In vitro meats certainly do represent an “interesting” solution to both environmental and ethical issues concerning animals but as is almost always true when using the word “interesting” as a primary descriptor, there certainly are some issues that have yet to be brought up.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Christian Science not the evil it’s painted out to be
It is always difficult to explain religious beliefs that are not your own, but sophomore Danielle Ferrante's Dec. 8 article, "Christian Science denies medicine and leads to numerous unnecessary deaths," presented some disturbing and false statements about the Church of Christ, Scientist and the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: With unemployment, inflation, “Occupy” is relevant
Junior Sam White's "Occupy Geneseo: misplaced activism won't spark change" (The Lamron, Nov. 10) claiming to be "all for the views they hold, but [stating that] the protest itself is backward," irrelevant to Geneseo and "merely preaching to the already convinced choir" reminded me of the age-old rhetorical question: "With friends like this, who needs enemies?"
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Opinions may differ but respect should remain consistent regardless of the belief
Cornerstone Cru and its members would like to thank everyone in attendance at the Creation Ministries lecture presented by Jonathan Sarfati on Oct. 25. We also appreciate the concerns that have been raised by freshman columnist Grant Bille in the Nov. 3 issue of The Lamron, in his article "Creation theory leaves no one laughing."
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Occupy protestors are not as innocent as they are portrayed in the media
I am writing in response to senior Editor-in-Chief Jesse Goldberg's article from Nov. 3, "Police violence at Occupy Oakland unacceptable." I feel, Mr. Goldberg, that your article is incredibly biased. You did not tell the major details and left out what the protesters were doing wrong.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: In Defense of Tour Guides
I was very and frustrated by article titled "Prospective students hungry for useful tours, not grandma's cookies" that appeared in the April 14 issue. As a tour guide, I felt that the article was written with ignorance and made generalizations that could have easily been avoided had the author done just a bit of research about his topic.
Read MoreLetter: "Booze for Beginners" doesn't reflect us all
I'm writing because I was unhappy with the article "Booze for Beginners" in the last issue of the Lamron.
Read MoreLetter: Students demand transparency from administration
Two weeks after President Christopher Dahl delivered the shocking decision to “deactivate” the programs in communicative disorders and sciences, studio art and computer science, we remain in a state of disbelief.
Read MoreLetter: Studio art major laments Dahl's decision
We are no longer a nation of inventors, a nation of people with the ability to use our hands and minds together.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Students need to learn basic politeness, pronto
I have long touted the wonderful students here at Geneseo and still think that, by and large, they are. However, in several cases during an amazing performance by River North Chicago Dance Company on Saturday night, students' manners were sorely lacking. Here's the thing, folks: The audience pays good money for tickets and attends such a show expecting to be able to focus on the performances on stage.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: The proposed "Sugar Tax" is entirely off base
I was shocked by Andrew Rudanksy's support (or satire?) of Gov. Paterson's new sugar tax. Paterson's taxes on soda are a regressive tax: They will disproportionately affect poor working-class families in New York and further hurt our poor state economy, which is suffering from one of the highest tax rates in the nation.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Student aims to bring hunter spirituality down to earth
This is a brief response to the article, "In defense of hunting," by Goings On Editor, Aaron Davis. While I agree with his argument that hunting is more humane than what goes on in slaughterhouses, I beg to differ that killing an animal should be regarded as a "spiritual" act.
Read MoreStudents call for presidential campaigns to clean up their act
Campaign donations are strangling our democracy. A lack of funding is more detrimental to a presidential candidate's chance at victory than an unpopular platform. In the same light, candidates with popular ideas but little money rarely have a chance to be heard. This year's candidates will collectively spend over $1 billion by November.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Student blasts Sex and the 'Seo
After reading the Feb. 7 edition of Sex and the 'Seo, I think it may be appropriate to rename the section. "Sexism in the 'Seo" has a nice ring to it, considering the article's content.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Student urges women to break free of gender roles
Every time I associate myself with feminism I use a sarcastic tone or retract the statement with "I'm just kidding!" I have to turn feminism into a joke to be taken seriously as a person and as a woman. It has become a four-letter word more offensive than "slut."
