Should NASA Return to the Moon?

As an aerospace engineering student at The University of Texas at Austin, I am particularly affected by this decision. In addition, I have reaped the benefits associated with funding NASA:

(this picture was taken aboard NASA's Weightless Wonder)

I will admit that I once dreamed of working at NASA. Not anymore. In approaching any problem, I often desire to comprehend the underlying principles. This time is no different. One cannot deny that there are benefits to returning to the moon. According to NASA, a few reasons to return to the moon are:

1. To "[extend] human presence to the moon to enable eventual settlement."
2. To "[pursue] scientific activities that address fundamental questions about the history of Earth, the solar system and the universe - and about our place in them."