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The North Texas Daily
Thursday, December 3, 1992
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Legal abortions
Supreme Court made right choice
Toys, games
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Laura
Malone
where political
correctness and
equality is highly
stressed, I feel that
NT is behind the
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: The 6-3 vote was one short of the four votes needed for the
• Supreme Court to grant review. The three dissenters are Chief
- Justice William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia and Byron White.
: ’ This is another step forward for a woman's right to early-term
* abortion, especially after a narrow 5-4 ruling in a Pennsylvania
case. In this case the Supreme Court permitted some regulations
* of abortions by states but would not uphold a ban.
It is a relief to know that Justice Clarence Thomas, who voted
War, almost guarantees that opposition to the intervention
• would be minimal.
: * But the United States needs to make sure before it becomes
. involved that it is not going into this operation alone. Other
* countries need to contribute support financially and with their
militaries.
The United States also needs to put a time limit on how long
: its involvement will last. President Bush has set a deadline for
- January 20.
: ‘ The relief supplies are there. The world is waiting.
:: It's time for the United States to stop watching innocent
• people die and do something to help.
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Letters can be brought to General Academic Building 117 or mailed to The Daily at
P.O. Box 5278, NT Station, Denton, TX 76203.
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he saw the document and said in a I am not sure if society has re-
loud voice, "Oh, I don't want to alized that living withanimpair-
deal with you people." I felt mentis more difficult than living
ashamed. I just handed him the without a physical challenge. To
paper and ran out of the classroom, keep up with the normal work-
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are coming and so
are the lists of toys
from hopeful chil-
dren. Dear Santa, I
want a ball, a bike,
a train.
Santa, I want
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Yeah, I'll admit I say stuff like to play the "man" part for what- -I had a wind-up train and with
"y'all" and "fixin' to." And, yes, I ever new dance she's gonna teach it I could bring to life any stuffed
Braaknd-overMlorkens words" make shesdgXtitdowherigmmyakknor
beginning to piss me off. If I m I'm not about to change, either. I'm gettin' pretty good at it, . , . 1 . ,
going to listen to country music, it just so happens that I like the too. I can swing the girls around Via that train. I could create a vir-
I'd like it to be just that — COUN- way I talk. I really don't give a big with the best of them. The prob- tual jungle with a tape recorder,
TRY — not some pop, cross-over hoot if it makes me sound unedu- lem is — I wanna be the girl once eight helium balloons and that
crap. cated or not. The way I figure it, in a while. train.
Don't get me wrong. I once people can determine my intellect Butl'mnot whining. It's really if I felt like playing outside, my
idolized ol' Garth. I used to listen by what I say, not how I say it. If uncom-fedlike to whine. father's foresight spurred my crea-
te his first two tapes so much that they still think I'm dumb, they can I guess my friend's right. I tivity. Dad used to have a pile of
I wore them out. I loved the fiddle kiss my ass (in the biblical sense, of guess I really am corn-fed. But by scraps, leftover wood and other
in "Much Too Young to Feel This course). golly, if I'm gonna be com-fed building materials, that I was al-
Damn Old, and The Dance still I think "y'all" is a very effective I'm gonna do it up right. lowed to create from.
has a way of bringing a tear to my contraction. I think the whole So, datburnit, if there's any- AoH-LAg;_gL-I
But Garth sold out His corn English-speaking World shoula body out tee who likes to eat coulduse,such as a hammer, nails,
but Garth sold out. His corn- adopt it and use it on a daily basis, hominy and then two-step while . . 1 ,
fedness just seems too fake now. Besides, saying "you guys" or "you listening to croonin' Merle, this Pwith‘ Spervision).From tht"I
could make all kinds of neat stuff.
My brother and I built countless
treehouses and forts — not to
mention one year when we found
four wheels attached to two axillas
ata garage sale. From that moment
on I had transportation, or at least
I had my own Laura-built car.
If it was rainy and I felt like
playing inside I had two options.
