The Collegian has been listed on David Horowitz's Web site as one of the many university newspapers that have yet to run his ad on reparations to African Americans for slavery. I hope the editors of the Collegian recognize the value of offering a different (albeit dangerous) idea into the student forum.

It seems to me the true power of the press is in providing diverse views on significant issues, to throw them out into the public consciousness to either clash or find a comfortable spot. The very fact that it makes some uncomfortable should itself be evidence of the need to give voice to what appears to be a view shared by many. The feelings of some editors, such as Daniel Hernandez of Berkeley, seems to be that the voice of the press is not that of a diverse and vital public, but of themselves.

If we're to believe the popular press, it seems the liberal movement of the 1960s has displaced its enemies and itself become the status quo mindset. If this is indeed the case, it would be an interesting pastime to watch how it deals with the same dilemma faced by it's vanquished foes -- selective use of the "public vehicles" of free speech to promote only its own agenda. I can only hope that the students of Penn State have the benefit of an open-minded college press.