Communism rears its ugly head
I'm so excited that it's ASSP election time again, the time for the People to rise up and throw off the yoke of oppression, choose our own destiny and fight unto death for our liberty. The posters around campus scream: "ÁViva la revoluci—n!" and I can only assume that since ChŽ Guevara's is the face that adorns these posters, the revolution alluded to is against wealthy land owners and organized religion. Like Guevara, we too can take advantage of our socioeconomic statuses, renouncing our class as the privileged, educated elite for the sake of the disadvantaged, spreading the message of the benefits of communism, using violence if necessary (which it will be). I for one am ready to embrace this new image for SPU's student leadership, to join with them in finishing Guevara's dream of "twenty new Vietnams," simultaneous revolutions against First World imperialism, and its various incarnations: the upper class, capitalism and the Christian church. Guevara's wisdom learned in years of guerilla warfare will help sustain us in our revolution: "Hatred is an element of struggle; relentless hatred of the enemy that impels us over and beyond the natural limitations of [humanity] and transforms us into effective, violent, selective, and cold killing machines." SPU students, you are either with us or against us -- as for me, I will give my allegiance to the ASSP, the seizure of private property, the redistribution of wealth and the breaking of the bonds that Christianity has placed on us.

Jessie Kwak
Senior

Dr. Davis is indeed competent
Back in February David Bright wrote a letter attacking Associate Professor of Political Science Reed Davis for his guest column in the Seattle Times.

Not because of what the column said, but because the column began by referring to the Democrat National Committee instead of the Democratic National Committee.

How about overlooking the fact that it might have been an editing error by the Times.

Among the disparaging comments Mr. Bright included in his letter was the "hope for the sake of those students (and their parents) at SPU who are paying good money to attend the classes of Associate Professor of Political Science Reed Davis that his lectures are more factually accurate than his recent guest column in the Feb. 21, 2005 issue of the Seattle Times."

Not only does he manage to get his facts right, but he leads the most life-altering Summer Program there is: The France Trip. Unfortunately it was one of the best kept secrets at SPU. The entire trip (airfare, food and 10 credits) cost less than taking 10 credits on the Queen Anne Campus. That is not the case anymore. Student Financial services caught on I think.

Having got my B.S. in Political Science I believe that I am qualified to say that every course was intellectually stimulating. Even more so when having to do research on the clandestine organization known as the Democrat National Committee.

Mr. Bright, go back to your trailer and keep enjoying the welfare checks that the DNC thinks you deserve and us heartless Republicans would like to take away while calling you names.

John Fure
Alum

GOP defense of Schiavo is a joke
Just when you thought it was no longer safe to read The Falcon and you couldn't handle another lame article about how "women are evil" a shining beacon of journalism appeared -- Sharon Birchfield.

As always, it was an intellectual delight to read her article "Separation of powers was breached." The only downside I saw was that it was next to that awful "having never met her, I know what Terri Schiavo wanted" article.

At the risk of making Sharon's article look politically biased (which it wasn't), I would like to take this opportunity to bash the Republican hypocrites in the Federal government who stuck their noses into this case. Even though it went against the very foundation of republican ideology (government staying out of peoples personal lives), they couldn't resist an opportunity to pander to the religious right. Doing so, they showed just how two-faced they are.

Tom DeLay (R-Tex), House Majority Leader and frequent subject of House Ethic Committees investigations, boldly stood up and decried the villains who were bent on destroying Terri Sciavo's life. He even went as far as to threaten the Florida judges! However, he should have probably mentioned he pulled "the plug" on his Father years earlier.

In 1999, Gov. George W. Bush of Texas signed a bill that allowed hospitals to remove patients from life support -- against the wishes of the legal guardian. A hospital in Texas did just that and removed a baby from life support against the mothers' wishes just a few weeks ago. Under Bush's law, they could do so simply because of financial reasons. I guess this life wasn't worth cutting short your vacation like you did with Terri Schiavo, was it Mr. President?

It's like a magic trick, a really awful magic trick. Watch the Republican as he protects the sanctity of life (whether the life likes it or not) with one hand and with the other cuts funding to Medicare. Oh, did I mention that Medicare plan that Republicans hate so much is keeping numerous people across the country alive ... people like Terri Schiavo. Except in Texas, of course.

Jerome Morrow
Staff