I’m writing in response to Sam Lane’s commentary entitled “Profanely Moderate” and his blatant ignorance of history. Mr. Lane writes about the Republicans’ past record and one reason for subscribing to Republican ideology, “ … but also on what I feel to be a better track record.” What record are you exactly looking at?
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Letter to the Editor: “J’Accuse!” With Apologies to Émile Zola
On Oct. 19, here at John Carroll University, I attended an open forum discussion on the issue of racism on campus. I found the discussion and the personal accounts of students to be both enlightening and tragic.
It is an indignity that racism, or any form of intolerance, exists on a campus whose mantra is…
Letter to the Editor: America needs Glasnost and Perestroika
Once upon a time, during the decade of the 1980s, there existed a country called the Soviet Union. It was ideologically Marxist and diametrically opposed to the liberal, democratic ideals of Western Europe and the United States. A superpower, it was geographically one of the largest countries in the world and boasted one of the…
Letter to the Editor: Letter of apology
Last September, while beginning my senior year here at John Carroll, I made a poor momentary split second decision that has had a profound negative impact on my life and the life of others. I responded to an aggravating situation at a college party in my apartment by throwing a single punch at another student…
Letter to the Editor: In memoriam: Borders Books 1971-2011
Borders was the place to be. So what happened?
I’ll never forget the first time I went to a Borders bookstore. It was the Borders located in Westlake. At that time, there was absolutely nothing else out there. Cleveland was still a relatively bustling city and our family did most of our shopping there. Places…
Letter to the Editor: Geronimo
A group of elite soldiers, who will forever remain unknown, have brought justice and comfort to many around the world.
These unselfish and noble individuals have put their lives at risk in order to bring to justice the man who has committed some of the most dreadful and violent acts against the United States and…
Letter to the Editor: Sign of sincerity
I have a problem with the banner that has been hung on the old Bohannon Science Center. The banner reads, “Farewell, Bohannon Center. Thanks for your Service.” It’s a very attractive banner, I will agree. My issue with it is this: although the banner is addressed directly to the Bohannon Center, it is literally ON…
Letter to the Editor: Intersection idiots
University Heights may have beautiful homes, but it has ugly intersections.
If you drive around the city you will notice that there are quite a few four-way stops, some five-way, six-way and even seven-way intersections. There should be a chapter about University Heights roads in the Kama Sutra.
My problem isn’t the excessive amount of…
Letter to the Editor: The shame of a nation
On the eve of April 8 the United States government came to the brink of collapse, the crisis averted only by an eleventh hour agreement wherein the Republicans agreed to not defund Planned Parenthood and the EPA (this time around), and Democrats caved in to nearly $40 billion (.89 percent of the total) in budget…
Letter to the Editor: Middle Eastern democracy
Sean Webster’s Feb. 24 column “Did Bush Bring Democracy to the Middle East?” takes a very selective and biased view of the events in the Middle East. He attributes the turmoil in the Middle East not to the beginning of a successful democracy in Iraq, a huge U.S. accomplishment, but to (in his mind) the…
Letter to the Editor: Mubarak Dictatorship
In his Feb. 24 piece, Paul Hanna asks his readers and the people of Egypt to remember the good times under the Mubarak dictatorship. Sure, 30 years of repression of the rights of an entire nation to self-determination and civil autonomy is kind of bad, but what about the regional stability?
On top of that,…
Letter to the Editor: Lessons from the Loster Pages
The Loster Facebook pages have received much attention, I would like to call attention to responses that have been given and the lessons that those responses could teach students about sex roles and about who they can count on within our university. The Loster pages are typical of the general attitude toward women that exists…
Letter to the Editor: Financial crisis Overview
On Thursday Feb. 24, John Carroll University’s Accounting Association, Finance Association, and KPMG Professor of Accountancy, Robert Bloom, put on a panel discussion covering topics relating to lessons learned from the recent financial crisis. Topics discussed include: enterprise risk management, moral hazard, capital maintenance, and financial instruments.
