To the Editor:
Last week, an article was printed in The Auburn Plainsman that was explosively controversial.
Some were offended, while some whole-heartedly agreed. To me, it was the most disappointing thing to happen during my time at Auburn outside of this year's basketball team.
First, I was disappointed that The Plainsman printed the article. Newspapers should not shy away from controversy. They should, however, shy away from glorified blog posts with the vernacular of a frustrated eight grader. What happened to real journalism? Commercialism, apparently.
Second, I was disappointed in the reaction to the article. All of the Greeks wearing exactly what Ms. Tsaltas had railed against in her piece was fine. But the posting of her Facebook picture and calling her names was not. Everyone seemed to successfully and collectively stoop to that which they abhorred.
Third, I was disappointed that yet another wedge has been driven between the Greeks and we independents. There's really no point for it. The Greek system is fun, and that's cool. Being independent is fine, too. Ms. Tsaltas is not, however, the voice of the independents, and unfortunately many took it that way. We all claim the Auburn way. I heard words like class, Southern charm, tradition, family...but saw no hint of it from this student body.
--Griffin Gulledge,
sophomore, philosophy
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