A new high

I have to vehemently disagree with Ty Johnson’s opinion in his Tuesday column on Coach Lowe’s actions after the basketball game at Georgia Tech Saturday. Now, let me first say that I do not condone the lackluster play of the basketball team that I have been forced to watch under Lowe’s leadership. Part of my displeasure is due to Lowe’s nonchalant style in response to bad calls by ACC refs. This past weekend, Coach Lowe finally made sure that the referees knew of his displeasure; all he received in response is backlash from Mr. Johnson.

I would like to point out a few flaws in Johnson’s argument. First of all, you need to get your facts straight; Javier Gonzalez was benched for disciplinary reasons for on- and off-court behavior, not just because Lowe didn’t want to play him. Secondly, I don’t know what team you have been watching, but Tracy Smith is clearly the team’s playmaker, not Gonzalez.

Smith is the only one on this squad that will have a sniff at All-ACC. Finally, if you would have watched the game you would have noticed that Lowe wasn’t upset over the supposed foul on Mays, but rather how Tracy Smith was getting hacked under the basket on the rebound.

Next time you want to bash Lowe for something, make sure you have your facts straight. Now all we need is some of Lowe’s feistiness to rub off on the rest of the team to hopefully right this sinking ship.

Justin Stiller

junior, sport management

Rhoades message was inspirational

I really enjoyed Chad Rhoades article in the Viewpoint section of Tuesday’s Technician on taking the bull by the horns. It was very inspirational to me and I am glad you printed it. How true is it that the one thing we are sure to hear everyday is complaining?

I wish that this was not so, but the reality is that our culture is a me-centered, fast food, non-courteous society full of complaining and arguing. It gives people a reality check when an article like that is printed. Hardships make us into the people we are meant to be. You cannot be a virtuous person without pain, fear and suffering because you must learn to overcome these obstacles; take the bull by the horns, to rise above.

Thanks so much for doing what you do best! I love reading the paper every day; your insights and little words of wisdom are very helpful.

Mandi Harding

freshman, English

Disappointing coverage of campus lecture

I was disappointed with Laura Wilkinson’s coverage of the Near-Death Lecture in Tuesday’s issue. Like most who walked past on Monday, the hearse parked in the Brickyard intrigued me. I did not have the opportunity to attend the lecture on Monday evening, so I was glad to see that a reporter from Technician was present — except that it seems she wasn’t. The account of the event lacked a synopsis of the talk and failed to include critical commentary that I could later pass off as my own with friends, to pretend that I went. “Near-Death and the Afterlife” was commemorated in print by student quotations and unsatisfying anecdotes. In authoritative journalism (or biology essays), quote sawdust is usually unacceptable. Laura Wilkinson seems to be a talented writer. I wish that she had put more effort into reporting.

Nyssa Collins

freshman, management