Letters to the Editor

With Earth Day coming up and the beauty of spring approaching, I wanted to write in and express how important the effects of global warming and climate action are to me as a Chicago voter.

I feel these are pivotal issues and integral to the citizens of my neighborhood of Rogers Park, the burgeoning metropolis of Chicago and the world. Speaking to my neighbors, our diverse backgrounds are linked by environmental concerns.

Remy Soni’s column criticizes the eight protesters gathered outside of the CIA information session on our campus. While he acknowledges their right to protest, he laments their supposed lack of respect for the agency. In particular, he objects to them dressing up as tortured prisoners, asking if this is “the kind of message” we want to be sending from our university. What seems to have upset Mr. Soni the most is the fact that the session had to be closed prematurely due to the disruptions.

Remy Soni recently wrote an editorial in the DI that suggested that the groups that protested the CIA should not have "disrupted the informational process."

I’d like to thank the DI for the article on the cruelty of puppy mills. Puppies and kittens in puppy and kitten mills are commonly housed in overcrowded, filthy, inhumane conditions and then are sold to pet stores.

Earth Day is a time we ought to think about the kind of planet we will leave for future generations. Unless we act, our children will inherit a world fundamentally different from the one we grew up in.

To prevent this we need to dramatically change the way we use and think about energy. Wind power is one of the best ways to clean up the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the climate that sustains us. Best of all, the wind energy sector stands to create millions of good-paying jobs and provide genuine energy independence.

Abstinence works every time; condoms don't. And they won't end AIDS. In response to the March 20 Daily Illini editorial cartoon by Jake Thompson, depicting Pope Benedict preventing condom use on the African AIDS epidemic: The cartoon implies that condoms are a plausible solution to AIDS in Africa ...Abstinence works every time; condoms don't. And they won't end AIDS.

Sophomore responds to April 1 article, "Interns find opportunity at Research Park."

Rather than considering the possibility of canceling the event, how about reaching out to the students? With the need for 150 more volunteers and a soon approaching deadline, marketing the positions to a group of over 40,000 undergraduate students is sure to be successful.

Gov. Quinn is doing the right thing by raising taxes. This deficit can no longer be ignored. After Jordan Harp's article ridiculed Gov. Quinn's plan to raise Illinois taxes, it later said, "Quinn likes to blame the last guy to hold his office for the debt the state faces." That's a bit hypocritical because the reason why he is raising taxes is so that the bureaucrats in Springfield can finally take charge of the budget instead of passing it from one administration to the other.

The members of the Student Election Commission have violated their own procedures and bylaws in stating that they refuse to certify the results of the MTD referendum question. By making a statement of non-certification, the members of the SEC are attempting to influence the Board of Trustees' decision, which puts them in a precarious position as overseers of fair elections on campus.