The people in the town of Amherst elected Supervisor Mohan in a democratic election! If you don't like his leadership ("Mohan's latest edict," March 9), find a better candidate for the next election.
I have not gone out of my way to see the Mohammad cartoons, nor will I, but I don't agree with The Spectrum's editorial point-of-view about Professor Paul Kurtz and his decision to publish the cartoons ("Too late to the party," March 10). I am more fearful of living in a world that does not permit freedom of speech.
When addressing illiteracy, I don't think we can begin at the university level ("Illuminating illiteracy," Feb.
I think the ratemyprofessor.com can potentially be a good Web site, if the students rate their professors with thoughtfulness and honesty ("Professor evaluations get a tech upgrade before students weigh in," Nov.
This is a response to the editorial: "Candidates to UB: no comment," Nov. 4.UB students shouldn't feel too bad if the Buffalo mayoral candidates are ignoring them.
This letter is in response to "UB's grand hiring plans," from Oct. 26. This is my fourth year at UB.
I heard Colin Powell speak at the Alumni Wednesday evening. No, I didn't buy a ticket; nor, did I obtain a freebie at the Student Association.
In response to several feedbacks regarding affirmative action, let's hear a perspective from the other side of the fence where there is no green grass.I would like to start with a quote from the ACLU executive director, Ira Glasser (who retired in 2001): "Eighty percent of the poor in New York City are black and Latino; the unemployment rate for young black men hovers around 40 percent; a large number of black Americans who use or deal in drugs are arrested while the same activities by white Americans are largely ignored; 80 percent of the Americans who die from curable diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, and gallbladder disease are black; and few white Americans advocate spending money on the kind of programs that would eliminate many of these phenomena."For universities or colleges to give racial, ethnic and gender minorities, as well as economically disadvantaged people, a 10 percent or so point advantage in consideration of admissions is definitely in the interest of potentially having the unheard voices of these diverse populations heard on our campuses across America.
I have studied at UB for three years. There is a language requirement in order to get my B.A. I wanted to take Portuguese because my parents are both from Portugal.
I read Ben Cady's final article about the Seventies ("Enduring legacy," March 7) and I would like to comment on Dr. Claude Welch's comment about, "The University exists for civil discussion" and "We're not confrontational.
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