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Re: “Dialogue, animosity at IAW,” Feb. 16th.
Ben Spurr presented a very clear bias in his articles regarding “Israeli Apartheid Week” and “Know Radical Islam Week.” In the future, please allow him to write his opinions in the opinions section.
Masha Werner
An indie rebuts
Re: “Give me Top 40, or give me death,” Feb. 28th
After I read Amy Smithers’ piece, I lost a little bit more faith in contemporary music fans. It’s not that she herself is the problem, just that she’s a good example of what’s wrong with people today. It seems like nobody is willing to look for new bands, or listen to entire albums- and if they are, they’re instantly labelled a hipster.
To me, this is a highly distressing phenomenon. I thought we ditched the pop trend back in the ’90s? When people talk about new music in terms of “laziness” as if it’s a chore to try something different, my hopes for the music industry sink.
This isn’t about being in “the scene” or being a hipster, it’s about making an effort to listen to something new. I suppose if music really isn’t that important to you, then this could seem like a boring task.
However, I think it’s best for everyone to get out of their comfort zone once in a while and try listening to something brand new. Who knows- you just might like it.
Matt Kopas
Vic pride
Re: “‘Toons wound,” Feb. 28th
As a loyal Vic student, I fully stand by the decisions of President Gooch and the staff of The Strand.
It’s about time that students and indeed individuals around the world started realizing that they don’t have to bow down to any type of religious ideology. People who believe that freedom of speech should be restricted because of religious canons would clearly feel more at home in a theocracy somewhere else, and I apologize that the hot reins of democracy and freedom are chafing so much.
John Wowk
No contest?
How is voting for the same people again progressive? That Progress, and by extension CFS, will control SAC for at least another year is almost a forgone conclusion. Not surprising, as I understand that Rick Telfer, the current general manager of SAC, is a former CFS executive.
Perhaps the reason why there has been little interest in contesting the upcoming SAC election has to do with the fact that this year what SAC does has not been entirely visible to the students.
Pursuing my own curiosity about SAC’s activities I found that [their meetings’] minutes were inaccessible- having been promised they would be posted online by late November (they still aren’t there).
Perhaps more students would have been interested in contesting the executive positions had they known about the substantial pay raise that SAC voted in for the execs contributing to the $200,000 increase in administrative costs over last year. Administration costs are fifty-five times higher than what is allotted to bursaries for needy students, and almost four times higher than what’s allotted to commissions and committees.
I vote “No” when it comes to candidates running on a ticket that has the above record. Perhaps you should consider voting against these candidates as well.
Ellan Tsekhman
