TO THE EDITOR:
In response to the opinion written by Cristobal Palmer in Monday's paper ("Speak as you will, but don't go about silencing others," Oct. 11), I have to agree that I love my right to free speech and thank God that I have it.
However there is a fine line between free speech and what is tasteful to our community.
Whereas I agree that it is completely your right and any other person's right to write curse words and phallic symbols in the Pit as was done last week, there are acceptable and unacceptable ways to get your message across whatever it might be.
And to the best of my knowledge, chalking is already against school policy.
Offending people is not the right way to bring awareness to your organization or your cause.
Although I realize I have no right to tell you, Mr. Palmer, or any other person on campus, what you can and cannot say - or what you can and cannot do - there are ways to get your point across without degrading others and offending the majority of people on campus.
I, for one, was offended by what I saw in the Pit on Friday - not because of the group that did it - but because it could be seen by children walking through the campus or prospective students visiting with their parents.
Just because I was offended does not mean I'm going to go in the pit and write anti-gay statements as you suggest, because I don't believe in degrading others.
