| OPINION
| FEBRUARY 06, 2004
Letters
Elections affect education; invest
in your future by registering, voting
Re: “No Excuses” Jan. 28
Most of the students on campus have not voted in a major election,
but I hope all remember the 2000 election. It is important for your
future on this campus and afterwards. If you have not noticed, our
tuition has increased to the point that some people are wondering
if they can afford to go to school.
Now, there is a line of thinking which says “Oh, that does
not matter to me.” Sure, it may not. But the same people who
were elected to uphold the U.S. Constitution (which they are not)
are doing their part to make sure you do not have a good job if
you graduate. They don’t care about your ability, they don’t
care about your parents’ feelings or jobs. They do care about
how to send the money that should go to our education to the Enrons
of our nation.
There are three easy steps to elections:
• Registration, takes at most two minutes to fill out the
form. Do it before Feb. 8. Register to vote now at www.sos.state.tx.us.
• Vote in the primary March 9. Study the news, search the
Internet, and learn about who you would like to win. Then there
will be a long delay until November to do that.
• Vote.
If you sit back and don’t register by Feb. 8 and not vote
March 9, then don’t whine when the person you wanted to win
loses.
—John Nicholson, physics senior
Healthy alternatives to fatty foods should be available
to accommodate students
Re: “Weighing In” Jan. 27
I think this article has overlooked a big part of the issue. The
reason so many of us are chowing down on Chick-fil-A and Pizza Hut
is because the healthier alternatives have been eliminated from
The Plaza. I used to get a baked potato and salad from the salad
bar. Once that option was taken away I began eating turkey sandwiches
from Blimpie. The deli that has replaced it doesn’t even have
mustard, a healthier alternative than mayonnaise. Instead they have
honey mustard or spicy mustard, both high calorie dressings. If
these options, especially the salad and potato bar, were brought
back to UTA, I believe that the majority of students would choose
those healthy foods over the grease-filled options available now.
—Alison Porter, English senior |
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