2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Chronicle
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: Opinions
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Jewish council praises President Potter's actions
On behalf of the Jewish community, the Jewish Community Relations Council commends SCSU President Earl H. Potter III for condemning Britain's University and College Union's (UCU) advancement of a boycott of Israel's academic institutions.
We appreciate that President Potter joined colleagues from throughout the country to stand up against the UCU decision in a full-page statement in the New York Times Aug. 8.
The UCU's boycott initiative undermines the basic purposes and processes of scholarly inquiry.
We are gratified SCSU rejects attempts to hold intellectual exchange hostage to the political disagreements of the moment and remains committed to maintaining and fostering relationships with Israeli scholars and institutions.
Steve Hunegs
Executive Director
Jewish Community
Relations Council
Vick's fame and glory put him on front pages
In the Sept. 13 publication, Matt Hayward argues that the media focused on Michael Vick's criminal activity in dog fighting because he is African American. I beg to differ.
The reason the media focused more on Vick than, say, Tim Donaghy, is because Vick is famous.
Vick is a world-class athlete and one of the NFL's most prominent and excelling quarterbacks.
Even the title of Hayward's article suggests he understands this, as it states the media coverage was tainted by "race and fame."
For better or for worse, the media is focused on what will attract their constituents, and this is widely known.
It is not a matter of race - it's a mater of fame. Race only becomes an issue as soon as someone wants to arbitrarily make it one.
The real focus here, though, has to do with America's disgust in brutality against man's best friend.
The 65-year-old woman Hayward points out is interested not because she is interested in sports news, as Hayward correctly notes, but because this issue is so disconnected from sports and so intertwined with the everyday reality of dog brutality.
To have someone so callously exploit animals on this level is something the American people will not tolerate.
Our attention to the matter shows we do not and will not accept animal abuse, regardless of one's social or economic class, gender, race or creed.
This issue highlights our compassion toward animals, not our perceived social views toward African Americans.
Benjamin Seghers
Second-year student
Int'l business major
On behalf of the Jewish community, the Jewish Community Relations Council commends SCSU President Earl H. Potter III for condemning Britain's University and College Union's (UCU) advancement of a boycott of Israel's academic institutions.
We appreciate that President Potter joined colleagues from throughout the country to stand up against the UCU decision in a full-page statement in the New York Times Aug. 8.
The UCU's boycott initiative undermines the basic purposes and processes of scholarly inquiry.
We are gratified SCSU rejects attempts to hold intellectual exchange hostage to the political disagreements of the moment and remains committed to maintaining and fostering relationships with Israeli scholars and institutions.
Steve Hunegs
Executive Director
Jewish Community
Relations Council
Vick's fame and glory put him on front pages
In the Sept. 13 publication, Matt Hayward argues that the media focused on Michael Vick's criminal activity in dog fighting because he is African American. I beg to differ.
The reason the media focused more on Vick than, say, Tim Donaghy, is because Vick is famous.
Vick is a world-class athlete and one of the NFL's most prominent and excelling quarterbacks.
Even the title of Hayward's article suggests he understands this, as it states the media coverage was tainted by "race and fame."
For better or for worse, the media is focused on what will attract their constituents, and this is widely known.
It is not a matter of race - it's a mater of fame. Race only becomes an issue as soon as someone wants to arbitrarily make it one.
The real focus here, though, has to do with America's disgust in brutality against man's best friend.
The 65-year-old woman Hayward points out is interested not because she is interested in sports news, as Hayward correctly notes, but because this issue is so disconnected from sports and so intertwined with the everyday reality of dog brutality.
To have someone so callously exploit animals on this level is something the American people will not tolerate.
Our attention to the matter shows we do not and will not accept animal abuse, regardless of one's social or economic class, gender, race or creed.
This issue highlights our compassion toward animals, not our perceived social views toward African Americans.
Benjamin Seghers
Second-year student
Int'l business major