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Professor expresses pride in student volunteers
As your new semester begins, I want to share with you positive and good news about Geneseo. Geneseo has many reasons to be proud and volunteerism is one of them.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Professor defends Humanities after calls for change
I want to take the opportunity to address some misconceptions about Western Humanities I and II at Geneseo.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Geneseo mayor makes appeal
To the editor:
Now that Geneseo's Main Street has been transformed into a picturesque setting, our hope is that the recently emplaced trees, banners and wreaths, etc. remain where they are for the entire community to enjoy. Cooperative efforts between numerous groups and Town and Village governments, under the leadership of Hop Manapol and Pattie Cavanaugh, have been responsible for acquiring and installing the decorations.
The intent of these decorations is to provide a visually attractive Main Street for the broad community - it is not to provide home decorations for a select few. Thus, we ask that if suspicious activity is noted, 911 be called. In this way we can preserve what is in place so residents and visitors alike can feel a part of the holiday season.
-Mayor Richard Hatheway
Letter to the Editor: Former student blasts U.S. overseas involvement article
To the editor:
The Lamron headline summarizing the Nov. 8, 2007 lectures criticizing U.S. policy, "Speakers vilify U.S. overseas involvement" (and accompanying article which barely summarized the talks' contents) was what was biased and a "one-sided message."
"Vilified" implies an unjustified attack, while what warrants deserved and unequivocal criticism is a century-plus continuing history of one-sided military interventions by the U.S. government against the right of self-determination of peoples throughout the world, e.g., in just the 20th century, 100-plus U.S. military interventions which included several multi-year military occupations by U.S. forces (e.g., in Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and many more countries).
The C.I.A.-orchestrated overthrow of Arbenz's government (in Guatemala in 1954, details of which were outlined by Melville in his lecture) was not the only example of a Washington-engineered overthrow of a democratically elected government: coups against the reform-minded governments - Iran (1953), Brazil (1964), Chile (1973), etc. - which installed brutal pro-U.S. dictatorships were just the most prominent ones of those decades. Torture and killing were and are historically documented matters of the carrying out of U.S. foreign policy, not a "perceived (sic!) dark side of the United States' international involvement."
While [sophomore Brittany] Frankel et al. wrongly feel that, "U.S. foreign policy is far too complicated for one individual to understand," tens of thousands of individuals understood a simple principle quite well: Massive protests demanding "Bring the troops home! / out now!" can force Washington to stop sending GIs as cannon-fodder in unjust and unwinnable wars, which result in wounding or killing many GIs as well as millions of civilians. The prolonged Vietnam War resulted in the deaths of two to three million Indochinese plus 58,000-plus GIs; the war in Iraq and Afghanistan has already resulted in the deaths of more than a half-million Iraqis (according to Lancet, a British medical journal) plus 3,800-plus GIs. A Congressional cost estimate of $2.4 trillion being spent through 2017 shows that this war has barely started; a protest movement demanding "No blood for oil!" is starting to grow.
-Barry Schier
Former chair, SUNY Geneseo chapter of Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Letter to the Editor: University of Connecticut grad calls for justice
To the editor:
My name is Sudhama Ranganathan and I recently graduated from the University of Connecticut's school of Landscape Architecture here in the US. While there I experienced discrimination, harassment and abuse like I have never before. This behavior was based on my race, a conviction from participating in a violent student protest in 1990 and of course post-Sept. 11 hysteria. I am pursuing redress and justice on this matter and am writing you in hopes of some help or a point in the right direction. I have tried some organizations as well as private attorneys, some of whom are interested, but whose fees I cannot afford, so now I turn to the media. I am seeking justice for myself, for those that came before me and especially for those who will come after me. I have a description of what happened to me and some pieces of evidence online at http://www.lawsuitagainstuconn.com. I am looking to get my story out to expose what happened to me so that others might be warned.
-Sudhama Ranganathan