Opinion it+ MIND of MisfrA ED MISETA lecturer of etunomit s It has been a long time since something has come along that stirred up the emotions of mil lions of Americans. A few years ago many liber als were up in arms over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If you remember, they staged protests in major cities and even allowed themselves to be arrested, all while carrying signs calling the President and our soldiers 'killers.' Now that there is a democrat in the White House, they seem to be quite content with the wars and our young men dying overseas. I guess it was just a matter of time before some thing new came along to stir up the masses and give them rea son to take to the streets in protest. That thing now ap pears to be the new Arizona im migration law. Personally, I think the only thing more frightening than the , ...k...44.44-.....t--4,---;.. ---, I t , i -4 2, ...;::#0,..j . 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What is news, at least to me, is that despite a bunch of diet fads, healthy eating choices, and shows such as The Biggest Loser, the United States is still the fattest country in the world. The love handles around Cal ifornia and the Carolina's are starting to get a little ridiculous. The most recent statistics BRANDON BOYD opinion editor The shaking has subsided, the cold sweats have dried, and I'm no longer in withdrawal. No, I'm not addicted to ciga rettes, alcohol, or drugs. I'm addicted to something far more powerful: football. The last time I had a chance to watch football that actually meant something, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints was Write for the opinion page of the Behrend Beacon! Send ui an e-mail at: psbopinion©yahoo.com Liberals are truly 'frightening' Arizona immigration law is the over reaction of people who seem to know nothing about it. A recent letter to the editor of the Erie newspaper tried to compare this law to Nazi Ger many, which tattooed and ex terminated millions of its legal citizens. The letter writer stated that "(the Arizona) law could give police the right to stop anyone" and "demand their pa pers." This is absolutely ridiculous and is the hysterics of yet an other person who wants to comment on the law but has not taken the time to read it. The new law explicitly states that police CANNOT stop just anyone and ask such a ques tion. This lie is similar to Presi dent Obama's, when he said police could stop anyone going out for an ice cream. The police can only ask for papers if someone has already been stopped for another rea son, AND there is reason to be lieve the individual may be here L. 7 . 1 f l'e 1 \ , 1 --\ 1 1 j ".1 THEN.. show that 30.6% of America is obese and that's not even counting those who are slightly overweight. For the math ma jors, that's only 2.7% away from 1/3 of the population. That's scary, considering that if I grab three random people, one of them will be obese. For those wondering, the sec ond place country is Mexico with 24.2% of their citizens par ticipating in their own battle of the bulge (and we're not talking World War II). Because I doubt all of the im migrants crossing the border are Mexicans whom are mucho gordo, these statistics show that America has no self-control. Apparently, we're still eating what we want when we want it. We've heard the tips a thou- Finally, football has returned celebrating amidst confetti while holding his year-old son. While the image was both en thralling and heart-warming, it signaled an end to my fix for the year and a beginning to the horrors of withdrawal. After all the suffering I've gone through for the past few months, it's finally back as sig naled by Thursday's college football games. Although we were subjected to watching teams like Ohio illegally. (Someone wearing a shirt that says "I just crossed the border illegally, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" would certainly qualify.) I don't re member the Nazi's extending any such courtesies to its Jew ish citizens. Furthermore, as has been noted numerous times, this law does not contain ANYTHING that isn't already law, except that the state is taking it upon themselves to enforce a law that the federal government, for unknown reasons, refuses to enforce. Last year I was driving in the city and was pulled over at a DUI checkpoint. The police of ficer there insisted that I pro duce my license and registration. I am a citizen of the US and was not doing any thing wrong (yes, it was one of the rare nights that I was out but NOT at a bar). Why is this ok but the Ari zona law is not? Last week, I was watching an . a bioonsetelus.viet cagiecartoonz.com 4w. 4 44....4.....,.=•)11704' -.1 4 1 ' • :' ....1.•„..4.•••...j:-. — 1 •14;•ro... . 1 . • •••••••t 1 .4 , * 14 " I ' ? 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Food is not a magnet attracted to your mouth - believe it or not, you can actually control how much you put in. I know that at the very least we can get under 30%. There's a difference between being pudgy, chubby, chunky, or husky and being obese. We can State and Pittsburgh, football is football. Unless it doesn't count, which is why I'm not a huge fan of preseason football. Yes, I watch it, but it's like giving non-alcoholic beer to an alco holic. It just makes you crave the real thing. And this Thursday, I get even more of my fix as a rematch of the NFC Championship occurs. Will Brett Favre get revenge A Li f" ir 1 ILJ 'l' 41 • , 1 JD) J.IA 1 \ I 1 \ \I. ‘•' LIP —From the Behtend Beacon Opin;on Pa3e episode of Campus PD on TV. A young girl who appeared to be intoxicated was stopped by the police and asked to produce identification. When she re fused to do so, she was told to face the squad car, was hand cuffed, and then taken to jail. No, she was not Hispanic. Again, how is this any differ ent? Like it or not, everyone in this country is asked for papers often, especially when doing something that is illegal. Since most illegal immigrants do