Supreme Court Ruling

I thought I would share in case anyone hadn't heard about this.

The Supreme Court ruled (5-4) that schools cannot use race as a factor for enrollment.

Supreme Court Justice John G. Edwards said, "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."

Clarence Thompson, the court's only African American justice, said he agreed with former Justice Harlen, when he said (in regards to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case), "Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."

Former justice Henry Blackmun, a proponent of affirmative action said,
"I yield to no one in my earnest hope that the time will come when an "affirmative action" program is unnecessary and is, in truth, only a relic of the past. I would hope that we could reach this stage within a decade, at the most. But the story of Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), decided almost a quarter of a century ago, suggests that that hope is a slim one. At some time, however, beyond any period of what some would claim is only transitional inequality, the United States must and will reach a stage of maturity where action along this line is no longer necessary. Then persons will be regarded as persons, and discrimination of the type we address today will be an ugly feature of history that is instructive, but that is behind us."

This was in 1977-1978, regarding Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. 30 years later, one would hope that we have reached a time in society when affirmative action is a "relic of the past" and we can treat those of minorities as equals, not as special cases, as if they have a handicap, who need our help. I know that racism is not (and probably never will be) eradicated, but let's have a color-blind government, based upon a color-blind Constitution, to lead the way!



I didn't originally intend to use a bunch of quotes, but I found them pretty interesting. I'm probably preaching to the choir here, so to speak, but I thought this was pertinent to us as college students, as it could affect us in the future.


Elizabeth Hutchins, Treasurer

NeW in the East Valley Tribune!!

Sunday, March 11th, 2007: Linda-Turley Hansen wrote an opnion piece on the ASU Network of enlighened Women!! Check it out: http://epaper.aztrib.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RVZULzIwMDcvMDMvMTEjQXIxMDMwMQ==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom

Network of enlightened Women at ASU

Sunday, March 11th, 2007
NeW featured in the East Valley Tribune!! Check it out: http://epaper.aztrib.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RVZULzIwMDcvMDMvMTEjQXIxMDMwMQ==&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom

Website Update

The website is now updated for the coming semester! Go check it out at http://www.asu.edu/clubs/new

Just a reminder: we will be covering chapters 1, 4, and 5 of Letters to a Young Conservative on Monday. Hope to see everyone there!

~Elizabeth, Treasurer

NeW News!

Network of enlightened Women joined with Students For Life to stand up for Rights of the Unborn! (check out Tuesday’s State Press)

Monday—January, 22nd, 2007, was the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. NeW and Students for Life built a Cemetery for the Innocents on the Student Services Lawn with over 500 white crosses to represent the 45 million babies on Saturday, February 10th.

Wednesday, January 31st, from 11:00 am—1:30 pm; we will be participating in ASU’s Organization Open House on Hayden Lawn. This is an opportunity to showcase our club and meet new people. As discussed on Monday night, we will have an activity that allows students to have a rubber-band gun shooting match with spinning targets. Kate Jordan will be actively teaching firearm safety as a preview of one of NeW's future events.

Valentine’s Day Celebration: as part of their movement the proponents of The Vagina Monologues proclaimed Valentine’s Day as “Vagina Day,” until the violence against women stops (Ensler). To counteract and celebrate the true reason of Valentine’s Day, we hope to ask a local florist to donate a number of roses so that NeW can join with the New Sexual Revolution and friends of NeW to sell the roses for $1-2 on campus; or we will get together to bake, decorate, and package heart-shaped sugar cookies and lollipops on Saturday, February 10th.

Wednesday, February 21st; The New Sexual Revolution will host Janet Smith, Chair of Life Ethics and author of Sexual Common Sense, she will speak out about the reasons for not using contraception. More details will follow.

First Week of March—Events to counter The Vagina Monologues: Educating women on why The V-Monologues are harmful to women; Writing op-eds and letters to the editors; Tabling on the mall each day (February 26—March 3); Co-hosting Dr. Jennifer Robeck Morse with the New Sexual Revolution; Passing out pamphlets which unveil the myths of The V-Monologues— This will be the biggest event that NeW has participated in, in its young history. We will need everybody’s help in networking with faculty and community members, educating students, compiling pamphlets, and giving our time to make the event with Dr. Morse a success.

