Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: When Picking a Study Abroad Destination Never Limit Yourself
By Jimmy Ardis As a mentor for the Enhanced Learning Center, I’ve stood in front of countless groups of freshmen here at the UA and given them advice on how to be a successful college student. Often, I ask students …
International Women’s Day Essay Contest Winner
International Women’s Day was Sunday, March 24. The UA held an essay contest addressing women who have greatly impacted the lives of students. Saif Mir, a masters student, wrote the winning essay as follows: “Women grant the gift of life, …
Letter to the Editor: UAPD Didn’t Answer the Call
I’m writing this letter to the editor so maybe people will take the time to stop and read a few lines. My mission: To remind people of the diminishing concept of compassion. Some of the words used to define compassion …
Letter to the Editor
The confetti has settled. Homecoming has passed. The debates over “Best Float” or “Best Lawn” have ended. Yet, one debate has just begun: the debate between the hypersensitive purveyors of political correctness and its endless list of offenders. A Thanksgiving …
Letter to the Editor
*This letter was written in response to the cartoon published on Nov. 28, 2012. I understand that you have probably received numerous complaints about today’s opinion cartoon via Twitter, but I want to formally express my concern. When I …
Letter to the Editor: Arsaga’s Response to Review
By Cindy Arsaga While reading your article “New Campus Creperie Falls Flat” by Emily Rhodes, I was saddened to see that our new location, Arsaga’s at the Depot, was criticized for serving the writer a “cold” crepe. My initial reaction …
Why Language? International Careers
I’m writing in response to Katelyn Page’s opinion column. There are advantages to learning Spanish, but other languages have a lot to offer, too. If you take four semesters of German, we can help you get an internship from the …
Monday Column Response
Apparently, my last column regarding school spirit hit a nerve with some people. The headline might as well have been “UA student hates the UA.” If my prior experience had been at one of the other 1,598 colleges, I do …
Letter to the Editor: Occupy Hits Campus
While I genuinely appreciate the Traveler mentioning the Occupy movement (the movement can use all the publicity we can get), I disagree with the way it was presented wholeheartedly. Had the person writing the editorial done any research at …
Religious Vandalizing On Campus
Lately I have noticed that chalking campaigns from the Occams razor resident student organization have been routinely vandalized. While I hold no particular religious affiliation, I suppose I would fall under the moniker of “Secular Humanist” – with a respect …
Letter to The Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing today about the article in Monday’s paper (Vol 106 No. 21) concerning childcare on campus. I am a student, mother and member of the Faculty/Staff. I work full time at the Pat Walker Health Center. …
Re: ‘Debate Policy, Ideas Distanced from Reality
On Thursday, Mr. Kieklak wrote an op-ed about the debate Students for Sensible Drug Policy hosted about the war on drugs. He concluded that SSDP and Ethan Nadelmann provided little substance behind their claims that the war on drugs has …
Letter to the Editor
I had a few comments about the article written by Delcie Kincaid’s “Infamous.” My name is Pennie and I have worked at Zip Trip for the past 10 years. When Delcie came in the store and introduced herself to me …
Letter to the Editor
I am writing in response to the editorial written last week under the title, “From the Board.” Because it was an editorial, I cannot refute the opinions expressed. However, I would like to defend my organization because false information was …
Letter to the Editor
Thank you for a great magazine with great articles. I found us discussing the articles and commenting on how well written it was. It certainly showcased the writing skills of the authors. In “Ain’t Nobody Normal” you had me in …
