Lack of Control Laws

Today's column focuses on the absurd idea of gun control laws. Perhaps we should focus on preventing actual crimes instead of passing laws for gun control in hopes of preventing those crimes.

Unprivileged Fees

My fourth article. I am fairly upset with SGA right now, and from a few comments I've received from other students, I'm not the only one.

Ethical Freedom

I am working on a paper for the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics essay contest. Right now I am focusing on the idea of ethical freedom and the possibility of it in a society. Is it possible to pursue an individual's freedom in an ethical manner? Philosophers I would focus on include John Locke, Robert Nozick, Sun-Tzu, Karl Marx, and most importantly, Immanuel Kant. I want to examine what true freedom/self-ownership looks like for each of these philosophers. I want to tie it all together with a Christian view of ethical freedom including the idea that the greatest good for any individual is to glorify God. I feel that this view will be most paralleled with Locke's and Kant's views. Kant will be tougher to tie in with divinity because although he was very pious, he kept his religious views to the back while he focused on the metaphysics of ethics. Do you have any suggestions? Let me know. Maybe even a completely different topic...Just shoot me a comment or an email: jcwa@ksu.edu

Peace.

Collegian

So a weekly columnist left the paper this week, resulting in your very own Phaedrus taking over her column. Now I will be found in the paper and online every Thursday beginning next Thursday.

Metal

If any of you faithful readers of The Chautauqua like hard rock, check out the movie Metal: A Headbangers Journey. It's an incredibly detailed look at the history of heavy metal and at the sociological aspect of the music and its followers. It is a great documentary.

You know what, even if you are not a fan of heavy metal, you should still check it out. It answers a lot of questions you may have burning in your brain. I know some people who feel that heavy metal is all about hailing Satan and whatnot, and to those of you, I definitely recommend this movie.

Peace.

Ms. Magazine

So Ms. Magazine is stirring up some trouble...at least it is ruffling my feathers. In their fall issue, they have printed the names of roughly 1500 women who have had abortions in an article entitled "We had abortions." Actually, over 5000 women have signed this "petition," but Ms. Magazine only had room for a certain amount.

PETITION?! This is ludicrous! What is a petition exactly? Well, to me it is a document one signs in hope that a specific course of action will be taken. The actual definition is to seek, to ask, to beg. Ms. Magazine defined nothing with their petition, only that you can sign it if and only if you've had an abortion.

Ugh. I am not going to touch this issue, don't worry, I just wanted to point out how stupid some people are. Actually, over 5000 people.