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[ Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 ]

Letter to the Editor
One opinion should not take away from Thon

This is dedicated to every greek who is mad about someone's opinion. Wait - one person's opinion. That's what writers do -- they voice their opinions on matters. Families love every individual who participates in Thon because it affects them directly and they know how much Thon truly means. For you to attack a naive person because he has not witnessed the effect that we have on the families of Thon only makes you as bad as the person writing the column. If a family member wrote that, then you would have the right to be mad. Thon was awesome; do not take away from that because some writer published his own thoughts. And if you ask me, lashing out at people for writing words in a dumb newspaper is not for the kids.

I love Thon and I spent countless hours not only canning for the kids, but I was also on a morale committee this year. I had one of the most amazing weekends of my life and my lasting jubilance has carried over until now. Thon is supposed to be one of the best events here at Penn State. I do not know how you people are going to let one of the most fun and memorable events be ruined by a newspaper column. So if you plan on writing to the Collegian and telling them that they and Chris are wrong for publishing this column, go ahead. Tell them that they should never publish such an outlandish person's opinion the day after Thon. But while you're at it, if you're Christian, write to every atheist and tell he or she that they are absolutely repulsive for their beliefs. Tell Jews that the Messiah has come and gone, and Buddhists that they are wasting their time. The point is people have different opinions and that's what makes society. We are the greeks of Penn State and should be the first to accept the differences people have and the different outlooks people possess.

Kenneth Ludlum
freshman - crime, law and justice
 



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