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Grounds of Being to end sale of bottled water

By Letters from Readers / February 18, 2011

In response to "Bottle racket" on Feb. 8

Letters to the Editors

By Letters from Readers / May 16, 2006

Horowitz On May 9, the College Republicans invited David Horowitz to address University of Chicago students on the issue of “Race Relations on College Campuses.” However, instead of confronting the issue of race relations on college campuses, Horowitz attacked leftist views, spoke on U.S. political agendas including the war in Iraq, and complained about the...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 5, 2006

United 93 I have less right than those who lost friends or relatives in any of the 9/11 attacks to speak about this. My legitimacy comes only from my being a resident of a New Jersey town close to Manhattan and being, well, myself. And I think it is too soon. Maybe the fact that...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 25, 2006

Global Warming The impressive ignorance of climate science displayed in Laura Hamilton’s recent global warming column puts her very much in the company of other self-described “modern reactionaries” in the media. She, however, has less excuse than most, since she is resident at a University where in fact it is quite easy to learn about...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 18, 2006

U of C Presidency I understand that, by its very nature, the Maroon tends to be ahistorical, but there was a great irony in the column by Alec Brandon regarding Larry Summers (“Summers Coup Is a Failure for All,” 3/7/2006) and it needs to be acknowledged. You don’t have to travel to Harvard to find...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 4, 2006

“Israel Lobby” Alec Brandon writes that the critics of the recently published paper on the influence of the “Israel Lobby” rely “almost exclusively on smearing the authors by accusing them of anti-Semitism.” This is simply false. Though there have been a few references to anti-Semitism here and there, the vast majority of the criticism directed...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / March 7, 2006

Student protests The Maroon’s March 3 editorial “Sound and Fury” is a transparent smear-job against the Spartacus Youth Club for protesting military recruiters, and by implication anyone else who opposes the administration’s arrest and threatened discipline of four anti-military recruitment protesters at the Reynolds Club on February 21. The administration’s act of blatant political repression...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / March 3, 2006

Cartoons at the U of C I recently came upon a leaflet distributed by the Ayn Rand-loving crowd (“The Undercurrent”) that prominently features a rendition of one of the racist anti-Muslim cartoons that were printed in the Dutch newspaper Jyllands-Posten. This newspaper is well known for its unabashed support for Hitler and the Nazis in...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 28, 2006

Hamas election I am writing in response to Benjamin Farkash’s errant critique of Israel’s recent actions against Hamas (“Israel cannot afford to alienate Hamas,” 2/21/06). What perplexes me most is Farkash’s doublethink on Hamas, conceding that it has committed horrible atrocities while seamlessly placing it on an equal footing with Israel and arguing it should...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 21, 2006

Forrest Claypool The column run on February 7 by Andrew Hammond (“Claypool Is Just What Cook County Needs”) on the Stroger vs. Claypool contest for the presidency of the Cook County Board was divorced from reality. Hammond presents it as a fight between a reformer and an old-line machine politician. In reality, it is just...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 17, 2006

Hallowed Grounds While you (oh faceless editorial one) are, of course, entitled to your opinion regarding the change of the name of Uncle Joe’s to Hallowed Grounds (“Say Uncle,” 2/14/06), there are a few facts you sought fit to have no understanding of before printing them. We were forced to start charging for pool because...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 7, 2006

SG mid-year review For two weeks now, the discussion of Student Government in the Maroon has centered primarily on the recently installed LCD screen in the Reynolds Club foyer. Make no mistake, this monitor will prove invaluable in communicating to the student body information on transportation and campus events, and it is a substantial investment...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 2, 2006

Sexual Assault Policy I applaud NOW’s initiative to pressure the U of C to form a sexual assault policy. When I was assaulted midway through last quarter, there was nothing I could do: I hadn’t been “harassed,” nor had I been officially “raped,” but without giving details of what happened, I can say that I...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 23, 2006

