Fire Ant Swarms

In California, the fire ant population has risen greatly. It went from 33 billion to 3.33 quadrillion over thirty-three months. This has caused many Californians the pain of itchy fire ant bites, sometimes causing death. The cause of the spread of this ant population is still unknown, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued an order to kill as many fire ants as people can see.
Dr. Mark Johnson, a veterinarian from Mexico, has offered tips to killing fire ants. “To kill fire ants,” he says, “what you have to do is make a flame thrower, or use water, but the flamethrower sounds better. Get exactly thirty-three liters of water for every three ants you need to drown. Ants also hate music or noises. You should find some really bad music for them; I suggest you download thirty-three Dragonforce songs. Don’t buy them though, that would be a waste of thirty-three dollars. All you have to do is get your ipod and throw it into the swarm of fire ants.. DON’T GET TO NEAR THEM OR YOU WILL DIE.. So just throw your ipod at them.”
The rising fire ant population has also forced many tourists to not come to California; they are afraid of being bitten by thirty-three fire ants at the same time. This has caused the state economy to go bad, and people are also choosing not to see how beautiful of a place California is.
Sergeant Manly Powers of the Unites States Marine Corps, also adds advice: “Don’t use the flame thrower method unless you are a highly trained military sergeant, like I am. Ok, well please take the time to kill these things before we all die from there acid-like poison. Nobody really knows why they are so damn annoying to have around you when all they do is bite you and practically take your virginity away.”
California wants its citizens to kill 333 ants every three months. Californians will be awarded $333 in tax money for doing this, with proof of the dead fire ants. However, not doing so would place them at risk of being sent to three day slow, painful death sentence.

-Marino Younan

Satanism

Satanism is one of the most stereotyped religions ever,but to understand true satanism you have to know yourself, you need to know knowledge of the world and you cannot be ignorant. In all actuality satanist are the most self powered intelligent people you will ever meet, they challenge things that are normally accepted and learn about things before they judge them, unlike most ignorant people.

Let’s start off with all the stereotypes society has forced upon this religion,some of these are that they worship satan,they sacrifice goats,they rape women and cause crime and they are uncivilized. All of these are very ignorant stereotypes, satanist do not worship satan because satan is a christian myth that’s not true, thus they cannot worship something that is not real, they don’t sacrifice goats because that would be stupid, sacrificing something thats not there wouldn’t make sense. They do not rape women or cause crimes because one of the rules of satanism is “don’t hurt anybody who is innocent unless you need to”. And they are uncivilized, this one is by far the dumbest one satanist are very calm people who enjoy there life, they have no need to hurt people they are very intelligent and eloquent unlike your every day christian.

this is a quote from a man named tim he is a satanist
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… Kill Animals for torture or ritual.”
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… Kill Humans for torture or ritual.”
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… worship a christian myth named SATAN.”
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… hate christianity, I simply ignore it and live my own life.”
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… do drugs, I do drink socially and nothing more. “
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… rape women, I have a healthy and consensual sex life.. “
“As a Satanist, I do NOT… hate life in general, I am very happy and love life. “
As a Satanist, I do NOT… hold anyone or anything higher than myself.”

“As a Satanist, I DO … Love Animals, I have a few of my own. “
“As a Satanist, I DO … support the death penalty, and oppose crime. “
“As a Satanist, I DO … hate ignorance, it’s simply unacceptable.”
“As a Satanist, I DO … work, own my own car, pay bills and taxes.”
“As a Satanist, I DO … love my friends and family, no one else. “
“As a Satanist, I DO … respect my elders, they’ve taught me much.”
“As a Satanist, I DO … believe in Religious Tolerance, it’s your right.”

Satanism isn’t about being ignorant and worshiping satan it is actually the total opposite. Satanism just means freedom total and utter freedom. Don’t be ignorant

-Jonathan Quintana

Freedom of Speech

No we do not there is no such thing as freedom of speech. If we did have freedom we would be able to say “BUSH SUCKS” with a megaphone. I would be able to go up to a crowd of emos, and say something that would make me be fined with a hate crime.

The definition of freedom is :The condition of being free of restraints. If this were true then i would be able to say whatever i want, but i can’t. They say that america was founded on freedom, which i think is total False, That means that i am on restraints which is totally against the definition of freedom.

