Friday, February 2, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Letters to the Editor Column about Hillary Clinton based on sexism,not record
I would like to respond to Friday's column about Hillary Clinton ("Beware of 2004 election as Hillary builds resume"). I understand the writer is entitled to his opinion, and I am not necessarily a supporter of Hillary. However, the poor quality of and the sexism in the article should be pointed out.
Mocking her actual "adequate qualifications" to run for political office, the writer mentions that Hillary might be a good candidate for president because she can run the country from the Oval Office as well as "the bedroom." The article did not mention qualities that might actually make her a good or a bad president. Other than saying she has a hidden agenda (ruling the universe?), the writer criticizes only her clothing.
I find this incredibly sexist. Most would not criticize a male politician's suits or ties. Hillary's clothing has nothing to do with her abilities (or lack thereof). He criticizes her clothing because she is a woman. Why should Hillary (or any other woman) be forced to live up to this common double standard of looking good and being qualified?
he stand-alone for looking good and being quizzed. If the columnist would actually like to dissuade me from voting for her in the future, he might try using legitimate reasons based on her ideas (and not her wardrobe). He could have mentioned her education (Yale Law school). She's served on
director's boards for businesses, and, in Arkansas, chaired the Education Standards Committee.
Although she chaired the Task Force for Health Care Reform, she has not held as many leadership positions in government as some other candidates. However, the columnist did not mention any of her past leadership positions, her ideas for change or even that he thought she lacked particular qualities needed to lead and motivate a nation.
Emily Payne
Olathe junior
What was the point in mocking her through the entire article or comparing her clothing to Fidel Castro's? As a friend of mine said, "Obviously, (the columnist's) ability to assess a woman is limited to her clothes and appearance. How pathetic."
Watkins committee clarifies issues surrounding lawsuit
On behalf of the Committee for the Preservation of Watkins and Miller Scholarship Halls at KU, we want to publicly set the record straight and state that the lawyer who is representing us in the case against the Bank of America is not Donald Strole. (Reporters can) contact David J. Brown for legal information. It is illogical to equate the preservation committee with all the residents of Watkins.
Second, to respond to some of the previous articles on this issue, and specifically to comments by University and Bank of America spokespersons, the women on the petition are not a small number
of disgruntled radicals. A number of residents are ready to join the case as soon as the next legal step is taken, and more names can be added to our case. Moreover, our committee includes enough alumnae from Watkins and Miller to finance its legal battle, which, because of the stalling tactics used by the other side, is quite expensive.
Residents and aunmure have tried unsuccessfully to use nonlegal routes to find out why our trust fund is diminishing when it should be increasing. The trust income was intended by Mrs. Watkins to fully fund the operations, upkeep and maintenance for both halls, and she made clear provisions for how to spend any additional income — which did not involve holding it in a slush fund at KU Endowment, away from public scrutiny. If properly managed, the trust should provide enough income to keep our buildings as nice as other beautiful, historical structures on campus and provide for other needs Mrs. Watkins envisioned. The declining return and diverted funds indicate that perhaps the trust is not being properly managed, and that is what we seek to find out. It does not take an extremist to support our case
It does not take an extremist to support our case because our demands are anything but extreme. All we are asking for is some information about the finances surrounding the maintenance and unkeep of our halls.
Olga Ramm
Merged Markdown
Mariella Neocleous
student president and vice president,
Committee for the Preservation of Watkins and Miller
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