TO THE EDITOR:
The DTH printed an article last week about having only 98 black males among the class of nearly 4,000 this year. It seems to me those same voices ought to be celebrating an athletic program that does more to bring minority males to campus than any other campus program. On one hand, there are opinions such as Jay Smith’s in the Monday article “What are students actually cheering for this Thursday?” in which he criticizes athletics because he claims it brings to campus athletes who are unprepared for academics. On the other hand, there is criticism by the DTH for not bringing more minorities to campus.
These people simply can’t figure out what they should be outraged about. In addition, several of the football players never would have had the opportunity for a college education if it weren’t for their place on the team. Scholarships, academic opportunity and the chance to have the support of a full Kenan Stadium should instead be our professors’ and students’ main concern.
Bill Collette ’15
Communication studies
