The Red and Black

Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Opinions

Morgan's column merely splits hairs

Every time I see an article by Lauren Morgan, she is complaining about how Greeks are portrayed negatively.

You pay hundreds of dollars to be a part of social organizations that hold major events in bars and coincidentally make up a third of University arrests. What else would you expect?

Even Morgan admits that they party downtown more than us "normal" students. Therefore, it is no surprise that Greeks constitute a little over 30 percent of arrests among University students.

While there are inconsistencies in the Athens Banner-Herald story, many facts remain the same.

Whether there were 144 or 147 fraternity members arrested or 651 or 616 student arrests, when you add up the numbers of fraternity and sorority arrests Morgan lists, it still equals 33-35 percent of the arrests.

Samantha Haggard
Grad. Student, Marietta
Foreign Language Education

Undergrads should support their team

Dear Undergrads,

As a student here for the past six years (undergrad and law school), I have seen the best and worst from our basketball team.

Not so long ago, students would line up outside two hours before the game and sprint for a good seat, even for games against the likes of Mississippi State.

For those of you who don't know, part of being a fan and supporting your team means going to the games even when we are playing someone who is not Florida or Kentucky.

The turnout for the game on Feb. 24 against Mississippi State was disgusting. It was a 1:00 game, the weather was fine, and there was no reason to not be there.

We need to give this team the support and respect they deserve.

With a win on Wednesday or Saturday, they will likely be given a large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Again, for those of you who don't know, this is a big deal.

So stop fretting about those killer five pages essays you need to write for English 1101 and get to the basketball game on Saturday.

David Holmes
Law Student, Braselton

Jilani column gives Iran too much cred

Zaid Jilani makes it seem Iran is a happy land, one filled with rainbows and happy, singing children, that the evil, war-mongering West seeks to destroy.

His perception of "Islamic extremism" being "false" is misguided at best, as easily seen by what Iran's elected president, Mahmoud Ahmandinejad, has said: "Israel must be wiped off the map" and repeated doubts as to the existence of the Holocaust.

Iran's human rights record is one of the worst in the world.

If America will passively submit to his acquiring nuclear weapon capacity, then Israel would certainly not.

When asked about how far he would go to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the Israeli defense minister replied, "about 600 miles."

Andrew Shell
Freshman, Woodstock
International Affairs and Arabic

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