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| Clear up confusion, missunderstanding |
To the Editor:
My name is Clyde Comer. I am an ASU alumnus and now work as full
time staff for Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) here at ASU. I would
like to clarify two mistakes that were published in an article Feb.
24 regarding Campus Crusade for Christ’s promotion of “The
Passion of the Christ.” These mistakes were the subject of
a follow up article and a letter to the editor, so I feel it is
necessary to clear up the confusion. First, the article stated that
CCC was giving away “buy one, get one free” tickets
to students. Although this idea was explored along with another
campus ministry, we never did any type of ticket giveaway here at
ASU. Second, the author was incorrect in using the term “unsaved
friends,” as this was not our term. A better term would have
been “non-Christian friends.” We as a movement are truly
sorry if this caused anyone any emotional stress or worry and would
like to take this opportunity to apologize.
I’d also like to explain why we were even considering the
ticket offer. Campus Crusade for Christ has a two-fold purpose.
First, we want to clear up misconceptions about who Jesus is. There
are a lot of varying viewpoints about the person of Jesus Christ.
These viewpoints range from “the whole story is a myth,”
to “Jesus was just a good moral teacher or prophet,”
to “Jesus is the Son of God and Messiah.” We want to
help students take an intelligent look at the historical evidence
and make their own decisions. (If you would like more information
on this topic, check out www.everystudent.com.) Secondly, we want
to help students who have a relationship with Jesus to grow in that
relationship. We felt and still feel that “The Passion”
could help to accomplish both of these purposes.
Again, we as a ministry and I as a campus minister would like to
apologize for the misunderstanding. I hope that this letter has
helped to clear up some of the confusion and promote understanding.
Clyde Comer
Campus Crusade for Christ Staff
ASU Box 8935
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| Praise for article, thanks for explaining |
To the Editor:
Thank you for explaining that even noncomedogenic make-up clogs
pores when you sweat, that butt cracks are not hot, and that drinking
cases of beer and then picking fights is played out.
Alleluia. I wish I’d found your column sooner and I hope many
others take your words to heart.
Holly Easterling
He57181
Master’s candidate, college student development
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| Newspaper should tell all facts in story |
To the Editor:
I was very disappointed that The Appalachian didn’t tell all
the facts in their story “Fines Possible in White Hall Vandalism.”
The story notes that the alarm is armed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. This
is true, but on the day when the alarm was stolen, the alarm had
been set to go off at any time the door was opened. From 7:45 a.m
to 9:45 a.m., I counted the alarm going off six different times.
This doesn’t include the multiple times until it was stolen
nor does it include when it rang before 7:45 as some people reported.
The alarm was armed to punish students for leaving the door propped
open. Unfortunately, the RAs, RD and assorted others failed to realize
that people who open the door to leave aren’t the ones who
have to hear the loud alarm go off when you’re trying to sleep.
They also seemed to forget that people all the way up to the 4th
floor and perhaps higher could hear the alarm. The article also
failed to mention how rudely several of the students were treated
at the building-wide meeting. The area coordinator at one point
said if the alarm bothered us by waking us up to “join the
club” because she is woken up to turn off alarms in the middle
of the night. Perhaps she would have liked to disclose her salary
to all of us at the meeting to see what we should be getting paid
to hear alarms in the morning. It’s very disappointing that
those being paid are completely unsympathetic to the students who
are paying to live in the dorms and then threaten those who had
nothing to do with vandalism with fines to replace the equipment.
I very much look forward to living off campus next year.
Jeb McRary
Box 16428
Sophomore, White Hall resident
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| REI thanks students who voted |
To the Editor:
We are writing this in response to The Appalachian’s April
1 editorial about the passage of the Renewable Energy Initiative.
First off though, we would like to thank everyone who came out and
voted. Your very strong show of support, 81 percent voting in favor
of the referendum, will go a long way towards helping the initiative
move through the next levels of approval. It is also a very positive
feeling to know that such a large percentage of our fellow students
believe in taking responsibility for the environmental footprint
we exact as students here at Appalachian State University.
We would like to clarify a few points made in the editorial of the
Appalachian that we feel were written without a full understanding
of the facts. The REI fund will be allocated by a committee comprised
of students, faculty, and staff. The committee will work closely
with the university to research and decide upon projects to install.
