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Tuesday, November 30, aoio | The Rep * Black
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Our Take
Majority opinions of The Red & Black's editorial board
Up-front honesty
The Red & Black sticks with its policy
of transparency following resignation
Following an alcohol-related incident, The
Red & Black’s editor-in-chief was asked to
resign.
This situation is an embarrassment to former
editor Daniel Burnett, the paper and everyone
else involved.
Still, The Red & Black is far bigger than one
person.
The editorial board comprised of friends
and colleagues of Burnett is saddened and
disappointed by this event.
But no matter our personal feelings, trans
parency will always be our goal.
All year, we ask you to trust our judgment
when we scatter stories of student misdeeds
across our pages.
We demand that you listen when we regale
you with the misdemeanors of artists and ath
letes alike.
Now, with one of our own in hot water, we
will not slink into a comer, quietly waiting for
this transgression to pass the University com
munity by.
Today’s front page headlines with a story
covering Burnett’s resignation.
It is embarrassing to The Red & Black and
all those connected to it.
But we will cover it. We will tell you any
detail we can confirm. We will be open and hon
est no matter how it makes us look.
As our reporters pursued the story, they con
stantly asked themselves what approach they
would take if they were covering another public
figure such as a football player, SQA senator or
faculty member.
They stayed neutral and pinned down every
fact they could find and confirm.
The editorial board commends its reporters,
but regrets the situation.
Courtney Holbrook and Carey O'Neil
for the editorial board
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E-mail and letters from our readers
A special teams
coach necessary
Our football team des
perately needs a special
teams coach.
The football team has
consistently made mis
takes on special teams.
These turnovers and pen
alties make the game
much more difficult for
both the offense and
defense.
Although we certainly
have a lot of great talent
on special teams, I think a
dedicated special teams
coach would help our
team avoid costly mis
takes.
JACOB PARNELL
Junior, Perry
Biology
Four Loko drink
victim of attack
In response to Megan
Thornton ("Use your Judg
ment with Pour Loko,”
Nov. 29), I would like to
address two pressing mat
ters.
The first of which con
cerns her malicious attack
on the taste of Four Loko.
“Terrible” is such a
harsh word, and I can only
assume Thornton has not
had the pleasure of indulg
soundbUe
Can’t stand that girl who flicks her hair in
class?
Angry at pedestrians who cross at green
lights?
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ambrosial of the 10 flavors:
Lemon Lime. Besides,
taste is such a subjective
measurement.
One man’s trash is
another man’s treasure, I
suppose.
As for my other con
cern, Thornton mentions
the price of this economi
cal beverage to be "$2.50
for a pack of four.”
The cheapest I’ve found
them for is about $2.50 for
a single can —and that
was when I bought a
12-pack.
I think I speak for thou
sands when I request that
the location of this ultra
cheap Four Loko be
revealed.
After all, ’tis the season
for giving.
JOHN GERL
Junior, Atlanta
Psychology
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Sorority girls victims of stereotypes
Don’t let the letters fool you.
Or the rush dresses, the
oversized T-shirts, the leg
gings, the UOO Boots and the
Thursday night costumes. I might
be Greek, but I’m not a robot. I
possess a brain, a soul and—
believe it or not my own free will.
The fact of the matter, appear
ance-wise, is this: I like being com
fortable. The only clothing I got for
Christmas last year was loungewear
from Ann Taylor Loft (thanks,
Mom). I wore oversized T-shirts in
elementary school— when I was a
tomboy, and before I was shaded
by the umbreUa of Milledge Avenue
chic.
Although my sorostitute career
has taught me life lessons such as
how to run in heels on pavement
and how to And the redeeming
value in fashion designer Lily
Pulitzer, it has also taught me more
important life lessons.
I’m not just “paying for friends,”
as my skeptical, pre-rush, first-se
mester freshman self believed.
Sure, I’ve blossomed from my
“Goddamn Independent” cocoon
into a ftilly developed Greek but
terfly, but I’ve also grown as a stu
dent, a leader and a woman
thanks in large part to my sorority.
No pretty penny could compen
sate for the role my sorority has
played in my life.
Still, my Greek letters won’t tell
a stranger that. There seems to be
no escape from the judgments and
assumptions about Greeks by non-
Greeks. And, without a doubt, the
Personal identities are more than sexuality
The options for
Christians who
come out of the
closet as homosexuals are
shockingly scarce and
unfortunately drastic.
One group says, “You
were bom this way. If you
deny it, then you are
denying part of who you
are. Why would God
design you to be gay if he
didn’t want you to be
gay? Embrace it, then
we’ll be Mends.”
A counter group says,
“This is not true. You’re
believing a lie. You are in
sin. You are going to hell.
How can you not like
girls? We can’t hang out
anymore unless you suc
cessfully change. Reject
it, then we’ll be Mends.”
And those are the only
two vocal sides right now.