The people who wrote the declaration of independence were hypocrites. They wrote about freedom but they used the word “freedom” all wrong they should have used the words “limited freedom” we wouldn’t be having this blog. Read this quote from Thomas Jefferson said “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator” this quote in my opinion is total and utter hypocrisy,Thomas jefferson had slaves, how can somebody who had slaves say that all men are created equal, this is basically an elitist saying that everybody is equal.

I know i am not going to do anything about this. But at least i addressed the issue of freedom of america. Technically there is no such thing as freedom in america but one day there will be VIVA LA RESISTANCE.

Freedom of Speech

 

The right to free speech is one of the most precious rights an individual has as a citizen of the United States of America. This right gives people the opportunity to speak their mind and give their opinions of what they think should happen. These rights have been questioned and exercised throughout history, and have produced extremely positive things in a lot of cases. The questioning of these rights are not secluded to one era of time; they have been questioned many different times, in many different ways. In modern times, people are always protesting something and in the colonial times it was the same. People wanted their voice to be heard and as long as it is done in a peaceful manner it is legal now, but it resulted in punishment for the colonists. People have never questioned whether or not these rights should exist, the questions involve whether there should be limits or not.

 

In this era, the right to free speech is being questioned more and more. People are not using their right to free speech because they feel as if they cannot. This is not the case, just because there is a major conflict doesnt mean they cannot let their voice be heard. Most recently, the War in Iraq has brought up

These protests let the king know they were unhappy, but he did not pay any attention to this. This is actually what led to the United States as we know it today (What is free speech, really?). People are actually afraid to question Washington. Those who would give the government unlimited powers are having a field day, and they never fail to try and intimidate those who would argue that our rights are being stolen away. The politicians will not always listen to this, but at least they will hear it. This called for the member of the colonies to take action. People did not question the king of England, or his ways because they knew they would be punished. Although slavery had been legal in all the Colonies before the war, the Northern colonies had banned it outright almost immediately. The society in America is a lot better than that. The people that do voice their opinions try to keep a low profile. The reason that it is in place is to give Americans a choice to have their voice and opinions heard. It was also full of people who disagreed violently, especially about one issue – slavery. Simple comments such as we need a new president or we should have never gone to war with Iraq are completely legal and will not result in punishment. He just set stricter laws and regulations on the colonies.  They feel that if they question the government that they will be punished.

 

-Rian Davis

Freedom Of Speech

Freedom of speech in America is not really noticed you see many people saying”its a free country i have freedom of speech and you cant do anything bout it”. well yea many people who do that end up getting arrested or shot i remember when my little sister said that once and she couldnt evan give my the defination of speech which means many people dont really know what there saying when they say that its like a catch phrase and just comes out.

 

I think that America needs more freedom of speech because many times nothing happens to people you speak their mind.

paulino

FREEDUMZ OF SPEECHEZ

This lie of freedom of speech is something i am appalled by by, there is not true freedom of speech just what I would call “Freedom of Limited Speech Speech”. Freedom of speech is not a privilege, it is a right, as laid out in the Constitution of the United States.should not be limited but were should be aware of extremists. If someone were to openly state that they intended to kill somebody, it should be taken seriously as a threat on human life. However, the statement should be interpreted in light of the context in which the statement was made, and not simply because it was said in the first place. Look, there is no way of knowing whether somebody one day will simply get tired of his little cubicle and blast through the front doors of his workplace with a sawed-off shotgun, and shoot everybody in sight. For this reason, I think that if someone says that they are going to kill somebody, they should be taken into police custody.
That way, potential murderers can be well aware the consequences of their possible actions and will hopefully avoid becoming the boyfriend of some guy named “Big Earl”. But at the same time, in this process, some of our Constitutionally endowed rights to freedom of speech are violated just a little. On the other hand, if murder threats are taken seriously, everybody would be safer, right? I believe that the form of freedom of speech that we have is different than what existed in the United States years ago. We still do have freedom of speech, but in a form that is somewhat limited, for the purpose of protecting human life. In the end, we do have freedom of speech, as long as we don’t say anything too “naughty” or that could be interpreted as “conspiring to commit murder in the 1st degree”.
Statements made on the internet should be taken just as seriously. Over the years we have seen numerous terrorists, drug dealers, and other criminals get busted on the basis of internet evidence when they have said that they were going to make a bomb (for instance) and blow something up when it was clear to investigators that they actually were going to do it! Which comes back to my claim, when somebody makes a serious threat we should respond to that threat with all due diligence.
The thing is we can never be sure if somebody is serious or joking, so I think we should take every spoken or written threat seriously.Should speech be completely free in the United States or not? The first amendment of the US Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” Can nobody state their opinion without getting censored or blocked by the government because it will either offend somebody or incriminate the government.

