All that clutters is not gold

By Letter to the Editor / October 30, 2009

Besides the important things arbitrarily decided by the University Administration, the new campus walkways are not all they are cracking up to be.

Saltarelli’s critique of MAB misinformed

By Letter to the Editor / October 30, 2009

I was a bit surprised to open up the October 20 issue of the Chicago Maroon to find Steve Saltarelli’s article, entitled “Major Activities Bored.”

Coverage of Olmert speech misrepresented protesters

By Letter to the Editor / October 20, 2009

The Maroon’s coverage of the Ehud Olmert event was, in my opinion, completely disingenuous.

Lecture protests were neither “extreme” nor “absurd”

By Letter to the Editor / October 20, 2009

One would have hoped an article dealing with this touchy subject would have remained more unbiased and objective.

Six-year Core impractical

By Letter to the Editor / October 16, 2009

I admire Ari Allyn-Feuer’s lofty ideals of education, but I consider his proposal for a six-year core unrealistic and impractical.

Chinese cultural differences greater than described

By Letter to the Editor / October 6, 2009

As a Chinese national who has been in the States for five years, I was rather surprised after reading Arieh Smith’s article (“Lessons from Beijing,” 10/2/09).

Saltarelli misjudges first-year class

By Letter to the Editor / October 2, 2009

I was somewhat dismayed, but not altogether surprised, to see Steve Saltarelli’s article on the smugness that has infected the Class of 2013 (“2013: A Facebook Odyssey,” 9/18/09).

Men in Power reflects larger rights movement

By Letters to the Editor / June 2, 2009

The formation of a men's advocacy group at the U of C is indicative of national trends.

Column exaggerates Hyde Park safety

By Letter to the Editor / May 29, 2009

Hyde Park is more dangerous than Maroon statistics imply.

Responses misinterpret “A Springtime Strip”

By Letter to the Editor / May 19, 2009

Campus groups use strategies that attack free speech.

Dumas column offensive and reflects badly on Maroon

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

I don’t think that Luke Dumas’ piece, “A Springtime Strip” (5/12/09), meets the criteria of the Viewpoints section, or of the Maroon.

“A Springtime Strip” has little journalistic merit

By Letter to the Editor / May 15, 2009

While reading Luke Dumas’ recent Viewpoints article, “A Springtime Strip” (5/12/09), I was reminded of the words of the poet R.S. Thomas upon receiving some unsolicited lines of verse.