For the Next Meeting - Read Chapters 1-2 of "Letters To A Young Conservative."

This is a link to Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers’ lecture on "Sex, Lies, and The Vagina Monologues":
http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.22262/pub_detail.asp#

NeW’s Website to keep up on events: www.asu.edu/clubs/new

Link to State Press Story:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2007/01/23/news/699345

Freedom Week

Ladies - FREEDOM WEEK begins on MONDAY!

We are the FIRST club on campus to celebrate WORLD FREEDOM DAY- the day the Berlin Wall Fall (Nov. 9, 1989), and honor our American men and women who have served in our Armed Forces on VETERANS DAY (Nov. 10)!!!!!

Alan Sears, President, CEO, and General Counsel of Alliance Defense Fund, also formerly with the Reagan administration will speak at our Freedom Week event at 5:30 pm, Wednesday, November 8th. Mr. Sears will talk about the fall of the Berlin Wall - freedom's victory over tyranny.

Freedom Week is also devoted to honoring our troops. To introduce Mr. Sears's lecture, the ASU ROTC color guard will post the colors and salute during the national anthem. Invite all your friends in the ROTC or military to attend this freedom celebration! We want to honor them and their service to our country! (PLEASE NOTE - there has been a location change from the Alumni Lounge 202 in the MU, to the Ventana C Ballroom 226 in the MU). This event is open to the public.

--We are hoping for an overwhelming turn out!!! Please make it a priority to invite your friends to this event!! As you know Bill Clinton spoke today on campus and Janet Napolitano will speak on Sunday. Let's make the conservative presence known on campus!!!

Freedom Week festivities: NEW will have a table everyday in front of the MU from 10 am - 2pm; we need volunteers to be at the table - email catherine.e.smith@asu.edu what times you are available.

Monday: "Checkpoint Charlie" / Supply Drive for Troops, NEW meeting

Tuesday: VOTE YES on PROP. 107

Wednesday: ALAN SEARS speaks at 5:30 (we will need volunteers to take pictures, redirect people to our new location down the hall)

Thursday: World Freedom Day / End Supply Drive for Troops Friday: Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL - YAHOO!!!

Below is a list of supplies that you can donate for our Troops. It is also possible to write letters.

Take courage and announce NEW's supply drive for American men and women in our armed forces in your classes. Everybody knows someone who is in the military. People like to be part of things - let them know what they can do!

NEXT WEEK MEETING: 5:30 pm, Monday, November 6th, Apache 221, MU
We will be discussing our plan for the rest of the week and discussing chapter 3, "About Marriage" in Danielle Crittenden's book What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes The Modern Woman (books are $5 for members).


HAVE A FABULOUS FRIDAY!!

Catherine Smith

Vice President
Network of enlightened Women
Arizona State University

Items You Can Donate:

FOOD: Any ready-to-eat food items!Some examples:
Kool Aid Singles (pre-sweetened)
Crystal Lite Singles
PRE-SWEETENED powdered drink mixes (Gatorade, KoolAid, etc)
Vanilla wafers ('Nilla Wafers)
Graham crackers
Coffee (ground; vacuum packs or small cans)
Canned chili, ravioli, spaghetti-o's etc.
Campbells Chunky soup ready-to-eat
Boxed or canned potato chips
Canned salsa or potato-chip dip
Canned fruit
Canned tuna
Sunkist tuna "Lunches To Go"
Sunkist Chicken "Lunches To Go"
Power bars or Energy bars
Any canned meat product
Boxed cookies
Beef jerky
Kellogg® Pop Tarts
Trail mix
Chewing gum
Candy bars (Bit-o-Honey, etc)
Hard candy
SweetTarts, Tootsie Rolls, PopRocks, etc.
Peanut butter in plastic container
Jelly in plastic container
Ritz crackers, Wheat Thin crackers
Rice Krispie bars
Granola bars
BREAKFAST CEREAL individual sized
SMALL size hot sauce in plastic jars
Plastic forks, knives, spoons
Paper bowls, paper plates
Small manual can openers
Individual packets of mayo, relish, etc. (Can be purchased at bulk-rate stores)

