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Recently there has been a debate waged through this publication concerning the funding and existence of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual (LGBT) Initiative. While I applaud the discussion, I believe the Initiative has a strong purpose and the attacks waged against it are simply unfounded.
Since 1990, the Hispanic population in Missouri grew from 61,702 to 118,592, an increase of 92 percent. This presents challenges for many communities and service providers. It also presents opportunities for research projects that involve public health, economics, sociology/anthropology, business and education, just to name a few.
In the information age, textbook publishers have so far done a very good job in cheating American college students at their own peril. But when The New York Times ran a series of stories last week about the soaring costs of college books, many took notice.
In an article on November 3, 2003, the University News reported that the Women's Center's LGBT Initiative has been criticized "on the basis of moral beliefs" and goes on to cite two such critics who seem to imply that their "freedom of religion and speech" is in some mysterious way impacted by the University's decision to prevent heterosexist assaults on people with more diverse sexualities and genders.
Kansas City's main concern when considering these issues seems to be creating maximum traffic flow and speed. The idea of drawing better crosswalk stripes and putting up better signs is good, but it is a Band-Aid approach that will never solve the underlying problem.
The members of the LGBT Initiative Advisory Board acknowledge every student's right to voice their opinions. One of the roles of a university is to promote and facilitate dialogue. We would, however, remind readers of The University News that the views expressed in the Nov.
I write regarding the article that appeared in The University News regarding Diastole, The Mary Clark and E. Grey Dimond Scholars Center, located on the Hospital Hill campus. Diastole was originally built in 1976 as the home of UMKC provost of Health Sciences and founder and author of the academic plan of the UMKC School of Medicine, E.
Thank you for sharing the opposing views of those quoted in your article. I would only comment as follows: Mr. Howard refers (ignorantly) to the civil rights desired by LGBT persons as "unique" or "special." I speak for myself and, I believe, most LGBT people when I say that we want only those rights that heterosexual Americans have enjoyed all their lives.
The members of the LGBT Initiative Advisory Board acknowledge every student’s right to voice their opinions. One of the roles of a university is to promote and facilitate dialogue. We would, however, remind readers of The University News that the views expressed in the Nov.
I was sent a copy of this article and wasn't very impressed. I thought it quite distasteful really. It seemed to reek of a certain subtle bigotry. All this space and the attention of others wasted on a battle of who believes a group set up for "human rights" (though not mentioned as such) should be allowed or not, though it already is present.
