TO THE EDITOR:
I ask myself and now I ask you: Why the continued speculation/insinuation about Drama 160 and Drama department admissions? The Daily Tar Heel has questioned members of the DDA faculty and the Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education regarding the number of student athletes in Drama 160 and all answer that there is nothing untoward about the enrollment.
There is no agreement between the DDA and any other entity on campus about how and to whom the class will be taught.
While much of the discussion in your pages on athletic/academic issues has been thought provoking, the prolonged “discourse” about Drama 160 seems intended only to provoke. The comments following the article demonstrate that not only are your readers tired of the topic but that there are misperceptions about the nature of the course and aspects of the department.
Your unremitting pursuit of finding something amiss with Drama 160 will continue to net you nothing. There is, however real news on campus — I know I would appreciate reading it in your paper.
McKay Coble
Distinguished professor
dramatic art