Hopefully the committee and student body will see that beyond the good intentions of the proposal, it is just another requirement to pile on students without reason.

Editor: Dean Robert Newman's response ("Lenowitz's claims about mural inaccurate and unprofessional," Oct. 9) to my letter regarding the tile mural in the entry hall of the Tanner Humanities Building chastises...

We are so pampered in this country that the common sentiment has unfortunately become that we are owed all good things.

Attack ads allow you to know of not only the good decisions made by a candidate, but also the bad decisions made by his opponent, and as such are necessary in making an informed vote.

If UTA is not willing to consider the rack system, then it should at least increase the frequency of trains during peak hours for the University line.

Take action right away so Utah will not only be the state with the best law for protecting identities, but also the state with the lowest rate of identity theft.

Are we a nation that preys on slander and cheers on a candidate who defames his or her opponent? Or are we a nation that exalts virtue and grace?

Shelters such as the Humane Society are overrun by cats, so we don't need any more kittens being born. If you like to see quails, finches, black-capped chickadees, towees and hummingbirds in your bird feeders, keep your cats indoors.

I'm surprised that Hoffman, as a student representative, was unable to form a reasonable defense.

Her performance in the Oct. 2 debate was illuminating, for it demonstrated clearly her contempt for the average thinking American who won't settle for vague platitudes and semi-erotic winking and colloquialisms like "doggone" and "darn."