In regards to "Thunderbolt", the issue is not a censorship issue whatsoever. The issue is whether or not we need a racist magazine delivered on a continual basis to Founders Memorial Library. A Northern Star editorial discussed why other pieces of literature,...

"Thunderbolt" belongs in the university libraries, not on Greek Row. In an academic community, the library has a responsibility to be a repository for material representing all viewpoints; even those which are racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, etc. Where...

Which is worse, the mindless ideas and words of a few racists, or the equally mindless overreaction by a large majority of others? I am referring to the front page article about removing "Thunderbolt" from Founders Memorial Library. Also, an earlier article...

After the article in the Northern Star about my request to remove "Thunderbolt" from our library, I received a great variety of concerns. On one side, people are accusing me of attempting to withdraw their First Amendment right. On the other hand, people...

The search for good reasons for rejoicing about the U.S.-Soviet agreement on intermediate-range nuclear forces is like the 19th century search for the source of the Nile— difficult. The agreement will retire fewer than 4 percent of the worldwide inventory...

deserves applause The Board of Regents adopted a resolution Friday which clearly expresses to the legislature and Gov. Thompson the Regents' objections to the base budget cuts directed at the Regency universities. There are a lot of people who would say...

I was quite moved by the well researched column on gays by Mary McCoy. However, she neglected to cite the example of contemporary societies which exemplified the philosophies of her ancient authorities. The great minds of the Third Reich made the Nazi...

In response to the letter published Tues., Sept. 8, condemning gays: What I find truly disgusting and frightening regarding Ms. McCoy's letter is reading the second line below her name and seeing that such a mind is planning on making a future educating...

I would like to thank the John Lennon Society for an event that should not be quickly forgotten. The first Lagoon Sunday must be seen as nothing less than a complete success. On first entrance into the fieldhouse, I was immediately taken with the vitality,...

Editor's Note: The following column is reprinted with permission from the Spring 1987 issue of Helix, the quarterly magazine of the University of Virginia Medical Center. How many of our young people will have to be infected by the AIDS virus before we...

As president and founding member of the Frank Sinatra Society—that's FSS, for short—I have, in the past, been quite critical of the better-known John Lennon Society. Ask any JLS member who has read some of my past columns and they'll probably tell...

Children, children, must we throw our corn cobs? Now would someone mind telling me what that was all about? It seems to me like some of us have been in the cornfields a bit too long. In case it hasn't clicked yet, I'm talking about Saturday's tailgate...