To the Editor: While I am not adequately imformed on the contentions of the proposed legislation recently brought before Penn sylvania's House of Represen tatives to be capable of con demning it(hamely, that bill which would ban utilization of Contraceptive devices on college campuses), I do not, in any case, view.abortion as a favorable alternative("Hun ters Do It," HIGHACKES COL LEGIAN, January 31). There are those who would justify the prematurely in duced termination of a preg nancy by equating it with the act of hunting. But in doing so, these same people have based their reasoning on the assumption that man is an ani mal. It is precesely this premise which I am in dis agreement, and the account whereby it may be discredited serves only to heighten my opposition to abortion. In Genesis one of the familiar Biblical narrarives of the creation of the world, God clearly differentiated man from the animals. By granting human beings do minion over all the animals oh earth, He not only ac cords us with the privilege to hunt, but He is also acknowledging that, in fact, man is not an animal. And no where is anyone given the authority to control another person's life. In retrospect, I hope to have not only illustrated that man is not an animal, but also to have made implications on a much broader level. One of these to which I refer is the concept that before we embark "upon a quest for the solution, •tet an issue such as abortion ‘or the use of birth control de vices, it is first necessary fco. resolve the differences be tween our fundamental beliefs. This is not always an easy endeavor, at times even ap pearing impossible. But in any case, mankind must seek to bridge the tumultuous waters which underlie every problem. By shifting our outlooks, even Move Closer while maintaining our beliefs, ■ty' is.possible for men to move eijbifer to one another until one day our Values will unite in hafmdny. To the Editor; W 6 would like to thank Mr. Karr Krone for complying with requests for a effee ma chine and a more diversified menu in the Commons. We would also like to thank the Residence Hall Coun cil for their help, arid cooper ation in the dancevon March 12 which was a success and indic ative of an excellent Spring term. To the Editor: I feel regret in the fact that I recently signed a peti tion regarding the article that Art Boyce placed in THE COLLEGIAN. When I first read Art's article, I didn't have any bad feelings about it. How ever, after reading John Pucul's letter cutting it down, I signed the petition. I now look back on this with regret. John's letter was one-sided and in looking at it more critically, I find that I really do not agree with it. Therefore, I admit that I was wrong and so I officially retract my name from the petition. I also wish to publicly apoligize to Art for judging him wrongly. Diane Faux Thank You Mr. Krone The Members of the Student Union Board RETRACTION Thank You, Gene Lizardi The Highacres Collegian, March 30, 1977-3 letters to THE EDITOR It Sickens Me Editor's Note: The following is an open letter to Mr. Ar thur Boyce, Residentc Hall Co ordinator, submitted to THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN by John J. Pucul, a student. The let ter, along with a list of 50 student signatures was pre s sented to Mr. Boyce by John J. Pucul at an earlier date. To Mr. Boyce: Hi! I'm one of those "arduous readers." I am wri ting this not necessarilv to condemn what you said in your Letter to the Editor of THE COLLEGIAN of February 17, 1977, but to vehemently con demn how you said it!! First of all, it is not "Peyton Place—Book II," but rather our newspaper. We cannot help it if you don t like the way your story was presented; but you did say what was quoted. I am one of those students to whom you addressed yourself in your letter and I am cer tainly "concerned about the well-being of the student body.' When I think of a dorm coordi nator who says he has seen so much of what drugs can do and still says that doing a couple of "reds" isn't, wrong is in charge of 220 yoying adults, it actually sickens me. I have seen more than my share of what drugs do to our society and although you are entitled to your opinion, I am posi tive that drugs are the prob lem. The answer is not to amend this nation's drug laws in order to solve(and I doubt that)the problem, but to stop this "vicious circle" that you talked about. One other point, and I'm sorry if you think I'm mis quoting you too, but your sar castic and childish use of "mommies and daddies" was totally uncalled for. These people are human and they have the right to their opinions too. If by some chance you Continued on Page 8
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