In response to yesterday’s wonderful piece of libel written by Scott Moore, I would like to say thank you for teaching me such a wonderful lesson in plagiarism. I feel like N.C. State’s English Department is doing a wonderful job in educating everyone on such issues.  

However, I would like to point out that if the author of that rant actually paid attention to what happens on campus, he would know I got the idea of my tradition from regattas I’ve attended and the recent track meet held on our own Paul Derr Track. It’s true that your event was pitched last semester, but I was not on Student Government then and didn’t know about it until a month ago.  

On the subject of plagiarism, maybe Moore would like to point out that the team he’s on for Student Body President is doing nothing more than recycling unoriginal campaign ideas we see every year, along with other candidates following the same path. Isn’t there something about a pot calling the kettle black? Then again, what do I know?  

All I do is steal everyone else’s ideas. Maybe if all of us in Student Government effectively advertised to all students like I had hoped, your event would have more coverage. Next time, address me to my face if you have a problem. Don’t try to use negative publicity about me and flatter yourself into thinking I took your idea. There’s a lesson you could learn from Carly Simon.

Alex Grindstaff

junior, biological sciences