Letters

Thursday, October 15, 1998

Letters

Errors mislead readers

I cannot believe the scope of the errors in the published
version of my piece "Anderson mismanages resources" (Viewpoint,
Oct. 9, 1998). Someone misedited the first paragraph, giving the
impression that I am in, and was referring to, the Anderson
Graduate School of Management. Then, the headline mistakenly took
up this idea, leading any reader from the School of Public Policy
and Social Research (SPPSR), if, as I doubt, any happened to be on
campus Friday, to believe that the article was irrelevant to
them.

I would hope that the editorial staff of The Bruin would know
what schools exist on this campus, and that Anderson is across
campus from SPPSR. I drew a parallel to point out that we are both
professional schools, but in different situations. Instead, readers
were probably wondering why I don’t know where my school is.

The removal of my reference to the "this space still available"
SPPSR must reflect a lack of understanding that this was satirical
– we’re not named after a patron yet, but are clearly headed in a
"for sale" direction – get it? That this reference was removed and
then twisted into a confounding of the two schools is
inexcusable.

This certainly does not encourage one to contribute to your
publication in the future.

Please ensure in the future that editors do not completely miss
the meaning of what they publish.

D. Gregg Doyle

Doctoral student

Department of Urban Planning

(Unnamed) School of Public Policy and Social Research

The Name is McNown

I was caught by complete surprise when I found an article on
Monday’s sports page declaring a UCLA football victory despite
"McNone." I didn’t know whether to laugh or choke when I read some
writer telling me that Cade McNown "has been weak for several
games."

I was actually looking forward to reading the newspaper on
Monday, coming off of the great victory in Arizona. Second in the
nation! Wow! Fourteen straight victories! Wow.

Why was I reading an article criticizing our most valuable
player at a time like this?! Yes, he had a below-average game, but
to read that he "has not put up stellar numbers against anyone"
since the Cotton Bowl was too much.

Did somebody give this guy directions to the Coliseum instead of
the Rose Bowl for the past few weeks?

McNown has carried this team on his back and has placed us in
contention for the national championship. When was the last time
that has happened? The guy threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns
vs. Texas this year, with the Bruins running the ball 11 more times
than they passed the ball!

That’s "stellar."

The guy passed for 315 yards in his next game vs. Houston.
That’s "stellar." Yes, so "stellar" that he became the only player
in UCLA history to pass for over 300 yards in back-to-back
games.

Look, if you wanted to write some "provocative" article about
UCLA football, maybe you should have written about the player who
wasn’t on the field, not the team’s best player.

The name is McNown, learn it well.

Philip Tahtakran

Fifth-year

Biology

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