The Student Union hosted "The Great Debate: Heads vs. Feds" on Oct. 11 in Pugh Auditorium, to explore the various facets of the enduring American debate about the merits of marijuana's legalization. The debate featured experts Steven Hager, former editor of High Times magazine, and creator of the Cannabis Cup and the Counterculture Hall of Fame against Robert M. Stutman, a 25-year veteran in the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration who has launched approximately 5,000 investigations leading to more than 15, 000 drug arrests. [continues 440 words]
The most unjust and self-destructive war being fought by America today is not in the Middle East, it is fought right here in the U.S.A.. It is the drug war. Although it has universal support among politicians, the drug war is a senseless waste of time, resources, lives and money, creating more problems than it fixes. First of all, the drug war is a violation of human rights. I have this crazy idea that each person has absolute ownership over their body and life, and the right to decide what to do with them. The drug war breeds a lack of respect for individual self-determination. It is the majority imposing its standards on the rest of us. Your conception of the "good life" may be hell to me, which is why each person must be able to seek his own happiness, as long as he does not harm another person. My vision of a free America, and I think Thomas Jefferson would agree with me, is one where I can shoot up heroin while simultaneously smoking crack and eating double chocolate marijuana brownies in the middle of the Benson food court. [continues 642 words]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- I'd like to thank President Bush for bringing to my attention the very real threat that terrorists pose to the people of the Western Hemisphere. By listening to his speeches, I have been filled with a sense of utter fear and hatred for all the evils of the world. I admit I was skeptical at first. Surely terrorists could not be that big of a threat to the West. However, after some intense research, I have learned of an astonishing terrorist network that threatens daily the stability and safety of America. [continues 826 words]
