From CM-Life.com
I may not agree with the Republicans on many issues, but I think it's tremendous that a student is making a difference and moving on past the realm of campus politics.
This is good news for CMU, and it's good news for our generation - a generation that is largely uninformed and apathetic when it comes to politics.
Lauren Case
Aug. 25 commenting on "Lennox elected to attend Republican National Convention"
Perhaps now the folks in Warriner Hall will realize that Dennis Lennox is an asset to this university.
Like him or not, he is by far the most politically engaged student in recent years. It's only time before he wins an election to the legislature.
I hope CMU bureaucrats won't go after him this year because they don't care for his conservative rhetoric. What they did last year was an embarrassment to every taxpayer in Michigan.
Tommy Stevens
Aug. 25 commenting on "Lennox elected to attend Republican National Convention"
You failed to mention the main points we made in opposing the Hooters at 1329 S. Mission St. Namely, allowing alcohol to be served at that location in combination with hours of operation until 1 a.m. would have a significant adverse consequence on our adjacent neighborhood. If you were to take a walk over to the site, you'd see that the restaurant sits at the back of the property and is divided from the residential neighborhood by a chain-link fence. Furthermore, the Special Use Permit application that was submitted, which would allow such extended hours of operation and alcohol to be served, was totally inadequate. We had no way to determine what the owner of the Hooters would do to ameliorate any adverse consequences on the surrounding neighborhood, such as noise, traffic and more noise. Oh, and did I mention that our property values would take a big hit? Who wants to live next door to a restaurant/bar that stays open until 1 a.m.? Especially if that establishment hosts events like "Ultimate Fighting Championship"?
There are other locations where the Hooters could go. Being immediately adjacent to a residential neighborhood represents poor city planning. We deserve better from our public officials.
David Jesuit
Aug. 25 commenting on "Open Hooters" editorial
