Editor:
I am appalled at the double standard displayed by Sarah Garrecht in her column ÒAcademics, not athletics.Ó As editor in chief, doesnÕt she have ultimate control over the final content of the Arizona Daily Wildcat? Yes, just as the administration she condemns, her ÒmoneyÓ (i.e. space) is largely spent on sports coverage. The front page of the Nov. 30 issue showed a picture of Michael Jordan (nothing to do with campus). On the back page, Tom Wentzel (ÒBoxed InÓ) ridicules the paperÕs sports coverage by ranking it second only to Òdisplay adÓ in allotment of space. In the past few editions, I have seen advertisements for even more sports reporters.
If Sarah really feels this strongly in the athletics vs. academics debate, why donÕt her editorial decisions reflect this? Why not hire more campus reporters? Why continue to print articles about every sports event? Until I begin to see SarahÕs opinions backed by actions I can only write her editorials off as senseless whining on the PC topic du jour.
Kenton White
Physics Graduate Student