Family Values I write in response to Barney Keller’s article “Family Values Should Not Be Dirty Words” (1/17/06). First of all, I agree that we might question the values of the people involved in this story. How did David Ludwig come to possess a gun? What led him to so readily resort to violence as...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 20, 2006

Clemmie Carthans The recent news that officers from the University’s Police Department were acquitted by a federal court of police brutality charges in the case of Clemmie Carthans should not be the end of discussion on this troubling event. As one of the leaders of the movement to defend Carthans two years ago, I felt...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 10, 2005

African-American studies While I appreciate being singled out for my contributions in Joe Katz’s recent article “Why aren’t we teaching about Africa” (Viewpoints, 11/7/2005) and also agree that the University of Chicago could provide more courses in this field, I think the article somewhat overstates the problem. To get a fuller idea of courses offered...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 7, 2005

Palestinian banner As a progressive Jew, I am wary of those who automatically associate anti-Israel sentiment with anti-Semitism, but rarely has the issue been so clear as in Adam Weissmann’s November 3 editorial “Palestine Banner is Flawed.” Weissmann’s article struck me as marred by exaggerations, generalizations, and fear mongering, all of which lead to an...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 3, 2005

Mushrooms I just wanted to take a minute to inform Lauren Shockey that her reference to “wild mushrooms” in “Eat Your Heart Out” (11/1/05) is wrong. The varieties she writes about, shitake, oyster, and portobello, are in fact farm raised and cultivated. It’s a common mistake, and a common misleading entry on many restaurant menus....

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / October 6, 2005

Jews for Jesus As a Presbyterian pastor laboring down here in the Bible belt, I want to express my deep appreciation for the article “Jews for Jesus Offends Jews and Christians” by Ethan Frenchman and Seth Mayer (10/3/05). Writing in a culture where civility towards and respect for the religious beliefs of others seem to...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / September 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina For the past month, the American public has been inundated with images of the hurricane. The dramatic flair with which the television anchors carry the viewer through this disaster has left me with a dirty feeling that, behind all this show of solidarity, lies an agenda that seeks to exploit the victims of...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 16, 2005

Indecent Exposure Before I begin, I apologize if this letter seems a little outdated, given that coverage of Louis Perwien’s arrest over public indecency took place well more than a week ago. That being said, I’m outraged at the prospect that Perwien may be registered as a sex offender and disappointed in the Maroon’s coverage...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 12, 2005

What kind of totalitarian state are we living in when you can’t stroll through the quads in the outfit of your choice? If people were offended by Louis Perwein’s lack of clothing last week, perhaps they should have politely asked him to change. Instead, they resorted to calling in state forces to impose their values...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 12, 2005

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 5, 2005

SG election coverage I would like to take the opportunity to address the concerns raised in the “SG Election Coverage” (5/22/05). Both Libby Pearson and Mike McCarney expressed disapproval that two members of Better Slate Than Never refused to be interviewed at the close of the elections. They painted a picture of a petty, irresponsible...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 2, 2005

SG election coverage I’m writing in response to the Maroon’s lack of response to Robert Hubbard and Phil Caruso’s incredible immaturity about the relationship between the student government and the student press. Two-thirds of the SG Executive Slate elect has decided not to speak with the Maroon because the Maroon endorsed their slate only unenthusiastically....

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 25, 2005

U of C guilt It’s way past time for University of Chicago students to abandon their guilt trip. The University is an elite, pricey educational institution. To be admitted, students need to be smart, and to remain, they need well-to-do parents, or a good aid package and/or work-study. There is nothing wrong with taking advantage...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 22, 2005

Muslim resistance Laura Hamilton’s article, “Arguing for engagement over appeasement,” is rife with common assumptions that ignore the incredible complexities involved in foreign policy. Her claim that the end goal among the radical Muslim terrorists is to “install a theocratic dictatorship in each country worldwide” is case in point. However, Jason Burke, writing in the...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 18, 2005

Calvert House In the Chicago Maroon story on Calvert House and the resignation of Father Michael Yakaitis, your reporter states that “David Clohessy, national director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) noted that this is not the first time [Cardinal] George [of Chicago] has violated the U.S. bishops guidelines on abuse”...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 14, 2005

