Letters
      To
      the
      Editor...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nadine;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      letter
      is
      in
      response
      to
      yours
      of
      last
      week.
      It
      is
     
     
      in
      support
      of
      your
      stand
      and,
      of
      course,
      Libby’s
      and
     
     
      any
      one
      else
      who
      has
      taken
      a
      stand
      this
      semester
      to
      try
     
     
      and
      stop
      this
      abomination
      called
      the
      X-Press
      from
     
     
      printing
      such
      vile
      material,
      I
      have
      many
      ‘formal’
     
     
      complaints
      so
      the
      best
      idea
      is
      to
      list
      them
      (since
      the
     
     
      complaints
      I
      have
      forwarded
      to
      the
      editor
      all
      semester
     
     
      have
      been
      ignored):
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1)
      Backlash
      -
      this
      column
      is
      as
      homophobic,
      anti-
     
     
      womyn,
      and
      racist
      as
      it
      gets.
      They
      may
      protest
      this
     
     
      statement
      but
      taken
      as
      a
      whole
      this
      semester
      (and
     
     
      having
      seen
      the
      ‘original’
      articles)
      there
      is
      no
      other
     
     
      conclusion.
      I
      feel
      that
      as
      long
      as
      comments
      in
      their
     
     
      column,
      suchas
      the
      ‘contest
      letter’,
      their
      first
      article
     
     
      and
      last
      week’s
      paperasa
      whole,
      are
      allowed
      to
      be
     
     
      given
      space
      then
      the
      University
      and
      the
      newspaper
      are
     
     
      helping
      to
      promote
      these
      views.
      If
      ‘total?
      freedom
      of
     
     
      speech
      were
      allowed
      in
      this
      country
      then
      Keegstra
      and
     
     
      others
      like
      him
      would
      be
      legally
      allowed
      to
      print
      and
     
     
      distribute
      their
      literature.
      Since
      they
      are
      not,
      I
      be-
     
     
      lieve
      it
      is
      time
      for
      this
      university,
      especially
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union,
      to
      take
      a
      serious
      look
      at
      this
      situation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2)
      The
      infamious
      ‘Petition’
      -
      I
      take
      great
      offense
      on
     
     
      being
      implicated
      as
      a
      drinker
      who
      signed.
      I
      person-
     
     
      ally
      had
      two
      sheets
      filled
      with
      names
      and
      none
      were
     
     
      signed
      at
      the
      Lounge
      or
      under
      the
      influence
      of
      alco-
     
     
      hol.
      As
      to
      the
      reference
      that
      it
      is
      the
      “Libby
      peti-
     
     
      tion’,
      since
      a
      number
      of
      us
      were
      involved
      in
      circulat-
     
     
      ing
      the
      petition,
      I
      believe
      this
      remark
      is
      way
      out
      of
     
     
      line.
      As
      to
      the
      implication
      that
      it
      never
      existed,
     
     
      believe
      me
      I
      had
      my
      hands
      on
      it
      and
      so
      did
      a
      number
     
     
      of
      others
      and
      those
      who
      made
      sure
      it
      disappeared
      only
     
     
      helped
      fuel
      the
      fire.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3)
      The
      XPress
      as
      a
      newspaper?
      -
      since
      this
      is
      a
      form
     
     
      of
      journalism,
      then
      I
      believe
      some
      of
      the
      rules
      regard-
     
     
      ing
      journalism
      should
      be
      followed.
      The
      lack
      of
     
     
      correct
      spelling,
      grammar
      and
      lack
      of
      facts
      are
      hor-
     
     
      rendously
      repeated
      week
      after
      week.
      Since
      we,
      the
     
     
      students,
      pay
      fees
      that
      include
      the
      publishing
      of
      this
     
     
      paper
      and
      the
      Student
      Union
      pays
      the
      salaries
      of
      the
     
     
      people
      who
      work
      on
      the
      paper,
      I
      believe
      we
      should
      be
     
     
      getting
      our
      money’s
      worth.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4)
      Lack
      of
      responsibilty
      -
      this
      is
      mainly
      on
      the
      part
      of
     
     
      the
      Editor.
      He
      blatantly
      has
      ignored
      important
      sub-
     
     
      missions
      to
      the
      paper.
      His
      excuse
      ‘‘we
      randomly
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      X-P
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      April
      9,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
      select’”
      if
      too
      much
      is
      submitted
      is
      ridiculous.
      Arti-—
      |
     
     
      cles
      from
      the
      Senior
      Class
      President
      regarding
      nomi-
     