My sister kept a drawer for me in
her room. She filled it with empty
coke bottles, tape dispensers, fab-
- . . . ric scraps, wooden spools and other
This was the first day of class for load of a student, I must read the stuff that could be used for crea-
the second semester. I was afraid to class material twice. tion
inform any other instructors of my And having a visual disability F' L, materaj in L,
have attended this impairment because it seemed as if complicates the situation. My . „ •
university, I have Duncan I was inferior to a "normal" stu- eyes limit reading time to about vention dae would make
been discrimi- dent. Like any other victim, I cried two hours a day before they be- 8ames and dolls and toys. You'd
-with the minority in the Pennsylvania case, voted with the nated against, at Guest silent tears because I felt I had done come weak and begin to tear. be surprised what you can do with
‘ majority in the decision to not review another abortion ban. least twice a year, Column something wrong and caused his I could feel sorry for myself some Elmer's Glue and a little
:3 It is fortunate that the number of justices who support the Roe by a professor or — anger. I was embarrassed to admit and just give up. However, it is ingenuity.
1-vs. Wade decision will remain constant or grow with anv ap- been witness to a that I suffer from a visual disabil- my goal to make a success out of I always had the other option of
: pointments made by President-elect Bill clinton, who favors the Brsfbsearihdatadtlzimaking fun of ““this year n my English class, JSSSX5
• abortion precedent. I am only visually disabled, I am heard the most ignorant and illiter- son can be someone important. I top and bottom and attach it to
’ - The Supreme Court is correct in its decision that a complete not hearing-impaired. From look- ate statement by a teacher. The am at this university to receive dowels covering one opening.
: -ban on abortion is wrong. The court must continue to uphold the ing at me, you can't tell that1 have teacher said that women have had an education — not a lesson in Then we would draw on paper
: ’1973Roevs. Wade decision, which legalized a woman's right to a visual impairment. I don't carry a problems receiving an education Prejudice 1100. a cartoon movie. My brother and I
- 'an abortion ° ° cane or wear thick glasses. since the dawn of time. I did not write to would write a story and illustrate
,, ,, • • j , The times I have heard teachers She then tried to make the stu- ask for pity. The only thing I ask it frame by frame on the paner
Ine 19-year-old law should remain intact and states should be make fun of disabled people were dents empathize with the fight for of any reader is to try under- (We usually wrote about the ad-
: more judicious when making laws regarding abortions. in a classroom without disabled in- an education by saying, "A prob- stand. If you are a member of a ventures of our fearless dog, Lady.)
:2 The Supreme Court's decision should send a strong message dividuals visibly present. My blind- lem with the education system in minority group and you are tired After coloring the pictures, we
: do Louisiana. The state should not appeal a federal court decision ness is a "hidden" disability that I America is that we prefer to send of discrimination, stand up for would attach them to the dowels
: that struck down the state's ban on virtually all abortions. pretend Idon’thave. Butforsome, our tax money to those retarded your rights. Life is difficult by and our movie was ready to roll.
A, .. . ,1, ,1 , they can t hide their wheelchair or kids rather than spend it on pro- itself, but with a disability it is a Of course no film is comnlete
: Abortion is a hot debate and fortunately we have a Supreme deafness. grams for gifted children. Why great deal harder. without a.soundfrackS
court that understands the Constitution. I guess the teachers thought they should we spend money on kids I challenge the administration brother and I would tape record
:: Abortion should remain legal. could voice their ignorance since who will not go anywhere any- to create a task force to investi- the dialogue for our film__I usu-
they assumed no handicapped way?" I was completely speech- gate discrimination against dis- ally got to bark for our dog (she
people were present. Those profes- less. I was shocked that a doctor of abled individuals and form an was mute.)
sors were wrong. English would utter such an un- arena for teachers to learn how to Children today are missing out
One example of discrimination educated statement. work with the disabled. P r e s i - on all kinds of fun. Maybe they
was when I was a freshman and I The instructors are supposed to dent Hurley, I respectfully ask won't all invent things or make hot
was attempting to notify an instruc- make a positive impression on our for your help and your under- air balloons for Barbie, but they
tor l was visually disabled and lives and feed our thirst for knowl- standing. should get outside and play,
could possibly need some assis- edge. It is very apparent that the Laur Malone is a staffwriler for
tance. As I walked toward him with university needs to generate a Chad Duncan is a North Rich- "
the notice from the Office of Dis- program to educate the faculty to land Hills junior. nhe Daily.
Besides, saying "you guys" or "you listening to croonin' Merle, this
I like some other fairly new faces, all" makes us sound like a.bunch kernel's for you.,
though — Clint Black, Randy of weenies. , But I get to be the girl.
