To
      the
      cditor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Every
      time
      I
      read
      a
      new
      issue
      of
      the
      X-PRESS,
      I
      am
     
     
      left
      with
      the
      overwhelming
      feeling
      that
      I
      must
      be
      an
     
     
      extraordinary
      optimistic
      person.
      Why
      on
      earth,
      I
     
     
      wonder,
      do
      I
      keep
      reading
      this
      paper,
      hoping
      that
      the
     
     
      spelling
      and
      grammar
      will
      improve
      to
      the
      point
      where
     
     
      I
      can
      read
      an
      entire
      paragraph
      without
      wincing,
      and
     
     
      that
      the
      editor
      will
      research
      his
      topic
      and
      compose
      a
     
     
      considered
      and
      thoughtful
      argument
      when
      writing
      his
     
     
      editorial?
      I
      guess
      I
      must
      be
      nothing
      but
      a
      Utopian
     
     
      socialist
      dreamer.
      After
      all,
      consider
      the
      editorial
      of
     
     
      November
      7,
      1991,
      concerning
      the
      operation
      on
     
     
      CIMN.
      Cory
      Large
      began
      his
      editorial
      by
      wondering
     
     
      about
      the
      discrepancy
      between
      the
      number
      of
      people
     
     
      who
      heard
      of
      CIMN
      and
      the
      number
      that
      listen
      to
     
     
      CIMN,
      and
      then
      proceeded
      to
      show
      himself
      to
      be
     
     
      most
      unequivocally
      a
      member
      of
      the
      former
      group.
     
     
      This
      is
      unfortunate,
      as
      one
      has
      to
      wonder
      if,
      had
      Mr.
     
     
      Large
      researched
      his
      topic,
      he
      might
      have
      escaped
     
     
      looking
      so
      utterly
      foolish.
      He
      twice
      states
      that
      ‘*...
     
     
      the
      management
      should
      allow
      the
      DJ’s
      to
      play
      the
     
     
      kind
      of
      music
      they
      enjoy.’’
      Unless
      I
      am
      grossly
     
     
      mistaken,
      this
      is
      already
      the
      practice
      at
      CIMN.
      If
     
     
      there
      is
      a
      torture
      chamber
      concealed
      somewhere
      in
      the
     
     
      studio
      where
      DJ’s
      are
      beaten
      until
      they
      agree
      to
      play
     
     
      what
      the
      managers
      like,
      then
      I
      would
      hope
      that
      Cory
     
     
      Large
      will
      fulfil
      his
      journalistic
      mandate
      and
      grace
     
    

    
     
      _
      the
      pages
      of
      the
      X-PRESS
      until
      a
      Geraldo-esque
     
    

    
     
      _
      expose
      in
      the
      next
      issue.
      The
      editor
      goes
      on
      to
      sug-
     
    

    
     
      _
      gest
      that
      this
      ‘‘shift’’
      in
      policy
      would
      ‘‘...
      help
      to
     
    

    
     
      _
      ensure
      a
      wider
      variety
      of
      music
      to
      be
      played
      [sic].”’
     
    

    
     
      _
      My
      dear
      deluded
      Cory!
      Consider
      this
      scenario.
      In
     
    

    
     
      _
      preparation
      for
      putting
      my
      heavy
      metal/hard
      rock
     
    

    
     
      _
      show
      on
      the
      air,
      I
      was
      trained,
      along
      with
      two
      gentle-
     
    

    
     
      _
      men
      wishing
      to
      put
      out
      acountry
      show,
      by
      a
      fellow
     
    

    
     
      _
      broadcasting
      a
      punk/underground
      format.
      CIMN
     
    

    
     
      _
      broadcasts
      jazz,
      rap,
      and
      any
      form
      of
      music
      the
      DJ's
     
    

    
     
      |
      want
      to
      put
      on
      the
      air.
      The
      meaning
      of
      the
      ‘‘alterna-
     
    

    
     
      |
      tive’’
      concept
      has
      been
      beautifully
      explained
      in
      the
     
    

    
     
      '
      last
      issue
      by
      Messrs,
      Sutherland,
      St.-Pierre,
      Hanus,
     
    

    
     
      _
      Cheverie,
      and
      Genge,
      and
      requires
      no
      further
      com-
     
    

    
     
      |
      ment,
      tomy
      mind,
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      must,
      however,
      continue
      to
      take
      issue
      with
      Mr.
     