Free speech In his most recent column, Barney Keller describes a grotesque statement that the University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill made about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (“Protecting Free Speech, One Idiot at a Time,” 2/10/05). Keller makes it clear that he “absolutely defend[s] [Churchill’s] right to say these cutting and hurtful...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 3, 2005

Radio Frequency Identifiers I give my thanks to the Maroon for its coverage of Radio Frequency Identifiers (“RFIDs Offer New Technology for Access, Monitoring,” 2/1/05). I covered the worldwide unveiling of RFIDs for the Chicago Independent Media Center in September 2003. The unveiling took place here in Chicago at a symposium at McCormick Place, and...

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 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...

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...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / October 6, 2004

Legal Reasoning lockout As a transfer student from Stanford University, I can offer one perspective on the issue of the over-enrolled Legal Reasoning course that the article missed (“Law class proves guilty of being over-enrolled,” 10/1/04). Even though I am a second-year and have official standing as one, I was absolutely barred from enrolling in...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / June 8, 2004

Red Line Shuttle With all due respect, I find the little protests of Justin Rolfe-Redding et al. some of the most ridiculous things I have heard in a while. The U of C is attempting—gasp—to make this university a little more “normal” and help students get out into the real Chicago, And you apparently want...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 24, 2004

Emergency contraception We are writing in response to Karlis Kandero’s cartoon in the Friday, May 21, 2004, issue of the Maroon that satirizes the FDA’s recent decision to outlaw the over-the-counter sale of emergency contraception. It should be noted that we agree with the spirit of the cartoon—none of us believe that it is ethical...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 21, 2004

Rejection letters To Dan Gilbert: I read your recent Viewpoints article (“A Policy of Rejecting Rejection Letters,” 5/18/04) with a mix of wonder and pity. Unless this is the response you were going for, I suggest you choose your next topic more wisely.Readers expect staff writers to write on other people’s lives and not their...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 18, 2004

Anchor Splash cleanup To the Ladies of Delta Gamma: Now that your Anchor Splash has passed, it would be an appropriate time to clean up the mess that you left on the Bartlett Quads. Please remove the duct tape delta and gamma from the east entrance to the Reg. Of course the taped-down flyers have...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 15, 2004

Red Line Shuttle I was interested in your stories about the new shuttle between campus and the Red Line El stop at Garfield. First, I must say that I appreciate the concern among some of the University community about the divisive effects of such University-only privileges. However, one phrase in Nick Juravich’s story rankled me...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 7, 2004

University Healthcare I write in response to the article titled “Randel Chats with Students at Reynolds” (4/27/04). According to the article, in response to questions regarding any future plans the administration has to alleviate the rising cost of health insurance for graduate students at the University of Chicago, President Randel stated “that there simply needed...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 4, 2004

Sexism on campus Last week on the A-level of the Regenstein, I overheard a loud conversation by a number of fraternity members in which they made disgustingly derogatory remarks about women, which I care not to repeat. I was deeply offended by what they said and am amazed that anyone at this school would be...

Inspiring success without victory

By Letters from Readers / April 30, 2004

I attended a lecture this week at the Law School. I was debating with myself, as I walked across the windy Midway (the separator between the University of Chicago Law School and the College), whether the hike would be worthwhile. Then I recalled the title of the book written by the speaker whose talk I...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 27, 2004

The Chicago Initiative Alum M. Levin’s letter (“Paying for the Chicago Initiative,” 4/23/04) maliciously misrepresents or misremembers the reasons that so many students, faculty, alums, and even trustees had for criticizing elements of the Sonnenschein-Stone administration in 1999. Not a single person argued that the University shouldn’t be seeking money. Rather, there was grave concern...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 23, 2004

Elimidate had good intentions I share the author’s disappointment that some members of last week’s audience at Eliminate Your Date were insufficiently mature to respectfully enjoy the “gay date” portion of the program (“Homophobia at the U of C Elimidate,” 4/16/04). However, a criticism of the program in the context of a serious study of...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 20, 2004

Concerning the article entitled “Homophobia at U of C Elimidate” (4/16/04), I have a number of concerns with the depiction of the event by Anne Parsons. While I concede to Parsons my own frustration with the remarks made at the event, I feel that she did not direct her frustration most appropriately. As I was...

