Well, it’s that point in the semester where I’ve decided I need a vacay. Bad. A columnist not turning columns in has to be a No. 1 on my top ten list of “Things I Hate About Being the Viewpoints Editor.” Other things make the list, but they’re not as appropriate to put on the blog. Har har, since when has The Daily Gamecock had issues with appropriateness? Just kidding guys, just kidding.
I’m tired of lame letters to the editor that complain about the liberalness of our paper. Um, excuse me? Perhaps because we have a slightly more open-minded vision than the rest of the student body … but we’re not all liberals up here. Trust me. Besides, have you READ Viewpoints? Sometimes, it almost pains me to think of the letters to the editor I’ll receive after one of my conservative columnists goes off on ANOTHER Iraq/political rant.
Only, speaking as a slightly liberal person, I adore those very same columnists. The reason? They’re making people think with their comments. They’re USING their voices to try to CHANGE something. Unlike the people writing grammatically incorrect letters to the editor that don’t really have opinions other than “This person sucks. Their opinion is wrong.” Argh.
Other than that … got to love being an editor! Can’t you just tell?
Viewpoints, out.
-- Viewpoints
Alexis Arnone, Viewpoints editor
“If I had to choose between her or the sun, I’d be one nocturnal son of a gun.”
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