     
      Large’s
      editorial,
      Not
      only
      is
      his
      information
      on
     
     
      CIMN
      flawed,
      but
      so
      is
      his
      argument.
      He
      states
      that
     
     
      CIMN’s
      format
      does
      ‘',.,
      not
      appeal
      to
      the
      majority
     
    

    
     
      :
      fthe
      university
      community,,,’’
      Where
      are
      his
      tig-
     
     
      :
      ures?
      |
      was
      notasked
      when
      he
      took
      this
      poll.
      Does
     
     
      he
      truly
      have
      an
      unbiased
      representative
      sampling,
      or
     
     
      ane
      merely
      trying
      to
      pass
      his
      opinion
      off
      as
      oi
     
    
   
   
    
     
      shac
      atis
      arve.
      Me
      alse
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      there
      is
      a
      ‘‘limited
      market’’
      for
      CIMN’s
      format
     
     
      on
      the
      Island.
      It’s
      so
      nice
      in
      this
      day-to-day
      world
     
     
      we
      live
      in,
      to
      see
      someone
      actually
      conducting
      a
     
     
      prohibitively
      expensive
      market
      study
      out
      of
      pocket
      for
     
     
      purely
      philanthropic
      motives.
      Or
      have
      you,
      Mr.
     
     
      Large?
      Dear,
      dear.
      It’s
      simply
      not
      possible
      to
     
     
      presenta
      viable
      argument
      based
      on
      hyperbole,
      inac-
     
     
      curacies,
      and
      bluster.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mr.
      Large
      states
      that
      if
      his
      suggestions
      were
      imple-
     
     
      mented,
      it
      “*...
      would
      be
      a
      more
      accurate
      representa-
     
     
      tion
      of
      the
      student
      body.’’
      I’m
      going
      to
      be
      optimistic
     
     
      again,
      and
      assume
      that
      there
      is
      a
      distinct
      possibility
     
     
      that
      he
      would
      be
      representing
      the
      students
      of
      this
     
     
      university
      better
      if
      when
      expressing
      his
      views
      be
     
     
      made
      sure
      his
      facts
      were
      correct
      and
      his
      argument
      was
     
     
      carefully
      thought
      out.
      Finally,
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      X-
     
     
      PRESS
      and
      CIMN
      are
      both
      Student
      Union
      organiza-
     
     
      tions
      is
      not
      of
      prime
      importance
      in
      my
      opinion,
      as
      I
     
     
      don’t
      feel
      the
      students
      need
      to
      write
      to
      protect
      medi-
     
     
      ocrity.
      But
      by
      the
      same
      token
      that
      I
      would
      support
     
     
      Mr.
      Large’s
      right
      to
      criticize
      CIMN
      were
      his
      argu-
     
     
      ment
      founded
      in
      fact,
      I
      claim
      my
      right
      to
      criticize
      this
     
     
      embarrassing
      piece
      of
      journalistic
      foolishness.
      In
      my
     
     
      unending
      optimism,
      I
      hope
      you
      will
      correct
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Danielle
      Christensen
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      Christmas,
     
     
      help
      protect
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      acre
      of
      rainforest
     
     
      for
      just
      $25.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      help
      from
      Canadians,
     
     
      World
      Wildlife
      Fund
      has
     
     
      protected
      thousands
      of
     
     
      acres
      of
      tropical
      forest
      ---
     
     
      through
      the
      Guardian
      of
     
     
      the
      Rainforest
      campaign,
     
     
      But
      forests
      are
      being
     
     
      destroyed
      at
      the
      rate
      of
     
     
      one
      acre
      every
      second!
     
     
      To
      protect
      an
      acre
      for
     
     
      your
      friends
      and
      family
     
     
      this
      Christmas,
      call
     
     
      1-800-26-PANDA,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
     
     
      Oe)
      World
      Wildlife
      Fund
     
     
      »
      20
      Eglinton
      Ave,
      B.
      Suite
      S04
     
     
      WWE
       Yoronw,
      ON
      MaP
      227
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "November
      21,1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Page
      9