Letters

Contradiction arises in “˜natural’ double
standard

Although Andrew Jones’ opinion on the evolutionary
development of the “Slut/Stud system” sounds
convincing, its core argument doesn’t hold up against
scrutiny (“Sexual
double standard is natural,” Viewpoint, April 17). If the
goal of all men was to have sex with as many women as possible,
then why would they want to perpetuate this social standard which,
according to Jones, results in a lowered number of potential
partners? I doubt that the “˜typical drunk frat guy’
that calls a girl a slut is trying to encourage female selectivity
and thus advance the human race. Though I will not offer an
alternate suggestion as to the true origin of this double standard,
it is clear that perpetuating it stands only to hurt the
“˜typical’ college male cause defined by Jones.

Nicolas Jampol Fourth-year Business
economics

Latino voter project supports UCR
Chancellor

The Statewide Mobilization for the Appointment of a Latina/o UC
Riverside Chancellor supported a fair selection process to assure
Latinos were not excluded. The Daily Bruin in an editorial on
Friday, March 1, 2002 also supported the movement (“If
UC values diversity, it should hire Latino,” Viewpoint,
March 1). We believed a fair process would give Latinos a chance to
succeed. The appointment of Dr. Frances A. Córdova is a
recognition of her administrative skills and scholarly
achievements. This appointment crumbles the myth that there is a
lack of qualified Latino(a)s to hold one of the highest offices of
our University of California system.

We are looking forward to supporting Dr. Córdova in
implementing an agenda of excellence and diversity for the UCR
community.

Francisco Solá Chair, Riverside Latino Voter
Project

Organized students win regardless of online
voting

Voting online will not substantially affect Student
Empowerment!’s dominance of UCLA’s student government.
At UCSD, we have voted online for the past three years.

A slate appeared this year calling itself “Students
First!” that relied on the same political strategy of
UCLA’s Student Empowerment!: producing candidates from
powerful left-leaning campus clubs to garner votes from members of
those clubs. Students First! dominates our elections here
regardless of online voting.

Online voting does not amplify the Greek vote, which is the only
bloc of students with even a chance of unifying as strongly as the
left-leaning campus clubs. The results will be the same next
year. Whoever can organize students will dominate elections,
with or without online voting.

Daniel Watts Student UC San Diego