When the audit was released Wednesday, it was expected that there would be problems with how NDSU managed its funds. There were some problems with the construction of Barry Hall and some that dealt with several other buildings.
If the philosophy or classics program is reduced or terminated, more than just professors are lost. When the Cardinal Muench Seminary closed, I was rather appalled that there was even the question of these programs being cancelled.
As we have all heard, a man named Faisal Shahzad was arrested for his involvement in the failed Times Square car bombing. Shahzad was born in Pakistan and became a legal U.S. citizen last April.
I never thought about writing my first experience in America while I was still in the United States. I was scared to sink myself in a cynic negativism or to display senseless positivism. I thought I needed sufficient time and distance to gain more “closure” before I spoke my mind. But these days I have reached a point of resolution to express my frozen thoughts.
