Buchanan and Nader are not going to win the presidential election. There are definitely many reasons why, but the sad thing is, they have been discounted before the votes have been cast.



Looks can deceive

It turns out that I'm probably in love with Governor Jesse Ventura. It's not necessarily an I-want-to-bear-your-bald-headed-children type of love, or even an oh-baby-you-look-fine-in-a-feather-boa type of love. Nor do I necessarily agree with all of his policies.



Hate crime hits close to home

When I was a freshman two years ago, a gay student named Matthew Shepard was bound to a fence post in the bitter cold of a Wyoming morning, beaten bloody and left to die. This murder jarred the thoughts and lives of many people throughout the United States and the world.



Meal plans rip students off

I'm a busy man. I've got places to go, people to see. If you want to talk to me have my people call your people (yes, I have people).



Taking unnecessary actions

To the Editor:

A Sept. 29 editorial responded to Sam Kashner's article appearing in GQ magazine, attacking it as an "unfortunate," "irreparable," "distortion" that "misrepresents" the true condition of campus life. Preceding the editorial was a front-page article written by Emily Wengert, detailing the GQ piece and the circumstances surrounding it.



No damage to College name

To the Editor:

As an alum of the College and a student of Sam Kashner's for four years, I feel I should address the condemnation that The Flat Hat has handed down in the Sept. 29 editorial. By taking a few quotes from the GQ piece, you allege that Kashner is attempting to portray the campus as some sort of sexual playground where libidinal exploration is the only assignment and all exams are given orally.



Sharing messages of faith

To the Editor:

It always amuses me that the same people who benefit so greatly from our constitutional right to freedom of speech are so quick to attempt to deny that right to others with whom they disagree. Anne Mills took advantage of that right in her Sept. 29 column, "Not For Public Consumption," a scathing criticism of a Christian a cappella group's utilization of the same right.



Students' rights of expression

To the Editor:

In response to Anne Mills' article in last week's Flat Hat, "Not for Public Consumption," I would like to express a few things.



No single residence hall can claim to offer better experiences

To the Editor:

I am writing in response to the recent letters concerning Monroe Scholars and housing options. As an entering Monroe Scholar two years ago, I chose not to live in Monroe. I had visited campus for an overnight and decided that I did not care for the isolated nature of the residence hall in comparison to the rest of the freshman class. Although honored to be designated as a Monroe Scholar, I didn't see any advantages of living with other Monroes as a freshman.



Saturday night fraternity outing gone wrong

I am writing to make students aware of a major social epidemic on this campus ... Inflated Egotistical Fraternity Boys. I have affectionately named this disease IEFB. This past weekend, I realized the extent to which this disease has infected the campus.



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