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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

October 25, 2007 Executive Editor 0

To the Editor: In reference to the picture accompanying the Oct. 22 article on eating disorders (Page 3): That’s a pretty big foot, if you ask me. -Steven C. Latimer I was amused by Rachel Vamenta’s non-apology to Christine Woodman. Ms. Woodman’s letter was direct, clear and to-the-point; Ms.

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Now recruiting: Colbert Nation and Dumbledore’s (big gay) army

October 22, 2007 Executive Editor 0

Isn’t it funny two big stories this past weekend were about a comedian running for president and a gay wizard? This is not a joke. At least the second part isn’t. But first, the media’s still buzzing about Stephen Colbert’s Oct. 16 announcement that he will run for president, which Fox News predictably reported as a “mock candidacy.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

October 22, 2007 Executive Editor 0

Rachel Vamenta’s opinion column in the Oct. 11 edition left me reeling. At the end of a well-considered essay, she flippantly added, “We can simply file Susan’s comments under ‘stupid things said by women undergoing menopause.'” Ms. Vamenta is right on this point: The comment in question (a slight against the efficacy and validity of a Filipino education) was in poor taste and the product of desperate scriptwriters, hoping for a laugh.

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Text messages might as well be mandatory

October 15, 2007 Executive Editor 0

Last month’s campus siren test was intended to keep students abreast of emergency procedures. Instead, we found out that most of us don’t take emergency preparedness seriously. Now, school officials are considering making the emergency cell phone text messages mandatory (see article on Page 3).

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

October 15, 2007 Executive Editor 0

I read with interest your story about the Internet being the future of journalism and was particularly fascinated by your final graf. As one of the people who produce the arts and entertainment content for inRich. com, I was naturally curious about the complaint that was expressed.