-Zach(Zephyr) Bowersock

Letter to the Editor Freedom of Speech

“Noam Chomsky” has, quite frankly, pissed a lot of people off in the past few weeks. His comics in Emory & Henry’s weekly newspaper the Whitetopper about Catholicism, Islam, and, this week, Greek life, have caused more than one heated discussion on campus.

Professor Charles Goolsby responded with a letter to the editor in this week’s Whitetopper to a comic mocking transubstantiation. He questions the cartoonist’s mocking of Christ, particularly during Holy Week, and especially in the Whitetopper, which is funded by the school.

I must say that I agree with Professor Goolsby: I am offended by the mocking of Christ. I consider myself a Christian, and I value a personal relationship with God of Scripture. It disgusts me to see anyone mocking the name of Christ.

In terms of the cartoon that appeared in the April 2 issue of the paper. I was not offended. Rather, I was glad to see that the artist considers Greeks to be “some of the most intelligent people on campus.” The cartoonist also calls Greeks “well-rounded” and calls attention to the fact that some of the most generous benefactors of the college are Greek alumni. The cartoon mocks an administrator and a sorority, but not in a way that is inherently insulting to the Greek community.

This all brings me to a Facebook group I was invited to join this morning. The name of the group is this: “Who the hell is this Noam Chomsky? THIS HAS GOT TO STOP.” I received the invitation, and, having seen the recent cartoons, decided to check it out. The group outlined the offenses taken by Dean Pam Gourley and five of the six sororities on campus. The group’s creator called for unity from all Greek sororities and non-Greeks alike, to rise up against this offensive cartoonist, and to put a stop to his cartoon.

By Ashton Cummings

Featured Article-Industrial Genre

The Industrial Genre is a musical movement to challenge what the idea of music can really be. The first wave of industrial music started performing in the mid seventies. Industrial music also meant that you were making music under the Industrial record Label. There are still musicians who create music similar to the original philosophy’s of Industrial records, these genres stem directly from the Industrial Genre. Familiarized by the record label “Industrial Records” this sound first defined what the term Industrial really means. But what we call Industrial Today bears little resemblance to what it first was known as. The Sound of what industrial is today would be hard for somebody to listen to who is most familiar with the early form of industrial, but the early form of industrial was widely considered to be the only sound of industrial in the seventies. Today Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of experimental music, but not necessarily electronic music.

In the current state of Industrial music there is not just Industrial music, almost every single Industrial band has at least two sub genres which make there sound distinct from other industrial bands. These genres are but are not limited to:EBM, Aggrotech, Industrial metal, Industrial rock, Industrial hip-hop, Ambient Industrial, Coldwave, Bruitism, IDM, Martial Industrial, Industrial percussion – Synthpop – Futurepop, Glitch. There is only one known Fusion Genre, a fusion genre is self explanatory: A fusion of genres but that genre is grind core. Allot Industrial Bands Such as Dawn of Ashes or Grendel have a hoarse sounding voice that has hints of screaming and whispering at the same time. Also the majority of Todays Industrial bands have been formed in Europe most popularly Germany. Once you listen to a true industrial band you will never mistake it for any other Genre.

letter to the editor: Why is it illegal to ride dirtbikes on public roads/streets?

After seeing many of my friends being pulled over and given a ticket I believe riding a dirt bike on roads and public streets should be legalized.
If riding a different kind of motorcycle, such as an Enduro — for roads and dirt — are street legal, why can’t dirt bikes? You can physically ride a dirt bike on the road just like the Enduro. And although it would be dangerous to ride a dirt bike on the freeway, it would be safe to ride them on streets because of the fact that if they get in an accident they wont get hurt that bad but if they were on a busy highway they would get really hurt.

Paulino Olguin

San Marcos, CA

letter to the editor : Why is it illegal to ride dirtbikes in public roads/streets

After seeing many of my friends being pulled over and given a ticket I believe riding a dirt bike on roads and public streets should be legalized.
If riding a different kind of motorcycle, such as an Enduro — for roads and dirt — are street legal, why can’t dirt bikes? It is possible to physically ride a dirt bike on the road just like the Enduro. And although it would be dangerous to ride a dirt bike on the freeway, it would be safe to ride them on streets.

Paulino Olguin

San marcos, CA