Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1995 Page: 2 of 12
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PREACHER IRKS STUDENTS
before I start hearing a reader’s maybe you’ve seen it. The word
Gun Control Laws Don’t
Prevent Basic Human Nastiness
Kobin Blackburn basic human nastiness — a prob- rapes, and 578 robberies are com-
Staff Writer
Staff Photograper:
Advisor:
horrified by the idea of people
Here’s some evidence that
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mans have been apt to do things
we know we’re not supposed to
lem which philosophers have
been trying to solve for centuries.
Chris Hebert
Paul Carrell
Caroline Mowry,
Nora Coronado
Larry Putman
Shawn Reid
Maggie Mills
Alicia Osborn
Melissa Valenzuela
Melissa Valenzuela
Business Manager
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The following corrections are to be noted
regarding the article titled, “Business Fra-
ternity Elects New Officers, Welcomes
New Members For New Year” in the
February 9 issue of Hilltop Views:
The first two lines should have been
omitted; Catrina L. Conway’s name was
misspelled; Sean Heeney’s name was
misspelled;. Vice President Jason Lee’s
name and position were omitted; Sue Ann
Martinez’s name was misspelled;
The editing staff regrets these mistakes.
We reserve the right to edit any material
submitted to the newspaper and further
support the request that articles submitted
by an organization be void of lists of
names and positions.
Editor in chief:
Managing Editor:
Photo Editor:
mitted daily in America by con-
victed criminals on parole or early
release from prison (statistics
from the NRA).
I come from an NRA family,
but I tried to believe in “hippy”
The subject of gun control Ever since Eve and Adam cho wed
has become particularly close to down on that forbidden fruit, hu-
my heart since an incident at my
parents’ house in early Decem-
ber. My father caught a man
breaking into our minivan. My
dad was able to physically over-
Staff Writers:
Deniz Usbug, Carlie Dos Santos, Robin
Blackburn, Katy Adams, Bill Bullock,
Michele DeWenter
Business Manager:
Entertainment Editor: Maggie Mills
Sports Editors:
Contributors:
Gilbert Guerrero, Jr., Katheryn Jager,
Melissa Stotler, Aimee Meyers, Shannon
McDonald, Jennifer C. Ray
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do. If the only objects on earth ideals for many years. I just can’t
were Nerf footballs and souffles, reconcile absolute pacifism with
somebody somewhere would fig- my survival instinct in a world
carrying concealed weapons; it’s the justice system doesn’t effec-
about as anti-gun control as you tively deter criminals: in 1980,
can get. But gun control laws only 227 criminals per 1000 vio-
can’t solve this country’s crime lent crimes were sent to prison,
problem. As far as I can tell, crime The average violent criminal
has been around longer than gun- serves about one-third of his/her
powder has, and it is caused by sentence. Fourteen murders, 48
would allow Texans to carry con- nals: Washington, D.C. and New
cealed weapons after receiving York City, two of the most crime-
training. I hope it passes. The infested cities in the world, have
provision for training should help virtual handgun bans. In D.C.,
to improve public knowledge of the handgun-related homicide rate
firearm safety; and since crimi- has risen 300 percent since the
nals carry concealed weapons handgun ban (statistics from the
every day, law-abiding citizens NRA; they can’t be any more
would have equal footing. biased than the mainstream me-
I know that many of you are dia is).
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that this is a bad thing, but there
STUDENT INDICTED IN IN- isn’t a form a crime plaguing our
FANT DEATH grounds...or is there? Well, if there
is, no one is telling me. Now,
to us — there’s so many of those PRIESTS IRK DYING BIRDS
things, the dinky news never ends. ABOUT STUDENTS
Thirdly, there’s this office in INDICTED FOR MURDER!
the basement of Holy Cross Hall,
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I read the articles in entirety. more common and worst com- PUBLICATIONS in big letters
Closed the paper. And VENTED! plaint, “It’s your job to find it,” I sits over the door. Well, that’s us.
Why don’t we have news like would like to point out a few If you ever walk in it, preferably
One of the many luxuries of that? Where’ sour juicy stories? I things. on a Wednesday afternoon, you’ll
working for the school paper is mean we’ve got a priest, but he’s First, I want NEWS! Give it see about 11 people diligently
exchanging newspapers with not irking us...or is he? to me and I’ll eat it up. If it has just thinking of story ideas or typing
various colleges. I usually skim I’ve been approached by an ounce of controversy, spill it stories for upcoming papers. 11!
through their papers, catching many people who think the ar- — the news media is stereotyped Eleven people to cover the stories
errors, and thinking “I would have tides that the Hilltop Views prints as snowballers — unless, of of a school of 3500+. Hum?
done THIS and THIS differently.” are not news at all, they’re boring course, it’s too damaging to one Enough said.
But not anymore. My brain mo- and traditional (but written won- particular student. Jeez, there are So, you’ re a little peeved that
tors are running and bursting at derfully, I might add). Get a grip, always limits. we don’t report the news? Every-
the seams. Their papers have St. Edward’s is boring! And just Secondly, the Views is bi- thing you read is news,‘cause ya
NEWS: what is the definition of news? monthly. There’s no way to re- didn’t know it before. I think the
There I am, sorting the mail There’s an invisible wall port things as currently as they idea of news that’s being looked
among the staff, and I see in BIG around St. Edward’s.To investi- should be. IfDr. Patricia Hayes is forhereisthatit‛sjuicy.Hey,I‛m
letters “The Voice” shadowed by gative reporters, the word “pri- sucking funds out of the budget looking for it, too, but what can
a pink background. I normally vate” in Private Catholic School for personal gratification on let’s ya do? There’s no dying birds or
toss other papers aside until I’m is like climbing Mt. Everest. The say March 1, the article wouldn’t O.J. wanna-be’s here. Andon
dam good and ready to read them, school is located in a fairly bad be printed until two weeks later, that note, now that I’ve got just a
but The Voice’s frontpage head- side of town, and aside from the Shoot, news like that is spread little bit off my chest, I think I’m
lines caught my eye. They were graffiti on Mary Moody, no one faster by word of mouth. This is going to go write something:
something like: " or nothing seems to touch us. Not why campus activities are so vital
power the robber, while my mom ure out a way to kill another hu- which is decidedly un-utopian.
called 911. She took his .44 out- man with a Nerf football or a It would be great if people
side, and my dad held the man on souffle. That’s just the way we didn’t feel the need to own any
the ground at gunpoint until the are; let he without dog doo on his weapons or lock their doors at
police arrived. I’m glad that my shoe take the first step onto the night. But there are lots of basi-
father had his gun with him, be- white carpet. Gun control laws cally nasty humans out there. And
cause the robber threatened to don’t prevent basic human nasti- if decent people—like my father
stab him. It was pure luck that the ness. The justice system is sup- — can’t defend themselves, then
robber had left his hunting knife posed to at least discourage it, but the decent people will die out and
in his car. it doesn’t do that much anymore, criminals will win. That would
The Texas Legislature is cur- Here’s some evidence that be bad.
rently examining a bill which gun control doesn’t deter crimi- mae
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Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1995, newspaper, March 9, 1995; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1523192/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.