Barnum mischaracterizes pro-choice standpoint

By Letter to the Editor / December 1, 2009

Barnum’s failure to distinguish between the universal desire to avoid accidental pregnancies and the pro-life desire to prevent accidentally pregnant women from obtaining abortions is a large oversight.

Communist system can’t be forced

By Letter to the Editor / December 1, 2009

In his analogy comparing capitalism to a traffic jam and communism to a smoothly functioning railway, Greg Gabrellas does a terrific job illustrating the inefficiency that the uncoordinated, free actions of a capitalist system will inevitably produce..

Eliminating outdated cMail to save money is correct decision

By Letter to the Editor / November 20, 2009

Eliminating cMail is not only the best thing to do, but also overdue.

Arguments for objectivism flawed

By Letter to the Editor / November 20, 2009

George Saad’s paraphrase of the famous papal encyclical “Veritatis Splendor," attributing all sorts of University problems to a lack of objective standards, is amusing and bizarre.

Impact on workers should figure more into Maroon’s analysis of RHC hour cuts

By Letter to the Editor / November 17, 2009

Instead of presenting arguments or research in its recent editorial, the Maroon’s Editorial Board mused about what “seems” like “reasonable” treatment of campus workers: President Zimmer’s decision to cut Residence Halls and Commons staff from 40 hours to 35 hours of work per week..

Editorial Board wrong to accept Admin’s choice to lower worker hours

By Letter to the Editor / November 17, 2009

Kudos to the Maroon for devoting space to the Administration’s decision to cut the hours of Residence Halls and Commons workers. Unfortunately, however, the recent editorial on the topic included some incorrect information.

U of C not at fault for lack of pleasure reading time

By Letter to the Editor / November 13, 2009

Like Matt Barnum, I’m painfully aware of the gap between the amount I read and the amount of reading required by my self-concept. But unlike Matt, I don’t think this gap can be blamed on the workload at Chicago.

Soccer coverage overly pessimistic

By Letter to the Editor / November 10, 2009

I expected the article on the men’s and women’s soccer teams to be encouraging and sing the praises of two teams that have had tremendous seasons and were both on the verge of reaching the playoffs in the same year.

Breastival raises funds, awareness

By Letter to the Editor / November 6, 2009

There have been a few misconceptions about the UChicago Colleges Against Cancer (CAC)’s breast cancer awareness campaign—dubbed Breastival—held October 18–23.

Health care socialization does not require government control

By Letter to the Editor / November 6, 2009

The unfortunate aspect of posing the problem of health care reform in terms of governmental vs. libertarian responses, as Ari Allyn-Feuer does in his October 30 column “Reform in a Regulated Market,” is that it neglects the specifically social aspect..

The beauty of a pedestrian space

By Letter to the Editor / November 6, 2009

Many of us in the community appreciate the new changes in the quad.

Criticism of Housing in Ayers’s decision unfounded

By Letter to the Editor / November 3, 2009

The Maroon Editorial Board’s position is wholly untenable (“Window Treatments,” 10/30/09).