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...writing in response to your decision to print the letter by G. Brent McGuire that ran in The Crimson ("Ho, Perspective Are Hypocritical," Nov. 2, 1994), and to warn you to stop prostituting yourselves for the sake of controversy...
McGuire's argument is that even though Perspective editor Derek He was "OSTENSIBLY" criticizing the Philippine Forum for argument's sake, he is really prejudiced against Filipino culture and that Perspective is implicated in his insensitivity. While I expect such idiotic opinions from McGuire and the rest of the Peninsula gang. I had thought that the Crimson would know better than to actually print them...
Saturday: Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima visits a shrine to pray for victory -- to no avail. Lions maul his team 11-0. Sunday: Series evened with a 1-0 squeaker, thanks to fine pitching by Hiromi Makihara. Tuesday: Giants win in freezing weather. Fans guzzle 3,000 bottles of hot sake to keep warm. Wednesday: A 12-inning thriller. Lions win 6-5. Series tied. Thursday: Grand- slam homer by Giants pinch hitter Koichi Ogata, left, helps clinch a 9-3 victory. Saturday: Giants win 3-1 and clinch the Series for the 18th time...
Sometimes the script is just plain cheesy. Alderaan is depicted as a hippie commune where hunting is forbidden unless ecologically appropriate. For goodness sake, no matter what kind of a threat the Empire is, the people of Alderaan would never dream of taking up arms to defend themselves. Is it a wonder, with this PC weirdness, that Leia joined the rebel alliance? They don't do her character any favors either, but at least the script makes clear all the ambiguities between her and Luke and Han which were so baffling to me as a child...
...professor on the committee said that she would like to see students "learn for the sake of learning" and not worry so much about grades...