Bud Light Fan Cans?

OK kids, they're finally here: Bud Light Fan Cans! They come in 26 different color combinations with an ongoing vote for your favorite colors. How much fun would tailgating be with a cooler full of beer cans in your team's colors? Well, about as much fun as just putting a normal beer can in an ISU koozie, but I'll probably support "our" colors anyway.

The thing is, colleges all over the U.S. are upset by this new ad campaign, and have requested that cans sporting their college's colors not be sold within a certain area of the college campus. If you're wondering what their problem is, well, I'm still trying to figure that out, too. 

Vote on the poll on the right and let me know what YOU think! See you at the tailgate. 

Iowa accepts same-sex marriage

OK, we all know this is controversial and have talked about it before, but now it's changing Iowa. How do you feel about it?

Personally, I support gay marriage for a multitude of reasons. My biggest thing is that the only reason we were denying them marriage, is because religion says marriage is between a man and a woman... but religion really doesn't have a place in government- not in the United States, anyway. And so, their ruling that the ban was unconstitutional seems correct to me. 

Let me know what you think and why!

Vigilantes Glamorized?

Hey all- 

Thanks for voting and reading the posts! The underage drinking column is underway and I am starting the topic for following column. After having watched all of the Saw movies this week (not exactly by choice!) and thinking of Boondock Saints and the recent releases the Watchmen and Grand Torino, I feel that American society is starting to glamorize vigilantes. Do you feel the same way? Technically, all super heroes are considered vigilantes. 

This raises a few questions:

Do Americans love stories about people taking justice into their own hands?

Are we starting to feel that this is necessary in our legal systems today?

Where do we draw a limit?

Think about it and I'll put up a poll soon. 

Later, Sita

Underage drinking column

For my next column after spring break I'll be discussing underage drinking on campus, how it is starting to affect club events on campus. The ISU Rodeo Club's annual Cowboy Ball, which is planned by the club but is mostly for returning alumni, is needing to have strict regulations in order to allow alcohol at the event. Risk Management feels that there is a big problem in the past few years about students drinking underage, seeing as only about one-fourth of the campus is of legal age to drink.

While I feel that there definitely is a lot of underage drinking, I also feel that this problem stems from America's over all view of drinking. I propose the following:

1. We need to start education our teenagers younger on the ramifications of drinking, how to drink smart (drink to enjoy, not get drunk) when they come of age and mostly that it is possible to have fun without alochol.

2. Lower the drinking age to 19 years of age. Most teenagers at this age are out of high school, which lessens the risk of the individual willing to buy alcohol for minors. Here comes the age old fight: If we are able to smoke- which creates a lot of physical risks- vote and enlist in the army, then why are we not allowed some simple pleasures of going out to the bars with our friends? 

3. Obviously No. 2 would mess up national budgets. Most states are allowed to change the drinking age- this is a state issue, not national- but Iowa would not receive money to fix our roads or help with meal payments for our public schools, which would definitely cause a dilemma. 

Let me know what you think! Do you think there is definitely an increasing problem with underage drinking on campuses that needs to be resolved? Is fixing our drinking age the answer?

Peace Out, Sita