Letter to the Editor
Issue date: 10/14/09 Section: Opinion
This letter is in response to "SJSU Fired Up" that was published Monday.
Alicia Johnson's article on the Fire on the Fountain failed to ignite interest in a vital aspect of the Homecoming celebration - the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen. Now, if "No Homecoming is complete without the crowning ceremony of the king and queen," then why is only the Homecoming King quoted, and the name of the Queen not even mentioned in the article - save for a picture of her being crowned and her name written in the description of that picture? Education, as well as our co-curricular activities, ought to be inclusive. That is the type of integrity we need to hold ourselves accountable to, as well as to all the services provided at this very home of ours.
Now, if the crowning was truly that important, the article failed to mention why. Brian Rojas, the Homecoming King, was only quoted on his comments for receiving the award, but no explanations were given to students as to the reasons why these particular contestants made it to the final run, and why they were chosen. Not to mention, electronic copies of the application for Homecoming King and Queen weren't made accessible to the students, save for the hard copies that weren't publicized well. Let's focus on making these opportunities more accessible to all students.
Yan Yin Choy
sophomore, environmental studies major
This letter is in response to "Protesters invade oil tax rally on campus " that was published Tuesday.
To the Editor,
According to the Spartan Daily, 450 students demonstrated in favor of taxing oil companies in order to pay for higher education, while a pathetic seven students demonstrated against it. These seven students are either extremely ignorant or extremely hypocritical. They argue against raising taxes in order to pay for higher education. Apparently, they fail to realize that they themselves are forcing taxpayers to subsidize their education by attending a state university. If these seven students are truly offended by the notion of using taxes to pay for education, they should immediately drop out of SJSU and begin attending a private university and pay the full tuition. I'd sure respect them a lot more if they had the courage of their convictions, rather than taking advantage of the services of the state while refusing to support the taxes that are necessary to provide those services.
James Brent, professor and chair
Department of political science
Alicia Johnson's article on the Fire on the Fountain failed to ignite interest in a vital aspect of the Homecoming celebration - the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen. Now, if "No Homecoming is complete without the crowning ceremony of the king and queen," then why is only the Homecoming King quoted, and the name of the Queen not even mentioned in the article - save for a picture of her being crowned and her name written in the description of that picture? Education, as well as our co-curricular activities, ought to be inclusive. That is the type of integrity we need to hold ourselves accountable to, as well as to all the services provided at this very home of ours.
Now, if the crowning was truly that important, the article failed to mention why. Brian Rojas, the Homecoming King, was only quoted on his comments for receiving the award, but no explanations were given to students as to the reasons why these particular contestants made it to the final run, and why they were chosen. Not to mention, electronic copies of the application for Homecoming King and Queen weren't made accessible to the students, save for the hard copies that weren't publicized well. Let's focus on making these opportunities more accessible to all students.
Yan Yin Choy
sophomore, environmental studies major
This letter is in response to "Protesters invade oil tax rally on campus " that was published Tuesday.
To the Editor,
According to the Spartan Daily, 450 students demonstrated in favor of taxing oil companies in order to pay for higher education, while a pathetic seven students demonstrated against it. These seven students are either extremely ignorant or extremely hypocritical. They argue against raising taxes in order to pay for higher education. Apparently, they fail to realize that they themselves are forcing taxpayers to subsidize their education by attending a state university. If these seven students are truly offended by the notion of using taxes to pay for education, they should immediately drop out of SJSU and begin attending a private university and pay the full tuition. I'd sure respect them a lot more if they had the courage of their convictions, rather than taking advantage of the services of the state while refusing to support the taxes that are necessary to provide those services.
James Brent, professor and chair
Department of political science
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