OP-ED
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 6, 1993
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Don'tjudgeleaders bycolor of their skin
I was offended by the statement in Tiffany Hurt's Sept. 27 article "Women and Minorities Still Striving for Equality" in which she said, "A white male cannot represent a minority person as adequately as a minority can." This statement is not only racist, but probably sexist as well. Ms. Hurt is unclear as to whether or not a white female can adequately represent a minority person. This is exactly the same as saying a minority female cannot adequately represent a white male. Clearly, such a statement would be false.
If Ms. Hur automatically assumes that she cannot be adequately represented by a white male, then she has a lot to learn about equality.
True equality consists of all the people being judged solely by their words and deeds, or, as Martin Luther King Jr. put it, "not the color of skin but the quality of character."
In other words, all people should be judged not by what they are, but by who they are. This includes white males, too, Ms. Murt.
Dan Drees
Dan Drees
Hays graduate student
Paper misrepresented stance on CS degree
The Oct. 1 article on Page 3 on discontinuance hearings for the bachelor's of arts and bachelor's of general studies degrees in computer science contained a major factual error. It also failed to make clear the arguments presented for retention of the bachelor's of arts degree in computer science.
James Roberts, chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering, presented a resolution of the 27-member faculty in the department. Without dissent, the department's faculty voted to urge continuation of the bachelor's of arts degree in computer science. Your report stated the opposite.
The arguments favoring the retention of this degree are that it meets a legitimate need of a significant number of students, and that there
is essentially no cost to retaining it since the bachelor's of arts students take fewer of the same computer science courses that are required for the much larger bachelor's of science program in computer science. The bachelor's of science program is thriving and not threatened with discontinuance.
Having the bachelor's of arts degree aids students who wish to major in both computer science and another program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Many do since general requirements of both degrees are the same. Having the bachelor's of arts degree also aids students who wish to earn a computer science degree with a greater humanities flavor and less specialization in computer science.
Speakers also attested to the special character of computer science as an adjunct to other majors across the University. None of the speakers favored discontinuance of the bachelor's of arts program.
Society must get rid of special handouts
We need more people speaking out like Scott Gillaspie. I thought his column "Political correctness now admits white males" was a refreshing change. It's time someone speaks out about reverse discrimination and hypocrites who cry for equality with one hand and demanding preferential treatment on the other. We will never be able to live together as one as long as there are those with the "gimme" complex. How can we begin to eliminate judgments based on people's skin color, sexual orientation and religion when there are people out there consistently demanding allowances because of their skin color, sexual orientation and religion? Equality is equality. Everyone has equal opportunity. No one is discriminated against for any reason. Everyone works equally for equal pay. Nobody is awarded money, land, scholarships, employment because of their race, religion or sexual orientation. People should be recognized and
rewarded for their accomplishments. Those of us who are living in harmony are those who are lining up and working on today together, not trying to fix the past and blame our problems on mistakes people made hundreds of years ago. Those of us who truly want to live in harmony must work together to weed out the bad apples who are separating us by their greed.
Lisa Werner
Office Assistant, Independent Study
Kansan should trash use of ad supplements
I would like to ask the University Daily Kansan staff to refuse to put any more advertising inserts in the paper. I know this a tough choice. The inserts bring in much needed advertising dollars to the Kansan and are very attractive to advertisers. They are separated for the Kansan so it is likely people will see them without even opening the paper.
A large amount of money is spent paying people to pick up the mess after the Kansan prints ad inserts. Our country has made business decisions without respect for the world we live in for far too long. I would like to suggest that the Kansan use another responsible alternative to these ad inserts.
Ken Krauss
Olathe junior
'Dixie' not enough to make Braun cry
Nathan Olson's account in his column on Oct. 5 of Sen. Jesse Helms whistling "Dixie" in front of Sen. Carol Moseley Braun missed the key elements of the encounter. Helms only told Moseley Braun that he would "whistle Dixie until you cry." Moseley Braun — a veteran of Chicago politics and quite accustomed to handling obnoxious live white males — responded, "Senator, you could whistle 'Rock of Ages,' and I'd cry."
Philip Schrodt professor of political science
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