Homophobia at the U of C Elimidate

By Letters from Readers / April 16, 2004

I recently attended the U of C Elimidate screening, a fundraising event that took place during AIDS Awareness week. The event was extremely well done—it was fun, different, and drew a sizable crowd. However, my own experience of it was tainted by the reactions of some of my fellow students. Before the movie started, my...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 9, 2004

Independent Women’s Forum Normally I tend to ignore the self-serving rants and misinformation that are bandied about so readily during the election season, but when I saw the full-page ad in the April 6 Maroon by the so-called Independent Women’s Forum, I felt the need to point out what I call the “top ten things...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / April 6, 2004

Anonymous erotic editors I am concerned by the anonymity preferred by the editorial staff of the upcoming erotica magazine, Vita Excolatur, featured in the front-page article “Student Publications Hit Campus” (4/2/04). The brainchildren of this magazine seem to feel strongly about the need “for students to recognize and address aesthetic and sensual value,” yet their...

Letters to the Editor – 04.02.04

By Letters from Readers / April 2, 2004

Same-sex marriage In his article, “Students Petition for Same-Sex Marriage in Chicago” (3/2/04), Andrew Moesel stated that Queers and Associates (Q & A) had not taken a stand on same-sex marriage. He claims that “this is partly the result of internal disagreement over how the topic should be approached, according to officials within the organization...

Letters to the Editor – 04.02.04

By Letters from Readers / April 2, 2004

Letters to the Editor – 03.02.04

By Letters from Readers / March 2, 2004

Promontory Point This letter was originally addressed to Alderman Leslie Hairston and the Promontory Point User Community. We, the undersigned 265 residents of Hyde Park/Kenwood and users of Promontory Point, are writing to express our concern over the future of the Point. Since January of 2001, members of the community have worked hard to persuade...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 27, 2004

*Econ and art* Prof Galensen’s theory doesn’t say anything new about art or artists (“Econ Applied to Art,” 2/20/04). All it does is point out something we knew already: that people can be neatly divided into Achilles types and Odysseus types. Calling them “conceptual innovators” and “experimentalists” doesn’t add anything new, nor does using a...

Letters to the Editor – 02.24.04

By Letters from Readers / February 24, 2004

Mideast debate I write in response to Benjamin Doherty’s misunderstandings reflected in his letter, “Mideast Conflict,” of February 20. The Newberger Hillel Center’s mission is “to foster Jewish living and learning within our campus community.” Hillel celebrates the fact that Jewish students have a wide range of opinions on Israel and strives to serve all...

Letters to the Editor – 02.20.04

By Letters from Readers / February 20, 2004

*Mideast conflict* Rabbi David Rosenberg of the Newberger Hillel Center complained that a February 12 panel about the separation barrier Israel is building on occupied Palestinian land was unbalanced because "no campus group or outside group that is known to be supportive of Israel was extended an invitation to cosponsor" and that "no speaker has...

Letters to the Editor – 02.17.04

By Letters from Readers / February 17, 2004

Maroon panal coverage I am writing in response to the article “Panel, Demonstrations Strike Nerve” in last Friday’s edition of the Maroon (2/13/04). By presenting the article almost exclusively on the basis of the controversy fomented by a small group of zealots, the Maroon ignores the issues under discussion at the event. Simultaneously, the extremists...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 13, 2004

*Division III athletics* I am a second-year in the College and a member of the women’s varsity soccer team. I just finished reading Andrew Moesel’s “It Pays to Heckle Our Opponents,” (2/6/04) and I must admit that I am quiet disturbed. In beginning the article, I found Moesel’s humor fairly amusing and enjoyable. As I...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / February 6, 2004

*Moveon.org and CBS* I would like to respond to Joel Lanceta’s article in the 2/3/04 Maroon, “CBS Made the Right-winged Decision, Not the Right Decision.” Lanceta bases his argument on the parallel between White House-sponsored anti-drug ads and Moveon.org-sponsored anti-Bush ads. Yes, these are both advocacy ads, but I think that CBS’s use of “advocacy”...

