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Show Chronicle Wednesday, December 7, 1988 - Page Eight and wasteful" for "a number of reasons," then proceeded to briefly outline two of those reasons. The first concern seemed to be that the terminals would ineffectively duplicate services already rendered by the Chronicle. It is certainly true that Chronicle informaEditor. tion is effective, but to assume that every student not In regard to the photo essay Wednesday, Nov. 30, on only reads, but also saves the paper each day, is proba"Ordinary People, Photography and Philosophy," I rec- bly incorrect No one medium can really be efficient in ognized the photography as photographs, out where reaching every student every day. Considering the was the philosophy? Philosophy is the practice of dynamic nature of campus activities, public access terminals provide an excellent supplement to printed applying critical thinking, not critical opinion. The photographs were nice in themselves, however, material. the autnor of the article might be wise to acquaint himThe second area of concern was that 24,000 students self with the Nietzschean notion concerning style. and three terminals provide an unacceptable ratio of "'Giving style' to one's character- -a rare and great art! It potential users to medium. Certainly, if the great volis exercised by those who see all strengths and weak- ume of use envisioned in your editorial occurs, the syssuccess and nesses of their own natures and then comprehend tem will be considered them in the artistic plan until everything appears as art more terminals would be addea to accommodate the and reason and even weakness delights the eye." In lay- students. Realistically, we predict that the use will be man's terms, there is only one Hunter S. Thompson high, but not to the excessive extent of your concerns. and even his "style" is a trifle apathetic. This initial placement of public access tenninals is an It appears that the author woke up on the misanopportunity to offer service to students while creating . thropic side of the bed. After slarnming into various income for ASUU. unidentified beings, he salutes what he calls the "elite" alternative suggestions for the use of Finally, your few who are wortny of the evaluation of being considfunds appropriated for the public access terminals are ered to "fine art photography." Do I sense another sar- worthy and laudable. It is not difficult to find organizacasm? Come on guys! I know you both have talent, tions and individuals whose causes and circumstances don't smear it with a shitty attitude. At least try and merit support. However, it should be noted that spendmaintain an authentic relationship with your camera. ing money for information dissemination is an ongoing Perhaps if a "painstaking" effort was directed toward responsibility of ASUU. If there are more efficient and the art of revealing the "subject's soul," it might have effective ways of accomplishing this, they should be considered. been captured on film. Public Access Systems welcomes inquiries from the Authentic relationship with camera essential Chronicle and other responsible parties. Janine Chase Student of philosophy and journalism Students can't receive all info from 'Chronicle1 Editor: have noticed with interest the recent coverage and commentary afforded to the ASUU decision to place public access terminals in several campus locations. While the reporting has been-verfair and complete, the editorial on Nov. 18 seemed to be based more We y on emotion than on fact. The editorial stated that the terminals were "inane " , Ron Zarbock Public Access Systems G reeks ' charitable acts ignored by 'Chronicle' Editor: It has become apparent to me that the Chronicle is not capable of objectively covering campus news and has no interest in printing anything positive about the Greek system. I read endless stories devoted to the premise that the Greeks are elitist (a topic that is seem- - fM SO DEPRESS, DO- C- MBOOT U5THB TO US MOOBWTES ANYMORE!' ingly unsolvable due to the fact that each letter is unfounded, biased, and has no justifiable point). I'm also getting sick of articles on rapes and date rapes, both local and out of state, that allude to fraternig ty involvement. Why doesn't the Chronicle print Greek the about system? positive The community service work and the fundraising efforts of the Greek system, particularly this year, have been enormous. The Sigma Chi house raised $10,000 for charity during its "Derby Days." Kappa Kappa Gamma fixes breakfast for underpriveleged children on a weekly basis. - Two weeks ago, unless you didn't attend the Utah vs. BYU football game, you would have learned that Pi Kappa Alpha raised $15,250 for Primary Children's Hospital by running the game ball 48 miles from BYU to Rice Stadium. This was the largest charitable fundraiser by a student organization in the history of this institution. Oh, what am I thinking? A topic like a massive fundraising effort by the most active and influential group on campus couldn't possibly be as newse worthy as a pictorial on "Ordinary People" any-tnin- . two-pag- (Nov. 30). The Chronicle needs to investigate some of the worthwhile work being done, not only by Greeks, but other groups as well. A lot of people are getting sick and tired of reading the same worthless dribble you print, day in and day out, in your newspaper. 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