Long live the Reformed Church of Kris Kringle! In response to Adreana Rickett’s letter, I am brought close to tears due to her blatant and merciless intolerance toward my church. My congregants and I, of the Reformed Church of Kringle, have been desperately attempting to spread the gospel of the Great White Beard, colloquially known as Santa Claus.

Meaning of Christmas in Christ, not in Santa Claus In response to Megan Otto’s article “The commercialized culture of Christmas,” I have a few things to say. I do not know Megan’s religious background and this is not intended to be a preachy response to an eye-opening article, but Megan’s response to the commercialization of Christmas was very troubling.

Words of encouragement for departed football coach Dear Mr. [Willie] Martinez, While many of my friends and peers seem to be reveling in your dismissal, I offer you words of encouragement. I am sad that it didn’t work out between you and the UGA fan base, but I know that this means you are on your way to bigger and better things.

‘A bad week’ should not erase a ‘good semester’ In my 13 years as president, I have responded rarely to what are fairly regular articles about me and my decisions. I have great respect for the students at the University and especially for those who work at The Red & Black, and this has been a positive semester for the most part.

An ode to a fallen football star, Bacarri Rambo All for the game, you busted yo head, Sacrificed for the glory of the black and red Now they gotcha lying in the hospital bed. You did it for the team, not for the fame, But ya got the whole stadium chantin’ ya name As you sent them Tigers on a walk of shame Stallone got nothin’ on our boy Rambo Cause he’s the star of our defensive show.

On behalf of ourselves and the organizations that we represent, we strongly condemn the anti-Semitism in [Thursday's] editorial cartoon. In the cartoon, there are three clear anti-Semitic overtones: the use of a stereotypical Jewish name in “Checkpoint Chaim”, the placement of the Jewish star on the Israeli soldier’s helmet and the suggestion that Jews care most about saving money in the caption.

Column about military ‘wrong,’ ‘downright insulting’ While the Red and Black has published its fair share of material that has rubbed me the wrong way since I arrived at UGA in 2005, I found Caitlin Byrnes’ opinion piece in Wednesday’s edition to be one of the most patronizing and condescending that I have had the misfortune of reading.

I recently did a Google Search for Chi Phi and came upon this scholastic version of the Onion that you market as a school newspaper.

Senators say SGA serves its students

In response to Josh Weiss’s column, “Student Government is Ineffective,” we wish to analyze the effectiveness of this organization from an insider’s perspective. Both of us have been involved in SGA since our freshman year and have seen administrations come and go, and we can honestly say that this organization has evolved over the past few years.

I read the article on singer-songwriter Wesley Cook and wanted to comment that Cook stands out in a town full of musicians. The reason is because he is someone who is truly saying something. There are some true artists that pass through and come out of Athens, and Wesley is one of them.