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Calling Virginia Tech "worst massacre" inappropriate, insensitive

No one can argue that what happened in Virginia is not a horrible tragedy.

I can't, however, hear or read of the incident without the title "worst mass murder in U.S. history" being attached.

I would encourage the media to not forget such tragedies as the Mankato lynchings (38 murdered), Camp Grant Massacre (118 murdered), Sand Creek Massacre (184 murdered) or Wounded Knee (353 murdered), just to name a few.

Will Russell

SENIOR

More guns won't make us more safe

In light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, and the plethora of pro-gun rights opinions submitted of late, I have come to a conclusion.

It seems as though many want to live in the Wild West, carry their own gun and submit their own "frontier justice" as they see fit.

I think everyone would agree our campus would be less safe if everyone carried a gun. To this people reply: "Not everyone, just those with the proper training."

In my opinion, the individuals that I know and have met that have a desire to carry a gun are the last people I would actually want with one.

So for you gun nuts out there I recommend you move to rural Tucson, live on dirt floors, use an outhouse for a while and be a cowboy. Leave the city to us civilized pacifists.

Then, and only then, you might realize the Wild West wasn't that great.

David Burke

JUNIOR

New registration system needs some time to work out kinks

The OASIS project would like to acknowledge the frustration of Adrienne Levy, the senior who wrote to The State Press last Friday regarding the new online services.

The OASIS project is working on the implementation of the PeopleSoft software; this project is being executed because ASU needed new student, human resources, and payroll systems to support the rapid growth and change required by ASU's New American University vision.

As of April 16, over 30,000 ASU students have registered for classes using the new online systems. Historically, this is as many students as have registered in previous years by this time.

OASIS project has run a survey to find out students' feelings on the new registration systems - the majority of respondents have had positive experiences and gotten the classes they wanted.

Despite the overall success of the rapid implementation, like any new system, there have been problems.

We are working on those problems and assure the student community that we won't stop until the system provides a great user experience. The system and process will be improved every semester.

We invite all students to share their thoughts and concerns with us by emailing the University Technology Office that oversees the OASIS project at uto@asu.edu.

Max Davis-Johnson

OASIS PROJECT DIRECTOR

UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY OFFICE


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