Self-reporting arrests denies civil liberties

I am troubled by the administration’s recent ruling that students must “self-report” any arrest. Rodney Bennett, vice president for student affairs, is quoted as saying, “We think students in general will buy into the spirit of what we are trying to accomplish here.”

While Mr. Bennett does not elaborate on what the University is “trying to accomplish,” I do not support a policy that reduces my civil liberties. By this letter, I am requesting that the Student Government Association begin an immediate effort to have this policy repealed for all students of legal majority.

KATHLEEN McMANUS
Graduate Student, Gainesville,
Pharmacy

Campaigning not OK on gameday

The Bulldog Nation is an idea that, on gameday, nearly 100,000 of your closest friends come together to celebrate the Georgia Bulldogs. We are supposed to drop all of the things that divide us on campus and say “Go Dawgs!”

But I was disappointed by the complete disregard for that idea on Saturday as thousands of fans walked around with stickers declaring them to be McCain advocates.

As a Barack Obama supporter, I felt separated from these people and subsequently cheated from the gameday experience of being with a united Bulldog Nation. We are effectively divided when you throw politics into the mix, and I know several fights broke out over political issues. If I saw “Obama Dawg” stickers I would be complaining in the same way right now. This is not about who I support, but when to support.

I ask that such stickers be put away come Saturday. I understand political lines don’t draw friendship lines, but having a sticker like this says you will argue politics just as quickly as you will your Georgia Bulldogs should I speak to you.

That’s just something I don’t want to get into on gameday.

KENNY MOORE
Junior, Augusta
Geography

Bulldogs should hold heads high

I was pretty disappointed by the Bulldogs’ performance Saturday night, but then again, who wearing black wasn’t? At about the middle of the fourth quarter I turned to my roommate and suggested we start to head home.

He looked back at me and told me to go, and he’d meet up with me later. I asked him why he would stay to watch the last few minutes of one of the most painful times I’ve had in Sanford. He turned and said, “I only get a limited number of times I can come in here, and if they [pointing to the team] have to sit through it, then so do I.” It made sense.

Just then, when the score was 34-17, I heard the “It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog” chant coming from our student section. Let’s keep our heads held high, Bulldogs. Let’s finish out the season, and maybe we’ll see them again in December.

ROBERT MASINO
Junior, Grayson
Finance and Pre-law