vision2020
Re: (Fwd) APC News Wire
Ah, but the point was that the story was so absurd that you ought to have
been skeptical -- particularly when it reflected the apparent bias of the
source.
dale goble
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Amy VanHoover wrote:
> I too like the Washington Times. Yes, Briana, they do report! I
> think it's quite a difference to see that each of their stories was
> written by a STAFF REPORTER. Imagine that!
>
> Sue, you cannot say that we shouldn't believe a story just because it
> came from the Washington Times. To do so is short-sighted.
>
> I didn't forward the APC News Wire story to be criticized. I thought
> that perhaps someone else, like Ron, would comment on it. I really
> appreciate his taking the time to research the story. Thanks a lot
> for giving the Moscow list server subscribers (including myself) the
> information!
>
> Amy VanHoover
> > Not that they need me to come to their defense, but as a longtime
> > subscriber to the Washington Times National Weekly Edition, the WA
> > Times is biased, yes. Liars, absolutely not. They do this
> > old-fashioned thing called reporting. Instead of waiting for the news to
> > come to them on a listserver, for example.
> >
> > Briana
> >
> > Sue Hovey <suehovey@moscow.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > When one reads a story such as this, particularly from the Washington
> > > Times, one has good reason to have a healthy suspicion that it may
> > not be
> > > true.
> > >
> > > Sue Hovey
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: Amy VanHoover <hine9441@uidaho.edu>
> > > > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > > > Subject: (Fwd) APC News Wire
> > > > Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 6:56 PM
> > > >
> > > > I thought this was interesting. Hope nobody gets offended-
> > > > Amy VanHoover
> > > > *************************************************
> > > > WHEN THE INMATES RUN THE ASYLUM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Just when you think that examples of hysterical
> > > > levels of political correctness on college campuses
> > > > couldn’t get more ridiculous, along comes another.
> > > >
> > > > The Washington Times reported Monday that Arizona
> > > > State University has fired Professor Jared Sakren,
> > > > the head of their acting program, for using a
> > > > "classical" approach to teaching Shakespeare.
> > > >
> > > > The ASU Theatre Department wanted Sakren to either
> > > > change the ending of the plays or "reinterpret" the
> > > > texts if he insisted on including "offensive, sexist
> > > > and Eurocentric" selections such as Shakespeare,
> > > > Aeschylus, Chekhov and Ibsen.
> > > >
> > > > Well, the feminists who were upset can rest easy now
> > > > because Sakren is gone (although the lawsuit he’s
> > > > filed against the school and some faculty members
> > > > may still loom). And no one will have to be
> > > > subjected to the offensive original versions of
> > > > William Shakespeare’s plays. Instead, the theater
> > > > department is enlightening the campus with "Betty
> > > > the Yeti: An Eco-Fable." According to the Times,
> > > > it’s a "story of a logger who has sex with a
> > > > sasquatch and is transformed into an
> > > > environmentalist." And what’s the relevance of this
> > > > play? Some suspect it may be the true life story of
> > > > Al Gore!
> > > >
> > > > ACTION TO TAKE: (1) Call Bonnie Eckard, ASU Theatre
> > > > Department "Chair" (and quite possibly one of the
> > > > offended feminists): 602-965-5359. Tell her you’re
> > > > sick and tired of colleges indoctrinating our kids
> > > > with this type of radical revolutionary nonsense and
> > > > insist that common sense and classic literature be
> > > > returned to curriculums.
> > > >
> > > > Amy VanHoover
> > > > http://www.uidaho.edu/~hine9441
> > >
> > >
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>
> Amy VanHoover
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