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Letters to the Editor
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Any other mall, including
Golden Triangle, is obviously
existing under extremist ideals
and should be shunned and done
away with! People shouldn’t be
challenged to educate themselves
concerning their choices.
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conviction to print things that some about the views of those we disagree to offend the law abiding, but if you
people might find offensive. I hope with. Otherwise, we will remain offend those who do not abide by the
that other organizations and move- stagnate in our ignorance of others law, you get your newspapers
ments will take the opportunity to and their views. The arguments in stripped from your shelves.
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To the Editor,
To the Editor, plaint is worthless without a solution.
Despite overblowing the issue of Why don’t these boycotters start sub-
racism, I have found The Daily to be mitting ads of their own? Let’s get
a wonderful and fair student newspa- some dialogue going.
per. Sure, there are times when we Do these anti-pro-lifers deserve to
disagree on an issue or two, but that’s be called “pro-choice?” What about
the wonderful thing about our coun- the choice to believe what we want to
try— We can disagree. believe? It is hypocritical for those
; Yet, there are certain people on who fight to preserve choice to
campus, no doubt politically liberal, oppose such an exercise of our free
who are telling you to discriminate press. Why the sudden extreme con-
op the basis ofpolitical belief, name- duct? Could it be that the insert con-
ly one’s stand on abortion. Where’s victed these activists?
diversity then? Some are even boy- It seems to me like those opposed
eptting and trashing multiple copies to the decision to carry the ad are
of The Daily (oftentimes ignoring the simply cowards who haven’t the
recycle bins!) because of a paid anti- inner strength to allow views con-
abortion insert. trary to their own. How intolerant!
• Do these people not realize that
advertising in The Daily is, to my Andrew Hogue
understanding, open to all? A com- Valley View junior
Skater explains marks
; I am writing in response to the let- would people play? Skateboarders
ter from Matthew McGarity regarding have become completely accustomed
skateboarders leaving black marks on to not having a place to “play their
the rocks and fountain ledge of the sport.” Imagine a football game inter-
new Environmental Education, Sci- rupted and the players asked to find
ence & Technology Building. , another place to play (and even threat-
• I am writing on behalf of the ened with a fine if they do not). It may
young . “junior-high kid” that more seem unthinkable to a football player,
than likely does, not read The Daily, but it happens to skateboarders every
and cannot speak for himself on this day.
issue. Every local government, at some-
I The typical manner that a skate- time or another, has heard from an
boarder would handle a letter such as outspoken parent about the need for a
this would be to sit back and laugh at public splace for skateboarders to
the insignificance of black marks on a skate.
bench of a $14 million building. Obviously, little black marks on
Black marks that would take less than school benches must not seem like
one man-hour ($7) to remove. much of an issue to city council either.
I Unfortunately, those terrible black As a matter of fact, skaters do not
marks will not be disappearing from even seem to be concerned with hav-
trie NT campus or the city of Denton ing a public place to skate anymore,
anytime soon, or even SMU for that Skaters have evolved to truly enjoy,
matter. This may sound that I am skating at places such as the Environ-
implying that skaters are intentionally mental Education, Science & Tech-
destructive of private property, but nology Building. Feel free to blame
this could not be further from the local governments everywhere for the
truth. . black marks on the benches.
My point is better described using I even heard that the new music
this situation: Imagine no fields to building looks promising,
play football or soccer, no rinks to
play roller hockey and no courses for Robert Wells
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I can live with seeing something These students are not angry that for everyone, or else it works for no
in The Daily that advertises the Ku the advertisement was a paid adver- one.
Klux Klan. Let’s find out what they tisement, or that it was not from an As a member of the Armed
really believe. entity on campus. They are angry Forces of the United States, I can
We can also have the Family because it involved an issue that honestly say that though I would
Research Council, the Anti-Imperi- they have very strong feelings about, spend a lifetime fighting against
alist League or any other special and they do not like to: hear the what someone else believes in, I will
interest group advertise in The opposing side’s views. Why weren’t fight and even die to defend their
Daily. papers pulled off the racks today right to have that belief.
Why not the Savingtimes from since they had a paid advertisement This cry for censorship is based
the Golden Triangle Mall? After all, in them? ’ on nothing other than a desire to
it is my right to read or ignore such The Daily knew that this article silence views that are contrary to
material if I so desire. If I choose not would be a touchy subject, which is popular belief. My brothers before
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Editor’s Note: This letter refers to
an advertisement for Golden Tri-
angle Mall, inserted in ne Daily
on Thursday.
lb the Editor,
I am offended by The Daily’s
decision to include propaganda
provided by Golden Triangle
Will Lnce.
Mall. I wish The Daily staff would
start representing the views of the
student body. The vast majority of
students support a woman’s nght
ichoose to shop at Vista Ridge
• The Golden Triangle Mall
insert was completely one-sided
and, therefore, contributes to the
close-minded atmosphere on cam-
pus. Why was Vista Ridge not
asked to contribute an opposing
viewpoint? What about Valley
View Mall, Grapevine Mills, the
Galleria or the Denton Outlet
Mall? What gives The Daily the
right to stand in judgment of these
We must embrace and tolerate
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