TO THE EDITOR:
Apparently to get in the “Letters to the Editor” section you have to bash someone, so here it goes.
I was appalled when I read the article, “Ready to get embarrassed?” by Jonathan Jones. I dislike East Carolina University, but writing an article about how much better we are than them at sports and academics is ridiculous.
Yes, it may be more difficult to get into UNC than ECU and we may have better grades, but ECU is an accredited university nonetheless and deserves to be treated as one. Check your facts before saying that ECU can’t compete with any other ACC school.
In 2008, ECU beat Virginia Tech in the season opener. In 2010, they beat N.C. State University, who beat us. Each season, ECU has a big game against an ACC opponent, and if they don’t win, they put up a fight. We are already known as a pretentious school. Thanks for securing that label for us, Jonathan.
If The Daily Tar Heel wants to stop being trashed, they should stop publishing trashy articles.
Jonathan, before we claim we are “big-time,” we should get ranked and win some championships. And before you judge an entire city, you should probably go there.
Will Jackson
Freshman
Exercise and Sports Science
