Editorial Note: Due to the overwhelming number of letters in response to last week's Campustruth.org ads, today will be the last day the Arizona Daily Wildcat will run letters regarding the ads. The Wildcat appreciates the time and effort readers took to write the letters.

Strip club ads not as bad as ones placed by "Campustruth.org"

I am dismayed to see that the Wildcat has such blatant disregard toward the content of the advertisements that it prints. I was completely sickened to come across an ad run in the paper a while ago by a group who call themselves "campustruth.org." I think that it is absolutely appalling that this group feels that they have to print such transparent anti-Palestinian propaganda. Perhaps they are aware that the world isn't as ignorant as they would like it to be about the issues facing both Palestine and Israel. The world knows who the real victims are of this conflict, and printing ads such as these will not sway the minds of those who are informed. It only strengthens our convictions that people like those behind "campustruth.org" are truly deplorable and shameless and intolerant. [Read article]

Creative traffic experiments are always finding themselves in front of Tucson's leaders, one way or another. The latest is actually quite inventive.

Earlier this week, the Arizona Daily Star reported that Hank Savko and Federico Sanchez pitched a proposal to city leaders in January to build two freeways over dry riverbeds, the Pantano Wash and the Rillito River.

Unfortunately, this plan fails to go beyond inventive to feasible and sensible. While Savko and Sanchez must be commended for bringing a new proposal to city leaders, this plan lacks solid benefits and carries with it great costs. [Read article]

We've all heard the slogans before. The most trusted name in news. We report, you decide. But are they really trustworthy? Do they report just the facts and nothing more? The truth is, there is no such thing as objective reporting.

Whether it is on television, in print, on the radio, or over the Internet, each source delivers information to the public that is molded to support its particular agenda. It is, therefore, up to the recipient to see through the various slants in order to determine what facts are being sent as opposed to what message is being sent. [Read article]