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Tara Taylor and her fraternity posse ride again
To the editor: While I read the "letters to editor" section of the Daily Wildcat on Wednesday, November 18, I reminisced about the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." But instead of King Arthur leading his loyal followers though the land of the feared KNIGHTS-WHO-SAY-NEE, I imagined Tara Taylor, ASUA president, leading her posse of fraternities past the PRESS-WHO-SAYS-KAY (Kay, referring to Robert Kay, the man revealed as our mascot Wilbur). "KAY! KAY!" Said the Daily Wildcat. "No! No! How dare you break tradition!!!" screamed her Greek followers. But seriously, I feel that revealing Wilbur's identity was extremely newsworthy. The Daily Wildcat did a superb job of thrusting to the forefront such a sacred story. The fact is that not all people like what they read. Sometimes stories are good, and sometimes they are bad. But regardless, we should never put prior restraints on the press because the consumer will not be made better off. Would it have been in the best interest for Daily Wildcat readers to not have been informed about the CatCard scandal this year? In that story, University of Arizona officials released our Social Security numbers to Saguaro Credit Union, MCI, and probably to other institutions. In this case, readers were glad to be informed of this appalling information. But what if the responsible party for this controversy was able to prevent it from being printed? Would it be in the best interest of the reader? I certainly don't think so. In conclusion, I am proud that the Arizona Daily Wildcat took the liberty of providing its readers with this tradition-breaking story. We must not allow barriers to entry. This is the only way to fulfill the wants and desires of society as a whole.
Greg Kugler |
