2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the editor
Issue date: 3/28/08 Section: Opinion
For Katie
The loss of Katie Wood is, for me, the loss of one of my dearest friends and a guiding light in my life.
The profundity of the impact upon those she cared for and myself cannot be subdued by the evil actions of a sociopath.
As I reflect upon my achievements in one of the most important facets of my life, academics, I look to this individual, who is beyond reproach, as the one who enabled me to carry forth, bolstering my confidence and exhorting me to unlock my potential during a period when I was wallowing in self pity and loathing.
Much will be said about her overwhelming integrity, strength, and kindness by all who knew her, and this, being so brief, is but one testament to the power of a beautiful individual like Katie.
Rest in peace Katie, you will always reside in my heart, and I will forevermore cherish the experiences I shared with you. Vale mea pulcherrima amica, Vale.
Nicolas Moore
Senior
History/Classical Studies
Conspiracy theories misleading
I don't want to turn this into the sort of debacle that occurred last year when a swastika from a photo on Bikes Blues & Barbecue appeared on the cover page of The Traveler.
I'm fully aware that the photos or view of the writer or photographer do not necessarily reflect the views of the paper or the UA.
However, it doesn't make the university, specifically the schools of engineering and architecture, look very much like a place of learning and academic excellence when the paper shows an unusually large sign being held by a promoter that says, "Architects & Engineers Prove 9/11 was an Inside Job." I just wanted to make it clear that these beliefs are absolutely false.
The 9/11 conspiracies claim to be scientific and reasonable; however, careful examination proves that in most cases, the theories are neither.
I decided to go ahead and view the Web site about the photograph and browse through the "facts" that appeared on the sidebar. One bullet point intrigued me, "Traces of Thermite (used in demolition) found in iron in the rubble."
So I read the Web site's link and searched for a response to the article. The article I found explained the thermite presence by saying the sulfur and other components likely were present because of the fuel and the sulfur based drywall.
It also said that the marks on the steel that were claimed points of thermite charges were, in fact, cut from welders sifting through the debris.
It took less than .25 seconds, according to Google, to find a completely logical explanation that disproved the following sensational claim.
However, people might be repeating this type of trash for the rest of eternity because certain 9/11 proponents make it appear to be fact.
The sensational will always be more interesting than the accepted theories, but that doesn't always make it true.
Alex Ziegler
Junior
Biological Engineering
The loss of Katie Wood is, for me, the loss of one of my dearest friends and a guiding light in my life.
The profundity of the impact upon those she cared for and myself cannot be subdued by the evil actions of a sociopath.
As I reflect upon my achievements in one of the most important facets of my life, academics, I look to this individual, who is beyond reproach, as the one who enabled me to carry forth, bolstering my confidence and exhorting me to unlock my potential during a period when I was wallowing in self pity and loathing.
Much will be said about her overwhelming integrity, strength, and kindness by all who knew her, and this, being so brief, is but one testament to the power of a beautiful individual like Katie.
Rest in peace Katie, you will always reside in my heart, and I will forevermore cherish the experiences I shared with you. Vale mea pulcherrima amica, Vale.
Nicolas Moore
Senior
History/Classical Studies
Conspiracy theories misleading
I don't want to turn this into the sort of debacle that occurred last year when a swastika from a photo on Bikes Blues & Barbecue appeared on the cover page of The Traveler.
I'm fully aware that the photos or view of the writer or photographer do not necessarily reflect the views of the paper or the UA.
However, it doesn't make the university, specifically the schools of engineering and architecture, look very much like a place of learning and academic excellence when the paper shows an unusually large sign being held by a promoter that says, "Architects & Engineers Prove 9/11 was an Inside Job." I just wanted to make it clear that these beliefs are absolutely false.
The 9/11 conspiracies claim to be scientific and reasonable; however, careful examination proves that in most cases, the theories are neither.
I decided to go ahead and view the Web site about the photograph and browse through the "facts" that appeared on the sidebar. One bullet point intrigued me, "Traces of Thermite (used in demolition) found in iron in the rubble."
So I read the Web site's link and searched for a response to the article. The article I found explained the thermite presence by saying the sulfur and other components likely were present because of the fuel and the sulfur based drywall.
It also said that the marks on the steel that were claimed points of thermite charges were, in fact, cut from welders sifting through the debris.
It took less than .25 seconds, according to Google, to find a completely logical explanation that disproved the following sensational claim.
However, people might be repeating this type of trash for the rest of eternity because certain 9/11 proponents make it appear to be fact.
The sensational will always be more interesting than the accepted theories, but that doesn't always make it true.
Alex Ziegler
Junior
Biological Engineering
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