PREACHER SWAG
Published 2-12-1987
Worthen condemns column
The Daily News discontinued a controversial weekly column Monday after an installment viewed by many as anti-semetic. The following letter from University President John Worthen addresses the editorial board's decision.
To the Editor:
I write to express my appreciation to the editorial staff of The Daily News for the action taken regarding the "God and Country" column published in The Daily News on Monday, February 9. I believe I speak for the vast majority of the members of our university community and for friends off campus in condemning the content and vitriolic nature of the column. I deplore as well the decision that led to its printing. Such incitements to base motives are not in keeping with the ideals and goals to which Ball State University aspires.
I am very aware that the First Amendment protects free speech and freedom of the press, but these freedoms are not absolute. As a campus newspaper, you have the responsibility to exercise judgments about what is printed in The Daily News. The writer may hold whatever views he wishes, but The Daily News is not required to give him a forum to express those views.
It has been said that the only complete mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. My hope in writing this letter is that this experience will not turn out to be a complete mistake, either for the author of the column or for the individuals who staff The Daily News.
John Worthen
____________________
God and Country index and explanation
Culpepper Log [updated frequently]
Link Soup
morethings master
photo gallery index
MP3
sammy davis
little richard photos
buddy holly pictures
fats domino images
chuck berry pictures 01/
02/
03/
04/
05/
06/
07/
08/
09/
10/
11/
12/
01/
02/
03/
04/
05/
06/
07/
08/
09/
10/
11/
12/
01/02/
03/
04/
05/
06/
07/
08/
09/
10/
11/
12
01/
02/
03/
04/
05/
06/
07/
08/
09/
10/
11/
12/01/
02/
03/
04/
05/
06/
07/
08/
09/
10/
11/
12/08/
09/
10/
11/
12/
manchurian candidate pictures
24
lucille ball images james
blunt photos
clint eastwood pictures lena
horne images team
america pictures
robert mitchum photos
bruce springsteen pictures
mariah carey pictures
ann coulter photos
sissy spacek pictures
tanya tucker images
loretta lynn pictures
beatles pictures
white stripes pictures
andy griffith pictures
kill bill pictures
parliament funkadelic p-funk pictures
beverly hillbillies pictures
al
barger
frank zappa pictures
jerry lee lewis pictures
richard pryor photos
june carter johnny cash pictures
vic mackey shield pictures
macy gray pictures
james cagney images
elvis presley pictures
gwen stefani images
dolly parton pictures
devil whores pictures
tom petty photos
tori amos pictures
joaquin phoenix images
Quills movie images
peter lorre images
reese witherspoon pictures
flaming lips images rolling
stones photos
fiona apple images dr
strangelove pictures elvis
costello images
ray charles photos marx
brothers pictures
prince rogers nelson pictures blazing
saddles images
sinead o'connor images
eddie murphy photos all
in the family pictures
south park pictures homer
simpson images
bob dylan pictures elizabeth
taylor photos drawn
together images
saturday night live pictures hee
haw pictures james
brown images pete
townshend photos
tina turner pictures
dixie chicks photos
robert anton wilson images
guns n roses pictures
paula abdul pictures
jodie foster photos
borat
eminem
frank sinatra photos
van halen images