PERSONAL & HYGENE:
Insoles for shoes
Eye drops (for desert environment)
Lip balm
Eye wash
Travel size pillows and pillowcases
Twin size bed sheets and pillow cases
1" paint brushes (to clean fine dust out of guns)
Fine makeup brushes (also to clean guns)
Talcum powder - small size
Deodorant
Body wash - small size in plastic container
Hand sanitizer - small to medium size
Mouthwash - small plastic containers
T-shirts
Towels
Hand & Body Lotion - small to medium size
SOFT 2-ply toilet paper (Charmin, Northern...)
Personal/body wipes (or baby wipes)
Band aids
Shampoo (small to medium size bottles)
QuattroPro razors and refills
Mach 3 razors and refills
Disposable razors, double or more bladed
Shaving gel (not aerosol)
Aftershave gel (no glass bottles)
Thick cotton black socks
White crew socks for exercising
Black shoe polish
SOFT COTTON boxer shorts (the funnier the better) Medium to XX-large
Nail clippers
Eyeglass cleaner
Bounce sheets (for fleas), flypaper, etc...
Lysol/Clorox cleaning wipes, etc.
Laundry detergent TABLETS or
Laundry detergent in SMALL boxes
Table top flashlights
Mag lights

FOR FEMALE PERSONNEL:
Hair bands
Hair clips
Small mirrors
Non-aerosol hair spray
Hair gel
Facial cleanser, moisturizer

RECREATION:
Model car or airplane kits
Glue, paint & brushes for model kits
CURRENT sport or computer magazines
Frisbees
Disposable cameras
Hand held video games (poker, solitaire, etc.)
Playing cards
Board games (used okay) up to 12" long box
Crossword puzzles
AA & AAA batteries
Compact Disc players
Music CDs
Personal size DVD players (used ok)
Movie DVDs
Laptop computers (used okay)
Dominoes
Yo-yo's
Baseballs and softballs
Baseball catcher gloves
Stationery, pens, envelopes, etc.
Beanie Baby type small stuffed toys
AT&T International PHONE CARDS (Be sure they are the kind you can use to call FROM the mideast TO the United States)

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DONATE!
!Please Note!
-- We can not send alcohol, x-rated material, tobacco/cigarettes or pressurized items. -- Please avoid donating items in glass containers.-- Please avoid larger items such as quart size shampoo or large mouthwash.-- Plastic containers are best, in sizes up to about 10" tall.

NeW Meetings Room Schedule

Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Here are the rooms NeW has reserved for the rest of the school year:

Sept. 29 - MU 208D Havasupai
Oct. 9 - MU 208D Havasupai
Oct. 23 - MU 302 Maroon and Gold
Nov. 06 - MU 221 Apache
Nov. 20 - MU 302 Maroon and Gold
Dec. 4 - MU 302 Maroon and Gold
Jan. 22 - MU 302 Maroon and Gold
Feb. 5 - MU 302 Maroon and Gold
March 5 - MU 222 Mohave
March 19 - MU 221 Apache
April 16 - MU 080 Fiesta Room
April 30 - MU 221 Apache

Network of enlightened Women Meeting

WHEN: 5:30-6:30 p.m., September 11, 2006

WHERE: MU 302 Maroon and Gold Room

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bring $5 dues for your own copy of What Our Mothers Didn’t Tell: Why Happiness Eludes The Modern Woman, by Danielle Crittenden – our book for Fall 2006

WE WILL:
-Remember 5th Anniversary of 9/11.

-Meet fellow conservative university women!

-Discuss NeW’s presence on campus.

-Discuss what has gone wrong with feminism.

-Hear exciting news from the Founder of NeW.

-Enjoy fruit and cookies!

--
Catherine Smith


Vice President
Network of enlightened Women
Arizona State University