Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / March 30, 2007

Wrong assumptions about Perle Reading Ryan McCarl’s Viewpoints article, “The Delusions of Neoconservatism,” I was forced to wonder whether he actually attended the Richard Perle talk or simply consulted his Robert Pape lecture notes and fired off a response to an idealized neoconservative boogeyman. McCarl failed to address any of the talk’s major points or...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / February 16, 2007

Grey areas of abortion law Tara Kadioglu’s article on abortion (“Abortion more than a black and white issue,” 2/13/07) is a commendable effort. Unfortunately, it is riddled with unnecessary factual errors and contested assertions. Both Barnum’s and Kadioglu’s articles seem to miss a fundamental point: abortion law in this country is not a black and...

Letter to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / January 30, 2007

W-Head It was with great interest that I read your article on the pioneering exploits of W-Head John Saxton. I have been attending Maroons basketball games since the late ’90s, and have had the privilege of watching this program adapt, grow, and succeed. From the first games I attended on the near-secret second floor court...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / January 26, 2007

Bond MLK Speech It is disgraceful that the Maroon criticized the University for hosting Julian Bond as a keynote speaker for MLK, Jr. Day due to controversial denunciations of some modern-day Americans, including the President. “[O]ne has to wonder if [Bond’s] divisive political commentary serves as the ideal message from a University-endorsed speaker.” The editorial...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / January 12, 2007

Latke-Hamantash In your November 28 issue (“Scholars Tackle Timeless Theological Problem”), your reporter Matt Johnston, in his commendable report of this year’s Latke-Hamantash Debate, says of debater Yitzhak Melamed, “‘True philosophy leads to the latke,’ Malamed said, though he spuriously attributed the quotation to moderator Cohen.” Nothing spurious about it. Many years ago, before I...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / November 21, 2006

Consider recall I’m writing on behalf of the Student Government to explain and clarify some important information concerning the incident surrounding Kyle Lee and Ryan Kaminski. First, let me express my deepest concern and regret over this incident. It was a horrible, inexcusable e-mail that damaged our College Council beyond measure. Ryan has dealt with...

Letter to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / November 14, 2006

American values in the classroom Last Tuesday, the Maroon published an article in these pages by Liz Egan that touted the University’s forthcoming Center for Study of the Principles of the American Founding. The op-ed piece, entitled “Reclaiming the American Identity,” is ironically useful in that its disturbing brand of ignorant jingoism elucidates exactly what...

Letter to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / November 10, 2006

In defense of SG I was both an RSO leader for two years and the professional staff advisor to SGFC for four years. As a student, I took much the same self-righteous tone you do in assessing the competency of SG. As a staff member, I carried that self-righteousness with me, but it was soon...

Letter to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / November 7, 2006

SG responds The Student Government (SG) appreciates the chance to respond to the most recent comments of the Maroon Editorial Board in the newspaper’s Friday, November 3 edition in the section titled “Controlling Crime: UCPD or SG?” We believe accurate communication with the student body starts in publications like the Maroon, and we hope the...

Letter to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / November 3, 2006

In defense of American history curriculum at the U of C As an American history professor and the chair of the American Civilization Core, I welcome further scholarly inquiry into founding American values as promised by the new Center for Study of the Principles of the American Founding. It is splendid that new sources of...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / October 27, 2006

Attack ads It was nice to hear, in the words of a local columnist, the “moon bat” opinion out here in Chicago. I noticed that Brian Karfunkel’s letter conveniently left out two words that I mentioned over and over again in my Friday column. These two words are Michael Dukakis, another strong endorser of Deval...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters to the Editor / October 24, 2006

Attack Ads In last Friday’s Maroon, Barney Keller spent a good number of words whining about politicians who whine about attack ads (“Attack Ads are Important Sources of Information”). Using logic so advanced I believe only Mr. Keller was able to understand it, he equated opposition to negative ads with a lack of leadership. As...