After reading Dr. Phelps’ editorial a few weeks ago, I will admit it made me upset. However, I know freedom of the press allows him to express his opinions, however controversial they may be. At the same time, I wonder what the response would have been if the article would have been about Mohammed or Budda. I have a feeling it would have quickly been condemned by a far greater majority of Collegian readers. We make sure not to connect Islam with violence, but it’s ok to blame Jesus for the 9/11 attacks, even if it is in “good humor”? Seems to me there just might be a double standard of “tolerance” in our society today.

Luke PermanJr. Range Sciencemyactwas28@yahoo.com

(I am currently deployed with my National Guard unit, and it is standard operation procedures not to say where I am at. Feel free to use my email address though.)

To Whom It May Concern,

This time each semester, I look up at my bookshelf and see 3 or 4 books that I have never seen before. Oh yeah, now I remember, I have seen them before- when I paid $95 for it at the beginning of the semester. I know that within a few weeks, I will get a less-than-profitable return on my investment when the entreprenuers at the bookstore steal, I mean, buy them back. It really isn’t all their fault though. If I had actually *used* the books, I might feel different. However, it seems I always end up buying several expensive textbooks, only to have the course instructor totally ignore the book the whole semester. For example, this semester I spent about $250 on books. I know there are a great many students who pay much more than that. On average, I spend less than one hour each week with my nose in them, and I manage to keep an above-average GPA. Why require already-broke college students to buy expensive books, only to have us get squat when we sell them back?

Luke Perman131 Binnewies688-3375SophomoreRange Science