The Reason I am Not For “Occupy______”
First off, I will admit that,yes, the occupy movement has a point, and that the point is a good point. I also support peaceful protests as a way of getting things done. However, the problem, for me, and the reason I do not really support it (though do not attack it) is that whatever system is implemented, so long as anarchists do not control what direction is taken, afterwards will be just as corrupt, just as slanted towards those with money and/or power and nothing will change and the sun will rise on nothing new. It could be even worse than what we have. Now, keep in mind, my mind always takes the most pessimistic course when trying to figure out the future, so it could just be that, but the course of human history always occurs in that same cycle of corrupt system, revolution, seemingly better system, corrupt system, etc. The only differences are the different amounts of time that pass between revolutions.
-John
When Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act, Americans like you and me still had one uniting factor that would keep us from indefinite detention: our citizenship. It now seems that that could be in jeopardy as well, with Congress’s introduction of the Enemy Expatriation Act. EEA would allow the government to take citizenship away from “anyone engaged in hostilities, or supporting hostilities, against the United States.”
EEA is sponsored by Independent Joe Lieberman and Pennsylvania’s very own Charles Dent. Keep telling yourself you’re free.
-Alyssia
In this episode of UPUA’s Asinine Financial Decisions we explore the 2012 Association of Big Ten Students Conference. On Tuesday, Penn State’s student government made the executive decision of spending $3,600 ($1,100 more than UPAC allocated them for this aforementioned off-campus conference) of your Student Activity Fee on airfare for three students to fly to Champaign, Illinois for the weekend. I guess if you’ve been watchful of what the “dog-and-pony-show” did last semester you can’t be surprised that TJ Bard and his cronies can shamelessly blow $3,600 in one fell swoop; after all, it was UPUA that spent $3,000 on cups and sunglasses in October, and $6,500 on 215 clickers to be shared amongst the 44,000+ undergraduate students at this University. UPUA talking heads of course defended their decision, citing that a 10 hour road trip would have actually costed them more money.
Saying that UPUA has grown out of touch with their constituents would be to suggest that there was ever a time in my last three years at Penn State that I ever felt like this student government ever represented me or my interests in any way: so I won’t give them or past administrations that satisfaction. Please take the time to contact John Zang (@John_Zang) Katie Quinn and Courtney Lennartz (@) to express your disgust. It’s time for a change.
-Alyssia
Republicans care about life unless you are a viable: woman, immigrant, racial minority, homosexual, in the lower class, in a different religion, or disagree with their political stances.
Occupy Penn State and Transparency - They Told You So
So Occupy Penn State was either lambasted, ignored or marginalized during the fall semester by many Penn State students. After a month of being steadily present in the student union building, Occupy Penn State decided to disband amidst the chaos surrounding the Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Given the climate around campus, it was decided that the protest should cease, at least for the time being.
I just find it incredible that the issue of transparency has FINALLY become an issue for students, now that football has suddenly become a part of the story. See, Occupy Penn State and other student organizations have been raising hell regarding the transparency of our nonfunctional school administration for a long time. Only because of recent developments has information, such as the following, been in the public eye:
http://www.bennovak.net/2012/01/reflections-of-a-former-trustee/
This article details the “dog and pony show” that is the Board of Trustees, the university’s highest authority.
I mean, I hate to say it, but they told you so.
-Ricky
