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Letter to the Editor
Jeremy Provance
2/17/12
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to “The Mating Call: What Counts as Sex?” written by Edward Scott, Jr.
I would first like to point out that the definition used in the article to define “sex act” was the secondary definition according to Webster’s online. The first definition is coitus, or, the “physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmic movements.” Sticking with the precedent, I’d also like to define “virgin.” Webster’s gives three of three relevant definitions that a virgin is an individual never having had sexual intercourse. No definition suggests any sex besides intercourse, but please check for yourselves. Those clarifications were not the aim of this letter, but I wanted to point them out.
My point is, we are all people with skewed desires and broken hearts. Unhealthy appetites of the flesh are only a few of the many flaws we have as human beings. We may find temporary gratification through acts we might do, but I see little difference between this appetite and, say, an addiction to alcohol or money. The damage doesn’t have to be physical for it to be real.
I agree with the article’s agreement with the statement “loss of virginity requires another person,” I cannot think of a single act that doesn’t require another individual whom the first individual finds physically attractive; physical participation or physical presence isn’t required. “I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Being left with a “V-Card” is hardly the issue. We are getting tripped up on a technicality and, in doing so, we are missing the plague ravaging us.
Letter to the editor
11/04/11
Dear Editor,
According to the editorial “One ‘homeless’ or ‘comfortable’ night?” published on Oct. 28, the “concept of One Homeless Night” was minimized “by poor execution.” The only way it can be perceived as ineffectively implemented would be if the purpose of One Homeless Night was misunderstood. One Homeless Night strives to accomplish two things: 1) Raise awareness about homelessness, and 2) Raise funds for Synergy Services.
The purpose was not to be homeless, but to raise awareness. This year there were 30 students who participated in the event with 20 of them making it through the entire night on the Quad. Last year, there were three students who participated in a more “realistic” version of One Homeless Night. This year was successful because there were 30 people who now have a greater understanding of what it means to be homeless.
The editorial also has some recommendations for how One Homeless Night could be more “informational, beneficial, and uncomfortable.” All of these recommendations were taken into consideration before One Homeless Night was executed. We know that it would be more realistic if people did not eat before or after, did not go back to shower, went without electronics and slept in fewer layers; however, people would not participate if that were the case. If 30 of the approximate 1,100 students on campus participated with a “box-decorating contest and showing” of “some heartfelt cinema,” how many would participate without these things?
Aaron Denney and I, co-directors of Skip-A-Meal, are happy about how One Homeless Night turned out. We are thrilled to have had 30 participants (a 1000 percent increase over last year) and enough faculty sponsors for every student. We want to thank Jill Powers for taking the time to understand the idea and goal of One Homeless Night before writing her article. I would also recommend that before the “editorial staff” writes their next joint article that they would take the time to research their “facts” and have one of them participate in One Homeless Night before making the bold claim that it was unrealistic and poorly executed.
Sincerely,
Kendall Stewart, sophomore
Letter to the Editor - Kyle Reinert
Dear Editorial Staff,
Your article, “Trophy generation, tarnished reputation” was
valuable in that it pointed out that the stereotypical work
environment is incompatible with the attitudes and expectations of
many members of the “trophy generation.” You seem to totally ignore
one half of the situation, however, in assigning blame and fault only
to the potential employees.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
As a recent alumna, I do my best to keep up-to-date on what’s happening on campus. Upon hearing about the recent changes to the school’s financial aid policy regarding study abroad programs, I was completely taken aback. In thinking about the consequences of such changes and in talking with fellow alumni who studied abroad and current students who are facing the financial struggles that seem to have come out of nowhere, I decided to voice my opinion to the Jewell community with hopes that students, alumni and faculty will join me in telling the Jewell administration that this decision is simply wrong. It goes against what Jewell stands for, is a disservice to current Jewell students and is a disservice to the College as it continues its recruitment efforts to attract students.
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