Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 28, 2005

University real estate In response to the January 18 article, “Alderman, Administrators Address Community Issues,” we would like to clarify a point made regarding potential University property purchases along Cottage Grove Boulevard. During the community meeting held on January 13, we did mention that the University might be interested in very selective purchasing of properties...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 24, 2005

Iraqi Jews Contrary to what Adam Weissmann wrote in his recent opinion piece (“Iraqi Elections: What about the Jewish vote?” 1/18/05), Iraqi-born Israelis would not “reject the concept of Jewish nationality” by voting in Iraq’s upcoming elections. If they had wanted to do that, they would renounce their Israeli citizenship. Weissmann’s preposterous claim, that a...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 20, 2005

Grade inflation A couple of points regarding “GPAs Get a .76 Boost from Grade Inflation” (1/18/05): You base your article on a Duke professor’s study, released nearly two years ago, which states that average undergraduate GPA rose from 2.50 in 1965 to 3.26 in 1999. That study gives as its source an “internal University of...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 13, 2005

Tsunami relief We would like to thank everyone who came out for Alpha Delta Phi’s ‘80s-themed tsunami relief party last Friday. With your help we raised $1042 dollars that we are donating directly to AmeriCares. While some were under the impression that their donations would go to the American Red Cross, we believe that the...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 22, 2004

CAPS Thank you for your article on Tuesday regarding Career and Planning Services (CAPS) (“For some students, CAPS fails to get the job done,” 11/16/04). One thing bothered me, though: Kat Glass’s use of anonymous sources for the article seems quite inappropriate. I’ll leave aside the awkward locutions this produced in the article (though God...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 15, 2004

Division III athletics While I agree with the general conclusions of your editorial statement on athletics and academics, I must point out that the third paragraph reeks of snobbery (“Mens sana in corpore sano,” 11/9/04). I had the pleasure of attending the school you mention in the first paragraph as an undergrad, and there were...

Letters to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / November 11, 2004

American security In attempting to make the case that President Bush has not made America safer, Josh Steinman has proven that the Bush Doctrine is the best way to prevent future terrorist attacks (“America’s railways and ports are vulnerable,” 11/2/04). Steinman’s article will cause many to believe that it is possible to search 100 percent...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 8, 2004

Divinity School letter Since my name came up in conjunction with the statement calling for a repudiation of Bush and his policies signed by most of my Divinity School colleagues (“Theologians slam Bush’s use of God to justify war in Iraq,” 10/29/04), I thought I should be permitted to speak for myself. I was taken...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 2, 2004

Jews in America I am glad that Adam Weissman took the time to respond to my article on the Duke anti-Semite, and I’d like to briefly reply to two points he makes in his response. First, the issue of Jews in America being “white.” While minority groups exist well beyond the black-white dichotomy in the...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / October 28, 2004

The Draft is coming back The draft is very likely to be reinstated in the next year if Bush is reelected for a second term, despite administration denials. Bringing back the draft will be necessary to sustain the troop commitment in Iraq. Earlier this year the Department of Defense issued a “stop loss” order, which...

University community remembers Maroons runner

By Nick Juravich / October 24, 2004

“Her work ethic and determination were, quite simply, second to none,” said Pritzker medical student Tom Ring about his friend and classmate Margaret Bradley at a memorial service in her honor this past Sunday. During the ceremony, which was held in Fulton Recital Hall, the speakers returned again and again to Bradley’s remarkable ability to...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / October 24, 2004

Where’s my bike? Last week, the lock on my bike was cut and my bike was temporarily confiscated for parking in an illegal location. The bike rack outside of Pick was full, so I, without thinking, locked it to a railing near the entrance. When I came out of class a few hours later it...