To the Daily:
It's about time the public realized that they are being duped. It's obvious that Clinton is upset with the invasion of his privacy.
Radical right-wingers should be ashamed at their obnoxious behavior. The way I see it, Bill Clinton is a man, first and foremost. He messed up and he seems to be truly sorry in one respect or another. A man in his position should be in better control of his hormones and should be smart enough to foresee a set-up. But readers have to ask themselves, "why would any woman (Monica Lewinsky) want to keep a semen-stained dress?" Regardless, all citizens are given the right to privacy by law of our land.
Shouldn't we explain to the media and conservative republicans that this right extends to our president? I think it is obvious that the radical right wingers have devised this ploy to get the American public as well as the president distracted from real issues such as health care and education.
Moreover, they have wasted millions of taxpayer dollars to find out whether Clinton got laid. As a person who believes in God, I understand that our nation expects Clinton to be a moral example. But I also understand that our nation believes in separation from church and state.
In this particular instance I believe that certain government officials have gone too far in investigating a "moral" issue. We all make mistakes, and Bill is no different. I say forgive and forget. Let Hillary handle Bill's indiscretions. I'm sure this is not the first time this has happened. She does not need the whole nation policing her marriage. Bill is doing a decent job with our nation, I say leave him alone and let him work in peace.
Natashia Hill
LSA senior
To the Daily:
I am writing to express my disgust to find the names of various members of Congress on conflicting roll call votes. In particular, the passage of the Telecommu-nications Reform Act, which contained the Communications Decency Act, conflicted with the decision to publicize the initial Starr report by posting it on the Internet. Our local representative, Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor), and my hometown representative were among those involved.
Had the Communications Decency Act withstood judicial review (which it did not), posting the Starr report to the Internet arguably would have subjected the posters to fines of $250,000 and five years in prison.
If we were to impeach all of the members of the House of Representatives who were hypocrites with the law (an offense I find much more reprehensible than lying about one's sex life), then we would have removed more than 65 percent of the House.
William Northway
University staff
To the Daily:
The Sept. 23 article by Nikita Easley ("Family still grieving loss of Williams") was extremely well written and sensitive. The death of Tamara Williams is an important anniversary to remember. The problems of domestic violence in our society should not be forgotten, even in this insular campus community. Easley did an exemplary job of reminding us. I commend her for her thoughtful coverage. Let this be the example for all Daily reporters.
Julie Herrada
University staff
To the Daily:
Although we were pleased that the details of the Michigan Student Assembly budget were related to students we wanted to clarify some misinformation. There is currently $168,000 available from the Budget Priorities Committee and additionally, there is $75,000 available for community service projects from the Community Service Board. The additional funds are from monies that were allocated but were not claimed by student organizations. We will continue to work with student organizations to help them claim their funds. Applications for either fund are due September 30 and can be picked up in 3909 Michigan Union. Please contact us if you have any questions about your application.
Heidi Lubin
MSA Community Service Chair Sumeet Karnik Budget Priorities Committee Vice-Chair
To the Daily:
Here is a little song for this weekend's game that harkens back to the days when my father was student here. (Sung to the tune of "Home on the Range.")
O give me a school
Where the teachers play pool,
And the cows roam the campus all day.
Where seldom is heard
An intelligent word
And the ath-a-letes all get high pay.
Moo, Moo, MSU
That's the cow college for you
Where a chimpanzee
Can get a degree
And the ath-a-letes all get high pay.
I wonder who is guarding Sparty now. Go Blue!
David Taub
LSA junior
To the Daily:
I am a recent graduate of the University and I have always been extremely proud of Michigan's successful sports tradition. I have bragged extensively to people on the East Coast and in the Ivy League about the superiority of all of our sports teams as well as the pride that every University student feels in attending a school where academics as well as athletics are respected across the nation. One thing I cannot brag about however, is the exorbitant price U of M sets for season tickets. I always held season tickets for football and basketball, and even at those prices four years ago, I could not afford hockey season tickets. Season tickets were high enough when I was a student, but it is ridiculous that a school with one of the biggest athletic budgets would keep raising prices. It is the students who make the noise level go up in the stadium, it is the students who pack the stadium to record attendance, it is the students who paint themselves maize and blue and scream out "The Victors," it is the students who hug strangers in the stands when the Wolverines make a comeback, and it is the students who are paying through the nose to do all of this. My friends and colleagues who attended other universities or colleges are astounded at Michigan's prices, (they often went to games for free).
Admittedly, Michigan might have a better record over the years, but why should students have to pay the price of success?
S. Vander Weide
University alumnus