not carry a US drivers license, how else are police supposed to identify them? We need to stop blaming Ari zona for protecting the lives and rights of their citizens, and start blaming officials of the US government for not doing the job that they are required to do and which we are paying them to do. Perhaps they need to be re minded that they took an oath when they took office. go from being a nation of fatties to a nation of a low percentage of slightly overweight people. And while we're aiming for lofty goals that probably won't happen, let's see if we can at the very least move down the list a little bit. Let's start feeding Mexico a little bit more. To be serious, those who want to shed weight will - those who don't want to won't. No matter what I say, this article is likely going to be nothing more than entertainment for a few people. But if people continue their eating habits, will we ever re sign our crown of being the chunkiest country? Fat chance. on the team that ended his 19th season? Or will the Saints go marching in as defending champions and walk out as winners once again? It doesn't matter to me. As I said, football is football, unless it doesn't count. So, if you couldn't tell by now, my answer to Hank Williams Jr.'s Monday Night Football theme song is that, yes, I am ready for some foot ball. Enticing eateries ANISSA CHAMBERS contributing writer Are you hungry? I know I am! Biggest questions of the year Where do you want to eat? Bruno's or Dobbins? While both seem to have the updates on what and what not to eat, prices are a big deal for broke college students, espe cially since that tree made of money has yet to grow. Personally, I love going to Bruno's. I can walk right out my hall into Reed and eat there any time until about ten at night, but at that rate my meal plan money will be non-exis tent. I could never be biased, since I work for Dobbins and Insuring fame BRANDON BOYD opinion editor Troy Polamalu is known for two things: his tremendous play and his luscious locks. Earlier this week, it was an nounced that number 43's curly `do became a million-dollar mane, as his hair was insured by Head and Shoulders for one million through insurance com pany Lloyd's of London. While these insurance poli cies are aimed more as a way to catch the media's attention, Po lamalu is not the first to have a specific body part, or hair, or whatever can be possibly imag ined insured. Lloyd's of London has also insured Keith Richards' fingers, Tina Turner's legs, Celine Dion's vocal chords, and the smile of America Ferrera, from the show Ugly Betty, for ten million, according to the always reliable Wikipedia. I'd like to imagine that when someone says "you have a mil lion-dollar smile" to America, she corrects them by saying that she actually has a ten mil lion-dollar smile. It's doubtful, though. At any rate, the recent insur ing of Polamalu's hair gave me an idea - what other things should be insured by Lloyd's of London? After all, if we can insure hair and smiles, we can insure just about anything, right? Why don't we have a look Where is ANISSA CHAMBERS contributing writer I knew I was attractive and intelligent before Behrend and I still do, but now I'm starting to realize maybe white guys aren't interested in black girls. I mean it's no big deal, but nobody is telling me why this is! Nobody is telling me why a white guy won't dance with me at a party, or why he won't make conversations when he's been sitting next to me in class for a week now. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that Penn State Behrend BEHREND BEACON September 3, 2010 www.thebehrendbeacon.com all but preference is slowly changing. Four words: ALL YOU CAN EAT At Dobbins, whatever you can possibly think of is avail able to you at a fixed price, and don't forget to grab some to go. I just can't handle paying 4.99 for chicken fritters everyday at Bruno's. It's a lose, lose situation. "I want to eat now but Dobbins isn't open until their specified times", or "I want to eat now but I'm going to pay an arm and a leg for some food to really ful fill my hunger." I guess at times like these you just ask your self... "What would my stomach do?" Brett Favre's career Here's a sure bet for Lloyd's of Lon don. After all, Favre's career will never end. Leßron James' image - Oh, no, wait a second... Lloyd's of London would have to pay for that one after Leßron ditched Cleveland in the debacle known as "The Decision". The Situation's Abs - Last week I wrote about how much I enjoy watching Jersey Shore, and one of the things that al ways seem to show up is my boy Situaticn's abs. He's always pulling up his shirt and the ladies swoon over him. In fact, he's practically the Elvis Pres ley of this generation. Alright, not really - Elvis actually had talent. Lady Gaga's loony get-ups Let's get this out of the way: she's really out there. Although it seems at times like Gaga has gone cuckoo, a lot of people like her songs and her flamboy ant fashion statements. Osama Bin Laden's hiding spot - The ultimate spot for hide-and-go-seek. The "Like" button on Face book - It's become a necessity. How else can we let people know that we like what they have said in their status without actually typing something out? Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan - Because really, what would we do without them? This opinion page - Not be cause it's that great, but just be cause I could use the money. the love? is racist or anything close, but I need some answers people! Am I non-approachable? Can someone help me get the sign off my forehead that says "non-social?" Guys have approached me, but of course they have been of my own race. Everyone needs to step out of his or her comfort zone at some point in time. I know I am. Duh, that's kind of the point of going away to college -- meeting new people. I mean, really, we're going to be in school with one another for four years, open up!
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