LETTER: Keep on writing Gabe and Aaron

Editor,

Have you ever been affected by genocide? By children being sold into prostitution? By spousal abuse? Or how about affirmative action, as Ricky Fielding asked in his letter to the editor published Oct. 2?

I was deeply disturbed and frankly, incensed by Mr. Fielding’s suggestion that only “issues important” to Cache Valley should be discussed in the newspaper. Are we not all a part of society? Doesn’t society exist beyond the campus of USU or the social circle of oneself?

Just because Mr. Fielding, or any of us, does not come into direct contact with a social issue such as affirmative action, child prostitution, or various other issues, does not mean it is not “important” to us.

Perhaps these social issues are “far-removed” from the community at USU, but more likely are just far-removed from one’s personal viewpoint and experiences in life. I suggest not only discussing issues pertinent in Cache Valley but statewide, countrywide and worldwide issues as well. Should we not discuss child prostitution because we do not directly see this while experiencing college life at USU? I am frightened at the idea that important issues as I’ve suggested and many others should not be discussed. Discussing issues is a way to instigate change … and change is often for the better.

I strongly encourage Gabe White and Aaron Law, the authors of the affirmative action articles, to keep discussing issues and not just the ones that are “topics for your most recent political science essay.”

Emily Cheney