Daniel Gingras In one of my favorite “Seinfeld” episodes, after vanilla-scented incense fails to set the mood and makes George Costanza hungry for pudding instead, he realizes his desire to incorporate a pastrami sandwich into his sexual acts. It’s a…
Valentine's Day, SLO Style
Janice Edman As that oh-so-romantic time of year fast approaches, guys and girls alike rack their brains to find the most amorous way to spend Valentine’s. But whereas SLO is popular with the older crowd thanks to its quaint…
College is a choice, K-12 is not
After reading Brian Eller’s “The Right Way” about competition being the answer, I was appalled at how one-sided his views are. He presented information in the wrong way by failing to mention the key difference between someone who chooses to…
Bravo to the straw-man argument
In response to Mr. Allen’s letter I must say, bravo! What a wonderful example of a straw-man argument. In my original letter I explained how, by being “pro-responsibility,” one could be against killing the unborn (i.e. pro-life) and yet still…
It's about more than math and science
Andy Scott: As a fellow engineer, I also agree that our country’s policy on education hasn’t been perfect. Things should change in the math and sciences, and some of the fingers you pointed were progressively informed. However, when you bring…
Let's all work for change
Tyler Middlestadt Everything in life is political, but not in the way that we commonly understand politics. Most people see politics as “business as usual” where money holds more weight than votes and campaign season just means false promises, smear…
Murderers are not the only ones who get the death penalty
Mr. Cumblidge, In your letter that took to task Mr. Ingram for “a lack of depth of scholarly inquiry,” you gave the impression that only murderers can be put to death in this country. Under various states’ constitutions, people can…
Save us all!
I’ve been waiting patiently for a Christian utopia, but the whole thing just can’t seem to get off the ground. I don’t know what to say, we’ve got all the answers in our book but not enough people are paying…
Bush talks a good game, does otherwise
As a mechanical engineering student who has essentially committed my life’s work to math and science, I find great irony in Brian Eller’s Feb. 7 column. He praises Bush for championing the importance of teaching math and science in our…
Competition is the answer
Brian Eller I don’t know how many of you paid attention to the State of the Union address last Tuesday, but the president put a huge emphasis on the importance of teaching more math and science in schools. As most…
The status quo has got to go
Jack Ingram What is the status quo? The dictionary defines it as “the existing state of affairs.” But this definition is too benign, too vague and lacks the connotation necessary to give real-word meaning to such an abstract idea. History…