Monday, July 2, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com The first part of summer is over...but it's not too late to ge involved with The Michigan Daily. E-mail axelrad@michigandaily.com for more information. Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com CORRECTIONS: * Please report any error in the Dailyto corrections@ michigandaily.com. Monday, July 2, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom SEND LETTERS TO: TOTHEDAILY@MICHIGANDAILY.COM L E T TER TO T HE EDITOR The Big Ten needs new division names TO THE DAILY: Like many other people, I disliked the Big Ten division names "Leaders and Legends" from the beginning. To me, it reeks of arrogance, while humility is an important part of what's spe- cial about the Midwest, the home of the Big Ten. Now, after the Ohio State University and Penn State University scandals, the division names are absurd. The violations at Ohio State took down one of the most popular and respected coaches in college football, a rare occurrence that indicates the seriousness of the violations. The Penn State scandal is the worst in the history ofsports. It is a scandal thatgoes far beyond matters such as cheating or gambling. The Penn State scandal is the worst in the history of sports - all sports, all levels, all places. It might be the worst in the history of American aca- demia. The.Big Ten needs to get back to basics, back to its roots. If some of the key people at Penn State hadn't thought of themselves and their head coach as legends, and if certain people at Penn State hadn't been concerned with their own image and greatness, perhaps they would not have handled the allegations as badly as they did. Whether this whole thing turns out to be "guilty as charged" or not, the allegations were handled as if the last thing in the world that mattered was the welfare of children. What seemed toimatter just as little was how it would all look to the world. That is hubris. I learned in my Classics class long ago of the Greek adagethat hubris is followed by nemesis, pride cometh before the fall. Declaring oneself to be a leader or a legend qualifies as hubris, no matter how you spin it. I suggest some new names for the divisions. "Erie and Huron" sound good to me. Honor the Great Lakes that have been fundamental to the success of the Midwest. These names offer imagery, unlike "Leaders and Legends" which are abstract. Everybody loves lakes. It's time for the Big Ten to take a dip in the waters. 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Call 734-276-0886. holly@fccannarbor.org. From the headlines of morning newspapers to casual lunchtime discussions, the huge con- troversy sur- rounding Thursday's Supreme Court decision is evi- dent almost anywhere you go. The SARAH 5-4 ruling to SKALUBA uphold most of the 2010 Patient Pro- tection and Affordable Care Act has caused Americans to speak up. "Obamacare," PPACA, health care reform - it all means the same thing. Regardless of political affili- ation, annual income or social class, this decision will affect each and every one of us. It's pointless for me to whine about President Barack Obama's new policy or the socialist under- tones that many conservative lead- ers have been babbling about. I find it interesting, however, that the Supreme Court upheld this law when over 70 percent of Americans believe that an individual mandate is unconstitutional, according to a Gallup Poll conducted before the . ruling. Even though opposition to the law has diminished slightly since the ruling, 52 percent of all registered voters and 62 percent of Independents still oppose the law. Don't get me wrong- - I agree that the cost of health care in our country has become excessive and unreasonable. Not to mention that health care as a whole can be com- pletely unavailable to many Ameri- cans. But does this make it right for the highest, most powerful court in our nation to mandate individual health insurance when so many of us feel it's unconstitutional? In case you've been hibernat- ing from society for the past few days, some of the main compo- nents of Obama's health care reform include extending health insurance to 30 million uninsured Americans, banning insurance companies from turning away cli- ents with pre-existing health con- ditions and requiring everyone to purchase individual health insur- ance. Those who refuse to buy their own health insurance will be forced to pay a "penalty" or tax. under the new policy. Praise should be given where praise is due. We commend ourgov- ernment for finally recognizing the problems that the American health care system faces. No one should be turned away from health insurance because they've been diagnosed with cancer, nor should we be pay- ing obnoxious fees for life-saving surgeries and treatments. We deserve the right to affordable and accessible health care, regardless of income or insurance policy. Yet, there are other ways to do this rath- er than mandating health insur- ance to each and every American. Not only does the government appear to be drastically overstep- ping its constitutional authority with PPACA, but also the strain it puts on small businesses will force many of them to close their doors. In a time when our economy is still struggling to recover, the, govern- ment should not be placing addi- tional stress on entrepreneurs and small business owners. Our health care system needs to change, but mandating health insurance is not the right way to do it. Whether it's phrased as a "pen- alty" or a tax, it isn't fair to force Americans to purchase insurance and then fine them if they refuse to do so. According to Time.com, underthe newhealthreformpolicy, young Americans will actually be paying more for health insurance than they are paying now. Under the PPACA, younger, relatively healthy individuals will be paying to subsidize the surgeries and nec- essary treatment that ailing Ameri- cans require. The individual mandate should not have been upheld. The United States never seems to lackinnovative,freshideas.Ibelieve other options do exist that don't mandate individual health insur- ance. Though the Obama admin- istration may have pure intentions by establishingthe Affordable Care Act, this time the government has overstepped its boundaries and dug too deep into our personal lives. In a country that values its Constitu- tion so highly, I'm astonished our Supreme Court would uphold this individual mandate as constitution- al. There shouldn't be winners and losers when it comes to the health care debate in this country - there should only be winners. And with the current political atmosphere surrounding the Supreme Court's decision, this is most definitely not the case. Sarah Skaluba can be reached at sskaluba@umich.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @ SSkaluba. JOIN THE MICHIGAN DAILY'S EDITORIAL BOARD Interested in campus, state and national affairs? Enjoy writing and debate? Participate in a weekly meeting to dicuss the Daily's editorials. E-mail adrirobe@umich.edu for more information. As University of Michigan Alumni We've been supporfingfthe UM Communityasince 7939... 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