Daily Iowan

POINT: America the gun-happy

This country has a serious blind spot when it comes to the Second Amendment. Clearly, we can read the part that says "the right to keep and bear arms," but we get bullet-shaped cataracts in the part about "a well-regulated militia." (29) comments

by John LaRue - The Daily Iowan

"I carefully thought out all of my actions so I didn't get Tazed or shot," said a smiling Associate Professor of communication studies Kembrew McLeod, cornered by a television camera in his pop-culture-laden office. Behind his desk scattered desk with papers and CDs are collector's edition 'N SYNC on-tour dolls and a Vanilla Ice Electronic Rap Game. These paint the portrait of a media prankster lobbying for change. The silver vest and metallic Velcro shoes used the night before rest next to the assemblage of pop-culture kitsch. (0) comments

This is a defining moment for America and for your generation.

I've met students in Iowa and across this country who are wondering whether the college education they're receiving will lead to good jobs that can pay off all those loans. I've met others who are tired of watching our planet polluted and our climate changed forever, and still others who've bravely gone to fight in a war that should never have been authorized and never been waged. (9) comments