. Travis and Susy Boggusto name a But my friend still says it's corn-
few. And Chris LeDoux is defi- fed. She just won't listen to my Cheryl Wilkerson is a managing
nitely authentic. He's rode them explanations. editor for The Daily.
Recently I ran into three young-
sters whom I used to baby-sit. They
were in line at the mall waiting to
see Santa.
Excitedly, my pals told me what
they wanted for Christmas—video
games. Lot's of video games. Video
games, video games and more
video games.
What's wrong with corn-fed?
,,, broken. The more I thought about
bulls and, by God, he knows. I don't care, though. Thank their Christmas wish,'the more
But the old standbys continue God I m a country girl. Boy d c
to be my favorites. I still think Merle howdy. epresse go .
Haggard has the sexiest voice in But let me stress that word — I kept visualizing those three
the world, and Dolly's got more GIRL. • . children three weeks after Christ-
goingfor her than nature's endow- See, I also like to country dance, mas—with their new*video games,
ments. But I'm from the old school where There they are glued to the TV
But my friend says it's all just a couple could two-step to just from dawn'til dusk staring blankly
corn-fed. She doesn't realize that about anything. Now I go out at their electronic god, as they push
most corn-fed people are pretty dancing and everybody's twist- buttons zapping aliens.
well-rounded. She about dropped ing and turning and swinging Or worse, those children could
her teeth when I quoted her some around. You'd think you were ty-ct, WPPVc Lejnin. om, small
lines from "Big Lizard in My Back back at a sock bop in the bee- Video-man traverse Electronic ter-
Yard by the Dead Milkmen She boppin 50s. rain and computerized
was even more surprised when I I m learning, though. But I m , 1 T
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told her I've headbanged with the not exactly sure I'm learning the (1 ’ _
bestofthem. right stuff. When I was little I never would
My roommate teaches coun- have wasted the day in front of the
So if she can't base my corn- try and western dance here at TV with a joystick in my hand. As
fedness solely on my taste in mu- NT. It just so happens that she a child I knew exactly how many
sic, she can pick on my creative always catches me at home right helium balloons from Luby's it took
usage of the English language. before she goes to teach. So I get to make Barbie float.
The United States should take the lead in organizing the relief
operation in Somalia.
The United States can't turn its back on a country that it is
watching starve. The United States is bombarded daily with
visual reports of people going hungry when there is food in
their country that they can't reach.
. By United Nations estimates, at least 300,000 people have
died from the effects of drought and warfare this year, and
another 2 million lives are threatened by starvation.
As much as half the 200,000 metric tons of food delivered to
Somalia has been stolen by bandits.
At least 12,000 metric tons are stored at Somalia port ware-
houses but cannot be delivered because the bandits control the
area.
Opposing clans responsible for much of the looting have
. crippled a U.N. plan to dispatch 4,200 peacekeepers to distrib-
ute the aid to Somalia's hungry people.
About 500 U.N. troops have been deployed, but they have
only been able to take control of the country's airport.
On Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
recommended using military force to guarantee food deliver-
ies I have a friend
who calls me corn-
This would be the first full-scale armed U.N. intervention to fed ' .
support humanitarian activities. , th in — e
ru.,2 . , bases that opinion
. The United States has proposed deploying 30,000 of its. of me mostly on
troops to assist the relief operation. The troops would work in the fact that I like
conjunction with the U.N. hominy. But she
The U.S. proposal has only one stipulation — that the United might also be talk- ce-r
States be in charge of the entire operation. ingabnuttmvlsye Wilkerson
The United States deserves to be in charge because it has my goofy country
< experience in military activities, and the majority of lives that accent and my at- "
would be at risk would be American. traction to country
A major force headed by the United States would likely en- dancing.
counter little organized resistance from the bandits. , But I wouldn't say my corn-
fedness falls into the same stere-
The militiaconsists ofi primarily untrained young men and MZ^or^
boys, some not yet in their teens, whose skills lie in their ability ample.
to terrorize unarmed civilians. The big hits in country music
. The United States' reputation as a superpower, along with right now aren't necessarily big
: the respect U.S. military leaders earned during the Persian Gulf hits with me. People such as Garth
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