The Appalachian editorial reads, “the $5 student fee will
only account for half of the estimated amount needed each year to
invest in clean energy.” We aren’t sure what amount
the editorial board is referring to, but to clarify, the projects
will be researched and sized so that their entire cost will be covered
by the money in the fund. The committee will pursue other sources
of revenue, from matching funds to state and federal grants as well,
but ASU students will not be asked for more money than they have
already voted to commit- neither will they be asked to “generate
their own electricity on a treadmill.”
The REI fund will not solve all of our environmental problems, but
it is well-placed step towards a sustainable campus. The editorial
was right in saying that renewable energy is not a fad or get-rich
quick scheme; rather, it is an inevitability that is better recognized
sooner than later. We thank you all again for taking action to pass
this monumental referendum. For updates on the status of the REI,
check out our website: asurei.org.
The Renewable Energy Initiative Committee
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| Students are free to do what they wish |
To the Editor:
Many things bother me, but that’s just the way the world works.
Not everyone can be your best friend and you’re bound to not
like something about your country; it’s inevitable. So I choose
to take the stick out of my butt and brush it off my shoulders.
I found your article extremely factual and extremely amusing all
the same. I am sorry but we aren’t in high school anymore,
other people’s lives aren’t your business. Who cares
if Jane Doe was talking to whomever about her ‘stomach-cramping
diarrhea’: for all you know it could be her doctor and she
could have a gastrointestinal disorder, it’s not your concern.
Part of college is not having to be worried about being chastised
by your professor or other students when you forget to turn your
cell phone on silent before walking into Business101. Everyone has
forgotten to turn their cell phone off, a simple mistake. I mean,
seriously, it is not like you asked Marky Mark to call you in the
middle of economics. More than likely if you are a college student
you are over the age of 18(making you a legal adult), and pay some,
if not all, of your own bills, juggle a job, and are responsible
to make it to class by 8, 9, or 10 am 3 times a week. The last thing
you need is some audacious professor that wants to make it a point
for you to cry because your cell phone rang 2 times. Give me a break!
What kind of a solution is that? And I thought that the United States
was a free country, meaning any man or woman, regardless of race,
is free to pursue and hold any career they wish. So I say, right
on to Dr. Condoleezza Rice!
Lastly, since Vera Bradley bags are stereotyped to the Greek women
on campus, I thought that the DBC was the Greek circle hangout—and
last time I checked Daniel Boone Condos cost circa $1000 a month
to live conveniently close to the bars, campus, and all the frat
kids. Sounds like I feel a little jealously because you weren’t
invited to share a bottle of Yellow Tail with the two polo shirted
frat boys outside your $1000 a month condo. Keep in mind it is a
“condo,” ladies and gentlemen, not an apartment.
Leahkay Ruff
Lr52202
Sophomore, political science
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| Staff writers are doing a good job |
To the Editor:
I would like to applaud your candor in the April 15 paper; not many
would have the guts to say what you did outright like that. I occasionally
read the Letters to the Editor and have noticed that students seem
to enjoy attacking the staff writers for their opinions and the
pieces that they write. I don’t have enough to say to really
create a decent Letter to the Editor, but I would like to extend
my sympathies to all of the staff writers who have been verbally
attacked because of their articles, and to again doff my cap to
you. Keep up the good work!
Allison D. Rose
Ar51374
Junior, English
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| Rules on meal plans need to be changed |
To the Editor:
I think it would be an excellent idea if you wrote an article about
the meal plans on campus. I feel that many students, including myself,
are being cheated and forced to waste money. I am a rising senior,
and I have the standard meal plan. I have a little over $400 left
on my meal card. Food Services has informed me that I am required
to spend that money before May 9 or it is forfeited. I understand
that. My problem is that I am enrolled in classes for both summer
sessions, and because I plan to live on campus, I am being forced
to purchase yet another meal plan that will add up to $450. Maybe
this is a good idea for freshmen who do not have vehicles and are
not accustomed to living away from their parents, but as an upperclassman
I know how to handle my money. What I do not understand is why my
parking pass is valid from Fall to the end of summer sessions with
no extra fees, but I am not allowed to let MY money roll over from
spring to summer. I believe this is an outrage. I would like to
know if other students feel the same way. Maybe we could sign some
sort of petition or contact the Board of Governors to get this ridiculous
rule changed for future students.
Thank you,
Jennifer A. Wyatt
Jw48389
Junior, advertising
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