Landrieu outshines Terrell on all fronts
I would like to ask Brian McNabb how much he is being paid by the Terrell campaign for his poor excuse for a column. In his column, “All Talk, No Action,” Nov. 25, he proceeds to badmouth our Senator, Mary Landrieu. If anyone’s campaign is “wishy washy,” it’s Suzie Terrell’s, with her extremely negative ads against Mary Landrieu. Sen. Landrieu has run a clean campaign, and as far as I am concerned, Terrell is the dirty one. Her campaign has no substance and little taste.
First of all, Terrell has no record. How can someone jump from being a little-known Elections Commissioner to a U.S. Senator? She has no experience and is a rude and intolerable woman. On Sunday, Suzie and Mary had a debate on WDSU in New Orleans, where Suzie began attacking Sen. Landrieu personally, saying Mary had lost her faith and was a bad Catholic. As far as I am concerned, anyone who would go that low as to criticize another’s faith does not deserve to be a U.S. Senator. All the while, Mary sat back and waited her turn to respond, which she did respectfully. Mary talks about the issues, Suzie talks around them.
Mary Landrieu has the experience and clout in Washington to get things done for Louisiana. If Suzie Terrell gets to Washington, I will be scared for my state and fellow citizens, because Suzie’s a rubber stamp for the President. If the people of Louisiana elect Terrell, we will lose everything Mary has worked six long years to gain.
Who do you want representing the people of Louisiana, a woman with no experience and bad people skills, or a woman with experience and the skills to bring Louisiana into the future? If you prefer the latter, then vote Mary Landrieu.
Oh, and Brian, when you go get your check from Suzie, please tell her to get a new closing statement for her debates, because I am sick of the same old scripted rhetoric out of her camp.
John Guidry
Sophomore — Civil Engineering
Christ the King was glad to serve
After reading the letter last week regarding the stadium clean-up pay, as the organizer of the event I would like to clarify a few things. While Mr. Beard is a member of the Catholic Student Center community, his article represents his own perspective and does not reflect the attitude of the students who actually cleaned the stadium.
As several people pointed out, cleaning Tiger Stadium was a completely voluntary undertaking. The task was a student led initiative with the support of our pastor, as well as the staff at the Christ the King. Before signing up, we fully were aware of the duties, time and pay. We felt it was a good opportunity to raise money to help fund activities at the Catholic Student Center. The hard work and dedication of our volunteers will help CTK hire the band “The Mixed Nuts” for our end of the year banquet, which anyone can attend and enjoy.
Despite losing the game, we made the best of the situation. The stadium crew helped the situation not only by turning on the radio, but also by providing PowerAde. As 3:30 a.m. rolled around, our 60 hard workers relaxed after accomplishing a huge task, such as cleaning up after nearly 80,000 people (we only cleaned the lower portion). After celebrating a job well done with hot pizza, we topped the night off by playing on the field for a while.
We were very grateful for the wages we were paid. We also thank the Athletic Department for giving us, as well as many other student organizations, the opportunity to earn a fair wage.
Tim Hedrick
Junior — ISDS
Society’s views on sex devalues the act
I’m writing to commend Jansen Rothman on her letter regarding premarital sex as morally wrong. I’m positive her letter has stepped on many toes, yet she had the boldness to stand up for her beliefs and touch on an extremely sensitive subject. Though, I too, take the religious stance on abstinence, sex definitely goes beyond these confines.
Society has shifted toward values of pleasure and what feels good. Human desire and lack of self control mixed with the explosion of sex columns, sex-based shows and ads all have contributed to desensitizing society.
And, while STDs have become prevalent, the emotional scarring is just as great. Those statistics speak louder than Rothman could. Look at the number of people who need therapy, the divorce rates and the pregnancy rate. Though the numbers fluctuate throughout the years, the trend continues. With sex comes the responsibility to handle all issues sex brings. For example, people tend to view unwanted pregnancies as mistakes. How do you classify a human life as a “mistake?”
The abstinence program is a good idea in theory, but until society changes its views on sex, the implications still will be great.
Claire LeBlanc
Sophomore — Mass Communication