Volume 43, Issue 12. Today is
April 4 , 2006
IDEAS AND OPINIONS

Legend's View:

Avoiding child support for unwanted baby irresponsible

Controversy surrounding Roe v. Wade is nothing new.
The law, passed in 1973, has been the cause for numerous court cases and rallies, in addition to becoming a hot button topic that affects the rise and fall of politicians.

SOS:

What is your opinion if men will be able to opt out of paying for child support if the pregnancy is unwanted?

James Frey’s memoir still makes impact despite being fabricated

James Frey woke up in a drunken daze on an airplane.
He didn’t know where the plane was headed, how he got there, or what had happened in the previous days.

 


Female condom designed to prevent rape sends mixed messages

A female condom made in South Africa called Rapex is aimed at identifying and stopping men who attempt to rape women.
The condom is worn inside a woman and has small hooks on the inside that will cling onto a man’s penis when forced inside her vagina.

 


Shock jock Tom Leykis gives male, female listeners a reality check

He’s not very attractive. He’s rude. He’s tactless.
He’s Tom Leykis, and I appreciate the man.
Leykis is someone you either hate or love. A shock jock extraordinaire, he has been on Free FM Radio for a few years now and in the last few months has been airing in the Valley.

 


Letters:

Students have responsibility to choose the right classes

In the article about SB 1331 written by Danny Wenger and Heather Cutler in the February 21st edition of the Mesa Legend, Senator Thaver Verschoor is quoted as saying “I’ve always been a proponent of choice.” We don’t know how the student felt about choice for the student is not quoted.