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L.A. homeless should find new enterprises

Vagrants profit from soliciting change, but they shouldn't expect to live off of handouts.

L.A. homeless should find new enterprises

If you have no stomach for the word "bum," read no further. Its neutered sibling, "homeless," will make only one appearance here, as it belongs in politically correct classroom settings. The word "bum" belongs in candid, 700-word rants that rail against bums who ask us nonbums for money. (14) comments

Desperate times cause desertions

As was the case with Vietnam deserters, soldiers leave after seeing war's atrocities.

What to do about GI deserters? Shoot 'em, hang 'em, jail 'em - well, let's do something bad to them because they broke their "contract" with the U.S. military. After all, isn't signing up with the army pretty much like applying for a job with Verizon or IBM? Or that's what Alexander Comisar, a freshman from Texas, reasonably argues in his DT op-ed piece ("Deserters deserve no sympathy," April 10). (4) comments

Administration must accommodate students' protests In contrast to Harvard University and UCLA, who let students control an administration building for three weeks and engage in a hunger strike for two weeks respectively, USC administrators put principles over public relations with their smart and swift reaction to students who took over the president's office to protest how the university monitors the manufacturing of clothing with the USC brand ("Protesters relent under threat of suspension," April 11). (0) comments

We are all responsible for cruel animal tests

Animal cruelty victimizes those that cannot stand up for themselves.

While it is unrealistic to think that everyone will stop eating meat and that slaughterhouses will be abolished, it is not unreasonable to ask for a more humane environment for animals. They will still be slaughtered, but it is unnecessary to degrade, abuse and torture them in the process. (9) comments

 

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