     
      nations
      for
      awards
      (witha
      deadline),
      announcements
     
     
      from
      Student
      Services
      regarding
      application
      deadlines
     
     
      for
      scholarships,
      and
      advertisements
      with
      time
      sensj-
     
     
      tive
      material
      (and
      paid
      for)
      are
      just
      a
      few
      of
      the
     
     
      omissions.
      Instead
      we
      see
      lots
      of
      cartoons,
      Pictures
     
     
      with
      no
      captions
      and
      three
      Pages
      on
      hard
      rock
      music!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      also
      am
      angry
      that
      this
      Person
      received
      a
      salary
      yet
     
     
      did
      not
      do
      his
      job.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5)
      The
      election
      -
      I
      was
      helping
      one
      of
      the
      candidates
     
     
      with
      their
      advertisin
      g
      and
      had
      prepared
      an
      ad
      on
      disk
     
     
      and
      hard
      copy
      ready
      for
      the
      Paper.
      The
      Editor
      stated
     
     
      that
      no
      ads
      were
      running
      that
      week
      unless
      paid
      for
     
     
      ($500)
      and
      that
      the
      week
      before
      election
      he
      would
     
     
      give
      a
      free
      space
      to
      all
      candidates.
      The
      following
     
     
      week
      the
      prepared
      ad
      was
      submitted,
      this
      time
      when
      it
     
     
      did
      not
      appear,
      the
      excuse
      was,
      ‘*we
      could
      not
      bring
      it
     
     
      up
      on
      the
      computer.’’
      Since
      there
      was
      hard
      copy
     
     
      attached
      (camera
      ready)
      and
      the
      Editor
      had
      been
      told
     
     
      it
      was
      in
      Pagemaker,
      this
      is
      a
      lousy
      excuse.
      I
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      know
      if
      the
      two
      1/4
      page
      ads
      that
      appeared
      the
     
     
      first
      week
      were
      paid
      ads?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6)
      The
      libel
      and
      the
      promotion
      of
      violence
      -
      Last
     
     
      week’s
      newspaper
      was
      completely
      over
      the
      mark.
     
     
      Libeling
      Libby
      was
      the
      last
      straw.
      many
      times
      they
     
     
      printed
      lies
      in
      the
      past
      too
      numerous
      to
      mention
      but
      |
     
     
      believe
      the
      letters
      to
      the
      editor
      by
      Dean
      Smitheram,
     
     
      Vaughn
      Jeliffe,
      and
      Don
      Mazur
      support
      this
      point.
      |
     
     
      am
      aware
      that
      Libby
      personally
      spoke
      with
      the
      editor
     
     
      to
      lodge
      a
      formal
      complaint
      last
      week
      and
      it
      was
      only
     
     
      after
      this
      that
      such
      an
      attack
      was
      made.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7)
      The
      comparison
      of
      the
      Backlash
      page
      with
      the
     
     
      Campus
      Women
      page
      -
      I
      take
      offense
      that
      the
      content
     
     
      of
      these
      two
      pages
      can
      even
      be
      remotely
      compared.
      I
     
     
      wrote
      a
      number
      of
      articles
      forthe
      Campus
      Women’s
     
     
      page
      and
      they
      were
      researched
      and
      factual.
      Not
      once
     
     
      did
      I
      say
      anything
      to
      harm
      another
      person.
      I
      believe
     
     
      there
      should
      be
      ample
      opportunity
      to
      publish
      articles
     
     
      that
      are
      well-researched
      and
      factual
      on
      both
      womyn
     
     
      and
      men.
      As
      I
      graduate
      this
      year
      I
      sigh
      with
      relief
     
     
      that
      I
      will
      not
      have
      to
      deal
      with
      this
      in
      the
      future.
     
     
      However,
      Iamtruly
      afraid
      for
      others
      who
      follow
     
     
      behind
      me.
      Wake
      up
      folks,
      this
      isn’t
      the
      Dark
      Ages.
     
     
      It
      is
      time
      to
      stop
      this
      abuse
      of
      human
      rights
      and
      the
     
     
      freedom
      of
      speech.
      It
      is
      too
      late
      in
      the
      year
      to
      for-
     
     
      mally
      fire
      the
      editor
      but
      I
      believe
      a
      formal
      apology
      is
     
     
      required
      to
      Libby,
      Michelle,
      and
      Vaughn.
      For
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hs
      See
      mis
      x
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      future,
      a
      set
      of
      rules
      regarding
      this
      paper
      must
      be
      set
     
     
      down
      in
      writing
      so
      no
      one
      again
      says’’
      I’m
      sorry
     
    
   
   
    
     
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