Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 11, 2003

Abortions in China Emily Alpert makes a valid point about the dangers of getting your sexual education information from President Bush (“It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Syphilis,” 11/7/03). However, the evidence I acquired while attending the 2001 Senate hearing on the allegedly “false premise” of U.N. complicity in forced abortions in China...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 6, 2003

Maroon’s Red Sox allegiance My name is Bryan Joiner, and I am a former editor in chief of the Chicago Maroon. I am also a former sports editor for more quarters than I can remember. Some people may still recognize my name. That’s not important. How dare the once Boston Red Sox-slanted Maroon publish a column...

Letters to the Editor

By Jonah Rubin / November 3, 2003

It is very exciting that the University of Chicago, a historically conservative institution, ranked seventh in a recent Mother Jones list of top activist universities. I am very grateful that Tara Kadioglu chose to write on this often underreported but vital aspect of our University (“University Ranked 7th in Student Activism,” 10/31/03). The Maroon article...

Letter to the Editor: The Shoreland should stay

By Chris Miller / October 31, 2003

The Maroon on Friday October 17 reported that the housing office is considering closing the Shoreland as an undergraduate dorm, to be replaced by a newly constructed dorm south of the Midway. I was shocked to read of this possibility. I cannot emphasize too strongly how regrettable such a decision would be. I lived in...

Letters to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor / October 28, 2003

Noise on 57th Street To the students of the University of Chicago: Now that autumn quarter is underway, those of us who live on 57th Street would like to remind all of you that our street is not only commercial but residential as well. You may not realize it, but your voices carry, especially in...

Letters to the Editor – 10.24.03

By Letters from Readers / October 23, 2003

Slots at Illinois’ racetracks Small Illinois farmers and breeders may soon be forced out of the horse racing industry if our legislature approves plans to allow slots at racetracks, thus making them “mini-casinos.” Increased purses from additional track revenues will attract the large, politically powerful stables, from a variety of states, to further control an...

Letters to the Editor

By Garth Johnston / October 21, 2003

Arnolds recall results Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victory in California is a victory for us all. Arnie demonstrated that any American, no matter how stark his inexperience, can achieve high office. I now feel confident teaching my future children that no matter how vulgar their sexual improprieties, no matter how blatant their history of illegal activity, no...

Letter to the Editor

By Robert Pape / October 16, 2003

To the Editor, I am flattered by Rafi Youatt’s extensive commentary in the Maroon’s last issue on my recent article on suicide terrorism in the American Political Science Review. This is testimony to the intellectual vibrancy that we consider so valuable at the University of Chicago. However, the piece is not accurate in three respects....

Letter to the Editor

By The Maroon Staff / April 28, 2003

To the Editor: [Re: “U.S. unjustly looks to Syria,” Yasser Ghanchi, 4/22/03.] While I have no answer for many of the claims you make regarding Syria’s “poor victim” status, your statements regarding Israel, Hezbollah, and the Palestinians are simply too ridiculous to go unanswered. First, let’s straighten out your nomenclature: Hezbollah, Hamas, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs...

Letters to the Editor

By The Maroon Staff / March 7, 2003

Clarifications on town hall meeting To the Editor: I read with interest the February 28 issue of the Maroon, hoping to find coverage of two important initiatives–the Campus Resources Education Committee town hall meeting and the SG Forum on the Rising Costs of Education–and was pleased to see articles on both. However, I would like...

Letter to the Editor

By The Maroon Staff / March 4, 2003

To the Editor: The bigotry of many fraternity members in the Mr. University crowd last Thursday was disgusting. As a queer student, I find their behavior deeply disturbing, and was shocked by how people’s (and your publication’s) account of the Mr. University pageant ignored the event’s frighteningly anti-gay atmosphere. That many frat members use an...

Letters to the Editor

By The Maroon Staff / February 28, 2003

Offensive advertising To the Editor: I never thought I’d be offended by an advertisement until I saw the anti-choice supplement stuck into each and every copy of the recent issue of The Chicago Maroon. The document equates abortion with the Nazi Holocaust, with racism in the United States, and contains on its flip side the...