Panelist Victor Alexander of Key Bank illustrated how…
Letter to the Editor: An apology is in order
Dear Carroll News,
I would like to make a correction to the otherwise brilliantly written White Stripes eulogy of newly-appointed music critic Noah Lamprecht. It is primarily an issue of simple semantics, but nonetheless should be clarified.
I must first preface the correction by stating that for someone that claims to be “eternally proud” of…
Letter to the Editor: Facemashed response
esty International, and more than 20,000 other charities have used the Facebook Causes app to raise over $10 million. The Egyptian people were able overthrow 30 years of autocratic rule in part by using Facebook.
A first year student who made the ‘Juan’ Carroll ‘Dan Loster’ Facebook profile used Facebook to reduce 64 female John…
Letter to the Editor: Facemashed not something to ‘lol’ about
Dear John Carroll Community,
In last week’s issue of The Carroll News, they featured the “Facemashed” article. I was especially struck by the article because also on the front page was the story regarding Andrea Teodosio, an individual who brought great things to our campus and touched the lives of so many. She was truly…
Letter to the Editor: Facebook discrimination
Like the rest of the student body, this Dan Loster situation has really gotten me upset. I don’t get it. What nut would create a profile to vote on the hottest girls at “Juan Carroll” and not friend request me?
I know I’m not the hottest guy at John Carroll, but I think I can…
Letter to the Editor: Student Union elections
Last Thursday the Student Body voted for the new Student Union Executive Board. The voice of the student body was heard loud and clear. The question I pose is what group of people was listening to their cries? The group of candidates running for election to represent the students seemed to be very lacking. The…
Letter to the Editor: Standing up for Democrats
With all due respect to The Carroll News, last week’s “Political Voices” section was incredibly one-sided. Alix Audi, who wrote for Democrats, offered a balanced assessment of races while Nick Tribuzzo wrote a completely partisan piece that is something you would read on FoxNews.com. Here is what should have run for the Democratic side to…
Letter to the Editor: The most impressive midges
Let me begin by stating that I am a long-time supporter of this award-winning newspaper and appreciate all the hard work put forth from everyone involved that allows this paper to be made available week after week.
However, I must comment on the inappropriateness of the, “That’s What See Said” column that appeared in the…
Letter to the Editor: Blue Streaks unite
Being a student-athlete on John Carroll’s campus is a rather popular thing. Walking anywhere around campus, you will run into at least one or two athletes.
Tennis, baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, cross country, track and football athletes might range in athletic talent, but we all have something in common. We all compete in one…
Letter to the Editor: Quiet in the library
I wonder if at upcoming academic committee meetings for next year, suggestions will be entertained about serving alcohol in the school library. You know, a typical bar set up to be squeezed in right next to the expresso counter where students can slam shots and have specially-designed mugs filled to the brim with frosty goodness.…
Letter to the Editor: Wake up and grow up
As a John Carroll University alumnus, I was extremely disappointed to discover you published Mr. Bob Seeholzer’s bitter tirade about reverse sexism (3/25/10 issue).
It was of no more intellectual substance than a drunken Facebook blog (which, it seems, is about the highest form of communication I see many young men and women possess). …
Letter to the Editor: Fall conspiracy?
I thought the John Carroll administration said they don’t sweep things under the rug. From what I’ve seen recently, they most definitely do. Literally.
Fall has always been my favorite season. Besides the much needed break from the scorching heat and uncomfortable humidity in non-air-conditioned dorms, there’s just something unexplainable about the earthy colors and…
Letter to the Editor: Exposing yourself
I like to gloat as much as anyone, and in my years of being a borderline egomaniac, I’ve learned an important lesson: if you are going to talk big, you have to walk big. That being said, I feel that Maximilian Flessner failed to sufficiently support his boasts in his column last week. These flaws are due for “MAXimum Exposure.”
