To the editor,
Let the record state that two members of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity were expelled prior to the yesterday's editorial in the Wildcat. Due to their involvement in the incident that occurred in the early hours on Nov. 1, the two members were promptly expelled because of ZBT's zero-tolerance policy in this area. The two assailants' involvement was confirmed late Sunday evening, and immediate actions were taken to procure the situation. Proper authorities were notified and ZBT washed it's hands of any involvement. The other attackers remain unknown, and it would be ridiculous for theWildcat to further place any blame upon the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
The Wildcat has made it apparent that they would like to represent ZBT as a fraternity that promotes and harbors violence. The Wildcat, usually an informative newspaper, decided to write an editorial with facts that are clearly not proven or reliable. I hope that in the future the Wildcat will collect proper facts before they print articles that are diluted with lies.
The advancement of the Wildcat should not be based solely upon the tarnishing of others' reputations.
Jeremy Levison, Political science sophomore
ZBT President Elect
Steven Belser, Molecular and cellular biology freshman
Campus poll biased
To the editor,
"Who are you voting for?" I was asked. "Harry Browne," I said, resolutely. I should have added on "...the Libertarian candidate," in case a response other than "Gore," "Bush" or "Nader" was simply too confusing.
"What is your ethnic background?" I always wonder why people ask this when polling or testing. Who cares? What difference does it make? I am a voting citizen of the United States; that's all anyone needs to know about me. Nevertheless, I responded with a prompt "Bavarian, English, Croatian, Yugoslavian, Osage and Irish." But, in the end, I just had a feeling I was going to be marked down as "white" (whatever that's supposed to mean), voting for "other" (as if no one else is important to our grand republic except The Liar and The Moron).
To my utter amazement (sarcasm), I picked up the paper this afternoon and noticed the poll showed The Liar, The Moron, The Communist and Undecided, with an error margin of 4%. Funny, I recall voting for Harry Browne, not saying I was undecided. Funny, he's also receiving 1+ percent of the national vote, so someone else out there is voting for him as well. And when did communism become so popular with college students? Do they just not know the real story behind the parties or the candidates? One can only hope. I shouldn't be so shocked, however. Enough people voting for the other two apparently love socialism (the only difference is the Rs want it to come about ever so much slower than the Ds). It also doesn't surprise me that the Wildcat leans so far left half the time that it about falls over. Most all media in the country does. Further, the media, the Wildcat included, make sure that the Libertarian party is nowhere to be seen.
A complete shame, for if more people knew about the freedom and small government it stood for, it would be far more popular and recognized than it currently is. It is unfair that the paper would not only be so obviously and pretentiously biased, but that their poll skewed the picture of who, exactly, will be voting for who.
Lisa J. Emerson
Linguistics undergraduate
Louie's items now at Fig
To the editor,
In response to today's article "Future is Uncertain for Campus Eatery", I would like to inform the Wildcat that due to the closing of Louie's Lower Level, the Fiddlee Fig now offers chicken strips, chicken wraps and french fries on a daily basis. Students need not worry about Louie's more popular menu items. The Fig will keep supplying them.
Shannon Kidd
Student Lead, Fiddlee Fig
Criminal justice sophomore
3rd party feature excellent
To the editor,
The Perspectives portion of the Wildcat Friday was the best feature I've seen in your newspaper all year. All four articles were obviously well thought-out and proved to be extremely interesting reading. Congratulations to those staff writers for letting this piece run.
Respectfully yours,
Tomasz Bethell
English freshman
