OPINION
Creative complaints spice up day
Thorn sewn* to bo some
confusion on campus as
to the hot way to aim
plain to the editor of this here
publication.
So. in the
interests of
better serv
ing the read
ers, I’ll try to
point out
some of the
d o s a n d
d o n't* of
productive
i; m v r a I d
bashing
First and
for omo s t.
don't cm 11 up the editor and say.
"I’m going to make your life
difficult for the rest of the
year " My life is already diffi
cult, and I doubt anyone can
put a dent in my already rock
bottom self-esteem
gles
Pat Maiach
Besides, that line is absolute
ly overused. This is a liberal
arts university. Be creative.
How about, "I'm gonna follow
you around, and I'll, I'll get ya.
man."
Or most original of all, how
about threatening to write a
well-reasoned, well-researched
letter to the editor. Now that
would cause weeks of sleepless
nights. Fortunately, I don’t fore
see it happening in the near fu
ture.
Secondly, don't send anony
mous correspondence to the
editor. I don’t read anonymous
criticism. I throw the letters in
the recycling bin. If you don't
believe strongly enough in your
complaint to have your name
associated with it, why should 1
care?
And to the person who ad
dresses correspondence, "To
the editor (if there is one)’’:
Prove you have some research
skills bv checking the staff box
It's on the bottom of Page 2 al
most every day
Thirdly, choose your bottles
wisely There are plenty of
things in the Emmald that are
worthy of crttk ism, don't waste
energy on inane non-issues
In response to an editorial
cartoon depicting George Bush
confessing his campaign tactics
to a priestly-garbed Richard
Nixon (ODE, 0< t 23): One con
cerned reader asked If this was
vet another example of bigotry
against Catholicism " The cor
respondent suggested we ask a
Jewish member of our stafl 'll
he or she would fie offended fly
the same cartoon showing Rich
ard Nixon dressed as a rabbi."
Latent Catholic bigotry? Rich
ard Nixon dressed as a rabid '
Here's an idea Go to church
Light a few candles Maybe God
will give you a sense of humor
I would also suggest you fig
ure out what you're mad about
and stic k with it if you're mud
about tiie opinion espoused in
an editorial, argue about the
viewpoint Don't quibble about
semantics, such as whether a
group of people forms a race or
a culture
And it only serves to make
you look stupid (and inspire a
few mocking laughs) if you
stretch to make a complaint
One "critique" sent to the ed
itor complained about the
headline on an Associated
Press story in the Nov. 12 issue
The story's lead paragraph re
ported someone cut a "four
foot 'X' in the new screen" The
headline on the story stated.
"Vandals cut 'X' in screen."
The critic circled a quote
from one person in the bottom
of the story who said it looked
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mori’ like a "V." it wu obvious
to this correspondent that the*
one statement rendered the
headline completely innn u
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you want to say And then, be
fore you call, drink some Mn
alox and relax
I'm always ready and willing
to have a rational. Intelligent
and productive t onversation
with tile paper's readers Out
Insults and threats don't meet
the rationality criteria
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