What do the periodicals Cannabis Culture and BusinessWeek have in common? Unfortunately, nothing. That is to say, they do not sell the latter in our university-run and state-subsidized bookstore.

On about a dozen occasions I have meandered into the bookstore to try to find the new copy of BusinessWeek, only to come up short time after time. A couple of times I inquired about the periodical's availability, and each time I was told that the bookstore must not have carried the magazine.

However, I can buy Cannabis Culture if I choose, bringing me important newsworthy stories like "How to turn leaf into potent green butter, in 10 easy steps" and "Can thermal imaging be used to obtain a search warrant?" Does the university administration know about this?

I am not arguing against the sale of Cannabis Culture; after all I do believe in freedom of speech. It is my opinion that a publication like BusinessWeek is more in line with the educational goals at an institution of "higher" learning. Pardon the pun.