REACH candidates aim to spend student money
ASM elections are upon us, ending Thursday at 8 p.m. I won't say I have my hand on the pulse of the campus, but it is clear that the majority of students are not happy with the astronomical seg-fee increases thrust on us this year. There is only one way to change the status quo: by making a major change of the guard. It all boils down to one basic nugget of truth; if real change is to occur, every last student needs to vote against the REACH platform of candidates. Each REACH candidate subscribes to the Progressive brand of politics, and we all know what that means when applied to ASM: spending, and lots of it. Last year the fun progressive acronym du jour was JEDI and many of these candidates were elected. Look at the results gleaned from that mistake; we can't let that happen again. This is your money being spent. REACH candidates have conveniently labeled themselves as such on their candidacy statements, so check out http://www.asm.wisc.edu for their opponents and select one to your liking; it's the most profitable 30 seconds you'll ever spend. It's about time we got the silent majority behind the megaphone: Log on and vote.
Loss of cultural heritage not limited by race
In his column (""'Colorblind' society ignores distinctions,"" April 8), Michael Hsu asks, ""Is there any Caucasian out there today who is witnessing, with every passing day in the year 2002, the slow death of his or her language and culture?"" The answer is yes. I am a white American, and I have to deal with many of the issues mentioned in Hsu's column. I am an immigrant from Eastern Europe. My native language is not English, and my cultural background differs in many ways from ""white American"" culture. I maintain strong connections with my cultural heritage, and I realize that passing this heritage on to my children will likely be difficult, if not impossible. Surely, many other white immigrants are in a similar situation. Thus, the idea of culture is not always related to race.
