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Columnists spout glorified 'poor me' sagas
To the editor, I am writing in regards to the waste-of-space in the "Perspectives" page this fall. In the past few years, I have enjoyed reading the editorials. This fall semester, the columnists have used these pages to glorify themselves in ink at the expense of the readers. Their commentaries have merely been public diaries. These desperate attempts cannot make me care if they haven't slept with someone in weeks or can't pick up their kid from football practice. A perfect example of this trash is "Processed Cheese Food", an editorial by Nancy A. Knox. Her Wednesday column was void of content, humor and any form of intelligence, as usual. "Are we having fun yet?" was her self proclaimed title. The commentary was another "poor me" gripe about how tough her life is with four kids, two majors and two jobs. I understand that her life may be hectic, but why share this woeful tale with the rest of the UA students, staff and faculty who may actually have lives of their own? Knox was given this space to provide intellectually stimulating commentaries on debatable subjects in life. A suggestion (just to spice things up a bit): she could make an attempt at a thought provoking opinion or perhaps an entertaining composition. Just a thought. I had 10 minutes to kill so I actually read about Nancy's life on a platter. I was baffled as to why she shared with us her travel back in time when she smoked pot and had exotic dancing companions in her kitchen. Her opinions included the speculation over the name of a candy bar and toilet paper selection. Through the drab lines of text, my mind wandered to a past issue where Knox told the readers she had no time to spend with her children. "Are 'they' having fun yet?" Hmm, I wonder. Just because Clinton's private life is newsworthy, doesn't mean that the daily rituals of the "Perspectives" staff are interesting enough to print in the Wildcat. The only editorial worth reading is "A handful of dust" by the witty Brad Wallace. To the other columnists: I recommend a good cry in your pillow before you even think about picking up a pen.
Shannon C. McCarty |
