Letters

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Let other voices be heard

By Letter to the Editor | June 15

Far-left democrats have recently been concerned with shutting down hate speech.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Freedom of speech is alive and well

By Leslie Norris Beetley | April 20

I'm pleased to see that freedom of speech is still alive and well Auburn.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Richard Spencer is a distraction

By Letter to the Editor | April 20

Richard Spencer, a leader in the alt-right movement who wants to speak on the Auburn University campus Tuesday night.

EDITORIAL: A spirit that is not afraid

By Editorial Board | Spring 2017 | April 19

We weren't sure what to expect from Richard Spencer's visit to campus. We hoped for the best but prepared for the worst.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Auburn demonstrated the fullness of its creed

By Darcy Corbitt-Hall | April 19

Tonight, the Auburn community demonstrated the fullness of its creed: it rose to "doing justly" with "a spirit that is not afraid."

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Letter to President Steven Leath from SCC

By Letter to the Editor | April 18

Congratulations on being unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees as Auburn University`s 19th president.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: You can't have inclusion without visibility

By Letter to the Editor | April 17

The significance of minorities being able to see and even meet their icons who they share a very special common identity with cannot be stressed enough.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Spencer shouldn't speak here

By Letter to the Editor | April 17

Congratulations to Auburn for courageously forbidding Mr. Spencer to speak on campus.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We shouldn't ignore Richard Spencer

By Letter to the Editor | April 14

Ignoring him allows him to give his lecture peacefully and without disruption, as if he were a normal intellectual deserving academic respect for his ideas.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: White 'supremacy' is not welcome in Auburn

By Letter to the Editor | April 14

Those who adhere to the convictions of white nationalistic thought suffer from some of the most deeply rooted ignorance found in our society today.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The word 'diversity' has been distorted

By Letter to the Editor | April 12

Over the last 20 years or so I’ve watched this movement for “diversity and inclusion” morph into something much different than advertised.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: "This manner of conducting searches aides and abets obfuscation”

By Letter to the Editor | April 10

Auburn University's Board of Trustees unanimously selected Leath after a six month national ‘search’ which provided little on how it was conducted.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Plainsman should boost students, not tear them down

By Letter to the Editor | April 5

I believe The Auburn Plainsman newspaper should be used to boost Auburn University students, not tear them down.

LETTER FROM IOWA STATE DAILY: Leath’s Iowa tenure up and down through the years

March 23

Editor's note: This letter was written by the Iowa State Daily’s editorial staff. Iowa State Daily is Iowa State University's student newspaper.

GUEST COLUMN: A letter from the BSU president regarding Black History Month

By Kayla Warner | Black Student Union President | February 1

Many people ask, "Why is there a Black History Month?" As many times as I have heard that question, I can still never understand why someone would ask it.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We must stand for the human rights of all

By Richard Penaskovic | February 1

We are called the “United States” because all our states are united in the belief that all are created equal and deserve equal treatment under the law regardless of religion, ethnicity or economic advantage.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump, Morality and Misinformation

January 30

On Nov. 7, thousands of Alabamians voted in their perceived self-interests and against their real self-interests as they have done so many times before.

GUEST VOICES: Remembering Jack Simms

November 10

Jack Simms was an Auburn journalism legend. The journalist and author, who was the original chairman of the journalism department, died Tuesday at the age of 89. Here, his friends, students and colleagues remember him.

LETTER FROM SGA: Get Involved

By SGA | October 24

Just as midterms are ending, SGA is starting to look to the next term of office for elected leadership in the executive and representative branches.

CAMP WAR EAGLE ISSUE| Letter to the editor from the SGA president

By Jesse Westerhouse | May 27

War Eagle! My name is Jesse Westerhouse and I have the incredible opportunity of serving the Auburn student body as SGA President this year.