Students living in on-campus housing should have every protection. Anything less could prove to be an absolute disaster for someone who has done little or nothing wrong.

Money given freely to industries, government and big companies with no strings attached will do little more than create a bigger tax burden and debt for Americans in the long run.

There are people who don't mislead customers and still make a large profit doing summer sales. But do you really want to sign up for a summer of working in an industry that has become saturated with claims of deception, poor workmanship and lack of stability?

Although our inclination is to support the Sustainable Campus Initiative, ASUU needs to fill these holes and provide detailed plans on future project goals before it deserves the students' money and trust.

Rasmussen wound up his testimony by stating: "Far from being the least offensive bill in Equality Utah's gay rights "initiative,' S.B. 32 is actually the most offensive in our opinion8212;it represents an insidious legal construct in search of a clever cause looking for an existing remedy. In other words, S.B. 32 is not only not needed, it invites legal mischief in areas of marriage and family that most Utahns oppose." As such it is good that the committee rejected the bill.

The bill should also apply only to those beyond the jurisdiction of U discipline. Using a technicality to ban "disruptive" students from campus would be overkill. Student discipline should be dictated by existing laws and U policies.

As the budget crisis gets worse, and it seems likely it will, tough choices have to be made. Will Young and Betz make a small sacrifice for the good of the many? Sure, giving up private residential snow removal won't solve the larger problem the facilities management department is facing, but small symbolic gestures such as this would at least indicate that these men have their priorities straight.

Utah Legislators would do well to realize the benefits of this bill. It is protecting the reliability of the procedure that put them in office in the first place. The Legislature should not allow a dangerous loophole to be taken advantage of before enacting legislation to prevent it.

Although current youth centers aren't exactly ideal, these programs would be infinitely more effective than imprisonment among experienced adults. To be safe, to curb gang violence and to save at least one life in this scenario, Angilau and other youths like him should receive rehabilitation, not retribution.

The rally on Friday might have gained a 15-second spot on the nightly news, but it will take more students contacting their representatives via phone, e-mail or in person to bring about any influence.