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Famous last words

Joshua Wood
May 16, 2001

My not-so famous last words (all in three hundred words or less). While pondering the fashion in which to end my opinion column for the year, I was reminded of patriot Nathan Hale?the Independence War...

Come on China, who?s your daddy?

Joshua Wood
May 9, 2001

The cold, war-like battle over Taiwan has the potential to result in another Vietnam-type scenario. This may result in China undergoing a similar fate as the Soviet Union. With the Soviet Union pecked...

Slates important, but donuts better

Joshua Wood
May 2, 2001

Though opposition has risen to their existence, slates play a vital role in the rich educational experience which aspiring ASI officers receive during election season. Over the course of this year?s ASI...

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Students: Time for your opinion

Joshua Wood
April 25, 2001

Over the course of this year, my opinion articles have covered an array of controversial subjects, such as: legends (heroes who die in their prime), freedom of religion (good), abortion (bad), China (boycott)...

Boycott of Chinese goods necessary

Joshua Wood
April 18, 2001

The recent Hainan Island detainee crisis?where 24 American soldiers were held hostage by the Chinese government?gave the American people a true view of the relationship between the United States and China....

Vision

Joshua Wood
April 18, 2001

In this highly contested 2001 ASI election campaign, theVision slate, which is led by current ASI Executive Vice President Artemio Pimentel, has promised to carry out their mission of bringing access,...

My guess on who will win the election

Joshua Wood
April 4, 2001

In this year?s slate battle for ASI power, I pick the current Executive Vice President Artemio Pimentel?s VISION slate to prevail over the Hans Weichhart?s SupportUS slate. (For any of you who are confused...

Outlawing guns is not the answer

Joshua Wood
March 28, 2001

While Americans scorn the despotism and tyranny that transcends much of the world around us, we stand with the same resilience that gives our society the freedom to shun persecution. However, in many cases...

The empowerment of society lies in religion

Joshua Wood
March 21, 2001

While in the course of obtaining the full spectrum of freedoms bestowedupon this nation, many occasions have risen in which legislativemisinterpretation has interrupted the social progression of freedom.Thus,...

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The World Police: The Responsibility of America?s

Joshua Wood
March 16, 2001

Every so often an event comes to pass that compels us, as Americans, toexamine our collective conscience in order to grasp our responsibilitiesas the dominant world power. Most often we are left to decide...

Tiffany?s American Dream

Joshua Wood
March 14, 2001

When this nation was founded, the idea of a new country where all men were created equal and could pursue their own sense of happiness became contagious. Over the next few centuries, this American dream...

For me, injustice came from both sides

Joshua Wood
March 7, 2001

In journalism, it is not a common occurrence for a writer to include any personal information that pertains to him or herself in an article?we as journalists would rather print the news than be the object...

Social injustice still exists

Joshua Wood
February 28, 2001

As the eyes of the world lay fixed upon our nation, the piercing burden to carry the weight of the world compels us, as Americans, to constantly examine our society and even ourselves. All this in hopes...

Legends may appear after death, but they never really die

Joshua Wood
February 21, 2001

Heroes are born overnight. As we watch them grow they supply our minds with dreams and our hearts with images of hope. As a society, Americans collectively become more and more attached to our heroes,...

Pride should apply to all students on campus

Joshua Wood
February 14, 2001

Humans have seen how the abuse of power can lead to a neglect for the most basic human right: life. The images of millions slaughtered at death camps founded by Hitler?s regime unified us together to fight...

Degrading Women In The SeXFL

Joshua Wood
February 13, 2001

Their commercials stuck a cord deep in America?s heart?with talk of glory, honor, and true heroic men bringing pride back to a beloved game. Well known figures like Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura caroused...

Pulling the grins from the Republican leaders faces

Joshua Wood
February 9, 2001

In the quest for our American dreams and ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, our society has hand-crafted our very own perceptions about how one should go about obtaining these essentials....

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