Rowe knows sexI’m a freshman at N.C. State, and I have to say that your column “A Society without Sex,” [Thursday, Todd Rowe] is very intriguing. I just wanted to let you know I enjoyed reading it, and I wish some of your coworkers would think outside the box a little more like you do. Sex has become a major stumbling block to our nation’s critical thinking skills as well as its consciousness. Thank you for writing the column. Keep up the good work.
Stephen PierceFreshman, Polymer and Color Chemistry
Rowe has a lot to learnI beg to differ with Todd Rowe on some of his opinions about “A Society Without Sex” [Thursday, Todd Rowe] and his comparisons to our founding fathers. Ben Franklin died of STD complications at the age of 83. He was commonly known for enjoying the “whoring and drinking,” as he himself put it. Thomas Jefferson fathered many illegitimate children. To say that some of the greatest men in our country’s history did not think about sex is not only false, but nearly the exact opposite of what Todd states. Sex has always been a major part of any society. It has always been here and will never leave.
Adam KincaidFreshman, First Year College
College Dems’ offer to RepsThank you for finding our error and for making us aware of it. Please take into consideration that we wrote that column in the wee hours of the morning after much grueling campaign work (I was an intern with Congressman Brad Miller, and Drew ran the Wake County Democratic Party’s GOTV), and I apologize personally for any misrepresentation of fact. I do feel that Ms. Farrell’s further derogation of our piece is out of line, however. She later commented in her letter that our column was “misrepresentation-stuffed,” and I would appreciate it if she would substantiate that claim. I would also like to reiterate (in response to her statement regarding free markets) that the College Democrats’ cordial challenge to a political debate, which the College Republicans have shirked repeatedly, is still very much on the table.
Andrew J. BatesSophomore, Political Science
Free means freeThis is in response to the complaint about ROTC’s painting of the Free Expression Tunnel. First it’s the “Free Expression Tunnel” not “The Free-Expression-unless-the-College-Democrats-and-Republicans-paint-something-that-they-think-is-important Tunnel.” As far as the amount of time and money you spent, considering that only a small fraction of the campus community actually uses the tunnel on any given day, don’t you think your time and money would have been better spent on what you yourselves suggested — campaigns and fliers? Fliers could have been used to reach far more people than the walls of the tunnel. As far as your “informing the student body,” if you painted the tunnel Monday night, few people would see it before Tuesday morning, and by then anyone who didn’t realize it was election day probably wasn’t going to be persuaded to vote because you spent so much of your precious time and money painting the tunnel walls. Finally, please consult a calendar. Veteran’s Day is Nov. 11. It is Nov. 11 every year. If you had actually read what the Marine ROTC members had painted, you’d realize that the messages were about the Marine Corps’ Birthday on Nov. 10. Eventually these messages will be painted over as well, but unlike you, the Marines won’t whine about it. John M. McAllisterSenior, Fisheries and Wildlife SciencesFormer Active Duty Marine