Letters to the Editor: 02.03.04

By Letters from Readers / February 3, 2004

MyDoom virus Why does Libby Pearson (“Practice Safe E-mailing,” 1/30/04) simply repeat the slander that “it is widely believed” that Linux users are responsible for MyDoom and other viruses? Believed by whom? The clueless establishment media? Commercial anti-virus companies with a stake in customers who use virus-vulnerable software? We saw this kind of scapegoating during...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 27, 2004

Choosing concentrations The Maroon needs to further investigate the question: why are students feeling the need to concentrate sooner? In the front-page article “Students Just Can’t Concentrate” (1/20/04), the Maroon depicted the growing anxiety students feel about waiting to select a concentration. Yet to offer only the solution that the pressure stems from themselves or...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 23, 2004

*Minority Issues* The Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Collective (APAGSC) would like to commend the administration for finally electing to include Asian Pacific American (APA) students within the mission of the Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA). Institutional backing, as demonstrated by this decision, provides the permanence and continuity of support for APAs that cannot...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 20, 2004

*University Funding* Model United Nations (MUN) deserves $7,000 to go to one tournament—otherwise they’ll miss out on the beluga caviar that real U.N. diplomats get for conferences. By contrast, the U of C Sailing Club owns three decrepit, 30-year-old Flying Juniors (FJs). We have no working safety boat, and can only practice racing on Saturdays...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 16, 2004

*Fraternity parties* In a letter in Tuesday’s Maroon (Fraternity Parties, 1/13/04), Mr. Feinberg rightly points out the Greek system’s narrow-minded views regarding the themes of their parties. In the future, we will attempt to have more tolerant and generally acceptable names for our social gatherings. Sometime in the next few weeks, our fraternity will host...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 13, 2004

*Howard Dean and Religion* Concerning John Lovejoy’s January 9 column, “Dean’s New Piety Poorly Timed and Insincere”: Dean’s philosophy or religion is nothing new or insincere. Although he may rely on basically secular logic, Dean does believe in the existence of God and the message of the Bible. Contrary to what one might believe from...

Letters to the editor: 12.2.03

By Letters from Readers / December 2, 2003

*Gender neutral bathrooms* Members of the transgender community and some of their supporters are asking the University to turn a matter of personal responsibility into a matter of public obligation. Instead of being asked to embark on a project of awareness and education, the University is being asked to take a very public and very...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 21, 2003

*SCRS article misleads* As a psychiatrist at the Student Counseling and Resource Service (SCRS) since 1994, and as someone who has worked at other university counseling centers since 1990, I was dismayed by Isaac Wolf’s misleading article in last Friday’s Maroon (“Student’s Return Postponed After Suicide Attempt,” 11/14/03). It conveys the impression that our mission...

Letters to the Editor – 11.18.03

By Letters from Readers / November 18, 2003

Racism debate rages That you would dismiss the actions of the students of the Black Student Union at Brandeis University as “inappropriate and ridiculous” is as insensitive as it is misleading, particularly towards blacks. The way in which you structured your article not only demeaned the significance of groups such as the Black Student Union,...

Letters to the editor

By Letters from Readers / November 14, 2003

Response to Brandeis issue Barney Keller’s analysis of recent events at Brandeis University (“Response to Racism Comment Discouraged Dialogue,” 11/7/03), where the “n” word was used in reference to Dusty Baker, the black manager of the Chicago Cubs, in the student newspaper The Justice, was extremely disturbing. Keller asserts in his letter of response to...

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 – 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...

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