
Tim Hurrianko
Advertising Production:
Amelia Di Mesio
Circulation:
Shahihn Zainuddin
Distribution:
Peter Komell
The Daily Collegian is published by
the Assoc-iated Students of CSUF and the
newspaper staff daily except Saturday,
Sunday, examination week and university
holidays.
The newspaper office is located in the
Keats Campus Bldg. Fresno. CA 93740.
Editorial line: 294-2486; News Line: 294-
2487; Business and Advertising: 294-2266.
For The
Record...
Tuesday's column, Twisted
Psyche," incorrectly identified
Stanley Mosk instead of Joseph
Grodin as one of three state
Supreme Court judges who were
not approved in last November's
election.
Wslaku in The Daily Collegian cm be
brought to our attention by calling 294-2486
or writing to us at the Keats Building,
California Stat* University. Frtsno, Fresno,
CA 93740.,_
BLOOM COUNTY
by Berke Breathed
mi/ 8ftCK**W
so soon.ul owe*
x**r- imsHWPix-
cmdewoFFdfiL
'MNOLP
SCHma2Bg660{{
BinRL XT.
COnVUCTTHSmtoCTION
1KCMUZ&MLP
INTMPROCett.
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