The problem with this
paradigm is both sides
hinge on homosexuality
being an identity issue
and lead to rejection by
one of the two camps.
And neither of the two
camps is flawless.
For those who say
homosexuality is against
the Bible so is looking
at pornography, getting
wasted and hating some
one.
We’ve all sinned and
fallen short of the glory of
God. When we stop Judg-
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ing others and focus our
attention on our own
flaws, perhaps our per
spective of gays will
change.
Instead of labeling the
queer community as a
dirty “them” that threat
ens to taint “our” perfec
tion, we might Instead
see we are all in need of
the same grace.
For those who say
abandon the faith, believ
ing in a God who only
does what you want him
to do would seem to
negate the authority of
God.
And saying a whole
book is wrong because
you disagree with one
paragraph takes a lot of
faith in that one para
graph being wrong.
The presence or lack of
a deity shouldn't depend
on whether or not you
like men or women or
both.
Jesus did not die on
the cross In order to bring
condemnation and guilt.
He said himself that he
came to bring freedom.
When a person feels safe
Our Staff
Melissa
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Greeks reciprocate.
To a GDI, a homegirl on the
Milledge bus wears Nike shorts and
a North Face, so she must be a
Natty-for-brains bimbo with an eat
ing disorder and a sexting problem.
To a Greek, that art student
with the ironic mustache must be
an apathetic, PBR-sipping hipster
who rolls his own cigarettes and
will never actually call himself a
hipster.
It seems everyone fits in some
where on the spectrum. Does any
one here not have a label slapped
across their back?
We all judge in some capacity.
Many Greeks, though, feel especial
ly victimized by how The Red &
Black “judges” them in its cover
age.
I hate to admit that, on occa
sion, I feel the same.
I have the utmost respect for
this newspaper, but its prodding at
the Greek community and what it
seems to see as a collective ignora
mus gets pretty old pretty fast.
Greek organizations do plenty of
good for the University and the
Athens community.
In short, we don’t all suck.
Hey, I got a 4.0 once! I have hip
ster friends! I understand sports!
But hey, Greeks: maybe we
enough to share his or
her sexuality with anoth
er person, there is free
dom in that. But that
freedom is quickly fol
lowed by that drastic
choice.
My sexuality is an
adjective as opposed to
an identity. I place my
identity in Christ, and I
am sexually attracted to
males. I've been this way
for as long as I can
remember.
When I came out of the
closet, I was pushed to
follow one of those
extreme paths that pits
nature versus nurture,
and determine the value
of my affliction on my
soul.
Frankly, I don’t know
how I got to be how I am,
and it doesn’t bother me.
I just am. I don’t politi
cize It, and up until now, I
haven’t drawn attention
to it.
It just is.
The fact that I find
males attractive is not
nearly as important or
glamorous to me as most
want to make It. I’d pre
fer talking about Jesus’s
life, the Tea Party or
Sarah Quinn’s latest
scathing cartoon.
Admittedly. I don’t fit one
of the chosen loud
extremes —and I’m
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should stop giving everyone a rea
son to think the way they do. Some
of the stereotypes, though frustrat
ing, are accurate.
Other stereotypes won’t disap
pear unless the small group of peo
ple who embody them change their
ways a bit.
Yeah, I’m Greek, but I don’t
understand why a paddle to the
bum brings brothers closer togeth
er. I’m Greek, but I think rush is a
horrible, outdated and shallow pro
cess. I don’t like being defined
within the Greek community based
on my affiliation.
Still, the pros, for the most of us
Greeks, outweigh the cons.
Of course, my sorority has done
quite a bit for my social life. That
change became especially obvious
as I spent freshman year in Church
Hall Brumby’s petite, awkward
second cousin, if you will.
More importantly, it has also
been an incredible source for men
torship, moral support and net
working.
My sorority has taught me les
sons in responsibility, grace and
self-awareness. Despite labeling me
as part of a group, it has first
and foremost helped me grow as
an individual.
Unfortunately, for the untrained
eye, the cons are still the easiest to
spot.
Melissa Buckman is a junior
from Alpharetta majoring in
publication management
and film studies
happy.
Therefore, I wish to
vocalize a third group
that says “gay” shouldn’t
be a forced identity
just as “adulterer” or
“thief” are not forced
identities.
It should be allowed
the freedom to be cm
adjective a person can
ascribe as an identity at
the degree that he or she
chooses.
Homosexuality is a
symbol —and we can
respond to it as we find
appropriate.
If you are a person
that experiences homo
sexuality, don’t feel forced
into an ascribed identity
based only on your sexu
ality. There’s much more
to you than that.
Be open about it, but
don’t feel that just
because you deal with
homosexuality, you have
to abandon your faith.
Look to your spMtual
advisers and examine all
sides of the situation
before leaving the church
forever.
The ultimate choice is
yours. Choose wisely.
Charles Hicks is a
sophomore from
Savannah majoring
in sociology and
anthropology
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