Thursday, October 16, 1997
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Too slow to be technology
Thumbs down to the slow service at the Student Technology
Center. Students living in the dorms have complained about the slow
responses regarding cable TV reception and networking services.
Perhaps they could use some more people on staff to handle the many
problems.
Better libraries equal success
Thumbs up to the Los Angeles Board of Education for approving a
$5.3 million plan to improve the school libraries across the L.A.
district. The board dedicated $2.6 million toward new books and
$2.7 million toward staffing the libraries. It’s about time the
L.A. school district invests money in books. After all, there is a
link between books, literacy and success – if indeed success is the
board’s goal. Go figure!
Wilson’s vetoes jeopardize life
Thumbs down to Gov. Pete Wilson for vetoing a ban on "junk
guns," cheap firearms also known as Saturday Night Specials. Priced
as low as $35, these dangerous weapons are very affordable for
children. Due to the cheap manufacturing costs, these guns are
known to have flaws which result in higher death rates. It’s nice
to know our governor supports the idea of "do-it-yourself"
population control: kids killing kids.
Thumbs down to Gov. Wilson as well for recently vetoing a bill
designed to prevent low-income communities’ being used as dumping
grounds for sources of pollution. The bill would have created
guidelines to prevent hazardous chemicals from being exposed in
low-income neighborhoods. Researchers have learned that these
environmental toxins lead to poor health.
It appears Wilson has a plan to get rid of low-income
Californians and children: "Let them shoot each other, and if that
doesn’t work, we’ll use their backyards as a toxic dump."
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