Kunnie's past lawsuits reflect on the nature of recent event

This is in response to David Gibbs' letter on Monday. Professor Gibbs obviously doesn't have a hankering for the truth. It is completely relevant that Dr. Kunnie has been involved in many frivolous lawsuits in the past. Using this information proves just how irrelevant and worthless his next attempt to cheat the system is.

Do you expect the Wildcat to hide the truth about Dr. Kunnie's past just as you hide the truth in your classes? The academic environment is based on hearing both sides of an argument and deciding for yourself what the truth of the matter is. You have always strived to give your one-sided leftist view of the world and anti-American propaganda. I applaud the Wildcat for not hiding Dr. Kunnie's past. His past includes numerous lawsuits based on race when it is not an issue. This country will never move forward if certain people continue to blame everything on race and praise affirmative action. We will also never move forward until both sides are heard. So good job Wildcat on bringing the truth to print!

Pete Seat
theatre arts sophomore

Wildcat should be careful in not Îlabeling myths as facts'

If you are going to have a section of the newspaper titled "Fast Facts," you may want somebody to spend at least a few minutes verifying these facts. While most of the facts are trivial and probably shouldn't be taken seriously, e.g. the speed of a money shot, others can easily be proven true or false. For instance, yesterday you claimed that the plane in which Buddy Holly died was named "American Pie." This is an urban legend. The only identification on the plane was its "N 3794N," which probably didn't have anything to do with the Don McLean song. I know your paper has almost no journalistic integrity, but try not to waste whatever it does have by labeling myths as facts.

Michael Reed
accounting sophomore

Cartoon shows lack of regard for the Wildcat's readership

I am writing in regard to "Blue Balls," which is featured on your comics page. This comic is gross, stupid, and uses borderline pornographic "humor" to try and be funny.

We should realize as a campus that the Arizona Daily Wildcat is a newspaper representative of the campus for the community. It is read by alumni, staff, students, visitors, prospective students, and children that visit our campus. If the Wildcat editors believe that a comic illustrating anal sex between Batman and Robin is funny, then maybe the Wildcat staff needs to be reviewed themselves for choosing to feature this on their comic page. Do you believe that anyone finds this cartoon amusing? I vote "no" and it seems that I am not the only one, given the amount of letters to the editor that this comic is receiving.

If this is the future of comics and a representation of what the UA campus has to contribute to the field of comic creators, then once again we have failed as a campus to create successful students.

Tonya Haymore
office supervisor, Office of Academic Services

Cancellation another missed opportunity for remembrance

In response to Friday's article, "Symphony cancels Holocaust memorial," I would like to express my concern regarding the decision made by Lisa Hunter. Her decision reveals her apathy and disregard for the millions human beings who perished in the Holocaust. Time and time again, we learn that history repeats itself, and without constant reminders of the atrocities of the past, humanity will never learn. Indeed, we are at a time of war, yet now more than ever are we reminded of the cruelty that innocent people endure at the hand of a ruthless dictator.

Tanya Slovin
communication sophomore

Clinton had criticism for his military action from the GOP

I've been reading Charles Peterson's letters to the Wildcat for years now. I am always astonished at his dedication to the Republican party line. This guy deserves some kind of acknowledgment for his strict adherence to party doctrine. Any Stalinist would be proud of his dedication.

His latest letter is priceless, however, in that it perfectly encapsulates his own hypocrisy, and that of the Republican party. In his letter, Mr. Petersen rails against peace groups and asks why they were silent when President Clinton bombed Yugoslavia. He fails to note the vicious, sniping criticism Clinton received from leading Republicans, including George W. Bush, Tom Delay and John Ashcroft, among many others. This happened, mind you, when American troops faced plenty of danger from Milosevic's murderous regime. Were they automatically unpatriotic? Of course not. Some criticism was merited, and those Republicans who spoke out in good faith were exercising their right to question American foreign policy. What is the difference between then and now? Nothing, except rabid right wing commentators recklessly declare anybody who even attempts to criticize our leader "unpatriotic" and "disgraceful" on the eve of war. One criticism from that time stands out, though. This leading Republican said, "Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is." George W. Bush would do well to remember those words, since it was he who said them.

Carlos Chiquete
astronomy senior

Guest commentary was refreshing after month of Îignorant opinions'

Thank you Chris McDonagh for your Friday guest commentary. Where have you been for the last month, while we have suffered through so many inane, ignorant opinions in the Wildcat? Thank you so much, again, for your fact-based and thoughtful contribution to the opinion page.

Sean Sullivan
psychology senior

Memorial cancellation motivated by politics; protests show bigotry

I am writing regarding the symphony's cancellation for Holocaust Remembrance Day. The decision to cancel this event demonstrates that politics yet again intervenes in American culture.

First, I believe that protest is no excuse to cancel a musical symphony.

Controversy takes place on every level of American society, from academics to politics. That is a part of life. People perform at a symphony to express artistic notes. I believe that postponing the symphony has significant meaning. The Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day to remember the evils of racism. The evils of racism reached their point during the Holocaust when Jews, Catholics, gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, blacks, Asians, disabled people, and many other people died by the hands of the Nazis. This day can be observed in many measures, from lighting a candle for those who perished to performing a "Holocaust Suite" from musicians. I believe that if the symphony performed on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the musicians would honor the victims of racism, hate crimes, and intolerance. To postpone the event is to show disrespect to the millions of people who have died for being different.

If any group or person protests the symphony performing on April 29 (Holocaust Remembrance Day), it demonstrates bigotry and prejudice in American society.

Eric Werner
political science freshman