The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper September 15, 2000 Vol. 61 No. 3 Santorum rallies at GCC Candidate discusses Social Security, abortion By Matthew Divelbiss would allow workers to invest Collegian Editor-in-Chief part of the money currently being L paid in Social Security Taxes and U.S. Senator Rick Santorum held in a government trust fund. stopped at Grove City College on He sees an inevitable rise in Monday between campaign stops taxes if people are not given the in Erie and Pittsburgh. ability to invest. Santorum, running against De- "The alternative to that is in- mocrat Ron Klink, spoke to stu- stead of requiring you to pay a dents in front of Calderwood whole- lot more in payroll taxes, Rock for about an hour. is to create the opportunity for "It's great to be back at Grove your generation, those who are to City," Santorum said. He had come after you, and some who previously spoken at commence- are before you to take a por- ment. tion of the payroll tax and invest Santorum spent most of his that money in your own, personal time on Social Security and abor- retirement account," Santorum tion. said. According to Santorum, three Santorum said an investment and a half workers pay for each plan will lower the cost of Social person currently on Social Secu- Jake Smith Security. Without it, he foresees rity. Within the next several years, that number will drop to Santorum took time to meet students prior to his speech at Calderwood Rock. a large tax increase in the future. Santorum also believes that less than two workers paying for us," Santorum said, citing the one person on Social Security. is critical to the future of Social Security and Medicare account people should not be dependent need to reform Social Security. Security on government. "We have a challenge before for half of all domestic spending. Santorum believes this election According to Santorum, Social Santorum favors a bill that See SANTORUM on page 5 Arson in Alumni D'Souza to speak Renowned Rush Limbaugh, describing author Dinesh Campus Safety seeks suspects the book as "an unforgettable D'Souza will portrait of Reagan the man," speak on Mon- calls it "moving, hailing and day at 7:30 insightful," and claims that it Monday in "is the book we have been wait- By Matthew Divelbiss Ketler Audito- ing for." Collegian Editor-in-Chief rium in the 'Souza is also the author of Pew Fine Arts the New York Times bestseller, Campus Safety reports that an Center on the Dinesh "Illiberal Education," which the act of arson occurred in Alumni Grove City Hall early Tuesday morning. D'Souza Wall Street Journal calls, "a College cam- brisk, hard-hitting journalistic According to Seth Van Til, pus. tour through the political land director of campus safety, an D' 'Souza, stopping at Grove mines embedded these days in unknown actor or actors entered City College as part of the Vis- higher education." the mail hall in Alumni and set iting Scholar Lecture Series, is Another of D'Souza's books, several posters on fire. the author of "Ronald Reagan: "The End of Racism," has been The fire activated the build- How an Ordinary Man Became described as "searing" and ings' fire alarms at 2:06 a.m. An an Extraordinary Leader," "powerful" as it "uncovers the officer in the building immedi- Campus Safety which tells the story of how half-truths and outright lies dis- ately responded to the call and Ronald Reagan led the West to An early-morning fire Tuesday caused minor dam- guised as black scholarship and extinguished the fire. The fire victory and inspired a resur- civil rights policy." depart- age in Alumni. gence of capitalism and democ- See FIRE on page 4 racy worldwide. See D'SOUZA on page 4 Inside this week's Collegian Roe GOP Back V. Party In Wade GCC students Time Planned Parenthood attended this Galileo made an looks at the famous summer's GOP bash appearance in decision as its in Philadelphia Rockwell on anniversary approaches. Wednesday. Page 2 Page 6 Page 5 2 Perspectives The Collegian September 15, 2000 Revisiting Roe V. Wade Sound Off! Planned Parenthood looks back after 28 years GCC students voice their opinions By Kimberlee Evert only have disastrous conse- President Planned Parenthood of quences. Western Pennsylvania The value that every child Is the media biased in its coverage of the should be a wanted child is 2000 Presidential Election? January 22nd, 2001, will mark deeply embedded in Roe. Today, the 28th anniversary of Roe V. this is a value few Americans Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court question. Which is why the chai- " decision that first recognized a lenges to Roe - challenges that woman's constitutional right to have not let up even 27 years af- choose abortion. This shouldn't ter the decision - are so trou- I believe so. When Gore was be a political day or a political bling. closing in on Bush in the polls, issue. Roe isn't about politics - It is time for this nation to move the media was asking if Bush's it's about matters much more pro- of privacy is what legally protects beyond the relentless battle over chances were over. Now with found. our right to use contraception abortion. Congress, state legisla- Gore ahead only a few percent- When thinking about and plan- so that we can prevent the need tors and the community need to age points, they act as if he's a ning your family, will it occur to for abortion. help Planned Parenthood further shoe in. you to consult your senator about Just one year before Roe, the its work to prevent unintended Clinton Bonelli, junior the timing? If you ever had a Supreme Court struck down the pregnancy. Politicians who want pregnancy scare, did you call last laws against contraception in to keep debating abortion must your state legislator for his a case called Eisenstadt v. Baird. stop voting against the services thoughts? Like the majority of The Court wrote, "If the right of that prevent the need for abortion Americans who agree with the privacy means anything, it is the in the first place. Access to family logic behind the Roe decision, right of the individual, married or planning for every American " you would not consider such a single, to be free from unwar- family and responsible, balanced thing. Instead, you will probably ranted governmental intrusion sex education for every young seek the advice of your family, into matters so fundamentally person is an agenda most Ameri- I admit to not actively follow- your doctor or your clergy per- affecting a person as the decision cans feel is long overdue. It is the ing the media coverage, but son. Twenty-seven years later, whether to bear or beget a child." mission of Planned Parenthood, from what I saw: Yes. For ex- Americans still believe that abor- Both Roe and Baird protect which predates Roe. In January, ample, the network news was tion should be a personal, moral principles much broader than the on the 28th anniversary of Roe V. calling the Republican conven- and medical decision, not a politi- right to privacy. It is critically Wade, let's vow not to wait an- tion a 'dog 'n pony show' cal one. important, not just for individuals other 28 years to achieve it. while highlighting the cam- It is important to remember that paign issues of the Democrats' but for families and our nation, Roe did not spring forth from a Kimberlee Evert, M.P.H., is the convention. that women decide for themselves vacuum. It extended a common when and whether to have chil- President of Planned Parenthood dren. A child born at the wrong of Western Pennsylvania. " sense view of privacy that pro- Christian Hall, junior tects us from government intru- time, under the wrong circum- sion into the most personal as- stances, to a woman unprepared If interested in commenting on pects of our lives. This same view and incapable of caring for it can this or any other article please see editorial policy on page 3. 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