In response to the attacks directed at the GO Party, I could see how some people would be offended by the ad run by the party. As a minority student, I hope that my peers would get past their biases and give the opportunity for the GO Party leaders to apologize.

Change is essential to improve the quality of our education and our university as a whole. The initiatives we have crafted work to enhance the education one receives at the U, both in and outside of the classroom. This is our chance as students to be the voice and change-agents in supporting the Sustainable Campus Initiative as it will benefit our economy and our university community and decrease our environmental footprint.

The SCI is a worthwhile investment that can produce great rewards, if we all support it. Please take the time to read over the proposal, fully grasp what this initiative is capable of and ignore the propaganda.

We support efforts toward sustainability, but we feel that students deserve the opportunity to decide whether or not they want their fees increased and to know exactly where that money will go.

So there you have it. If you're burned-out, or think you're burned-out, take this weekend off and get some R&R. Invite some friends over for a barbecue or go up to the mountains and enjoy a few final ski runs before spring melts the snow away for good.

In the absence of any public details, all we can know about this fee increase is that it could limit the independence of student media and waste student fees during an economic recession. The Trustees should vote the fee increase down and insist the process be done in the correct order.

I'm a history major and I love research. I used to love going to the Middle Eastern section in the Marriott Library and sifting through the dusty stacks to find the books I needed. I doubt that anyone who has seen an Indiana Jones film would argue against the appeal.

As a part of the recovery package, billions of dollars in grants and loans are on the market for shovel-ready projects. The opportunity is ripe for a great proposal and lobbying effort to be made in the name of Sugar House. The sooner the project is completed, the better. Patience will not get buildings constructed or financing secured. Lingering in the past will not bring Sugar House culture back to the completed project. It is time to shelve the salt and heal the wound.

Before the Olympics hit Salt Lake City in 2002, the state was synonymous with terms such as Mormons, skiing and John Stockton. In 2009, Utah gained another claim to fame8212;or infamy, by ranking first in the nation with searches for "pornography" according to Google trends, which analyzes and breaks down search terms by a given region. Utah ranked second in the world in this category, behind Delhi, India.

In regards to Steven Warrick's column ("Government has the right to reject monuments," March 4): I followed the introduction to the case of Pleasant Grove v. Summum with glee until he made the irresponsible assertion that "as the embodiment of right and wrong... (the ten commandments) are the foundation upon which our law is built."