Ignoring TNE might not earse anything...

But it will give it a hell of a lot less press. Lee, I am pretty sure you are happy about their newsletter. Not because it shines a light on something that needs awareness, but because you needed something to write about.

Racism is something that will never be tolerated in most circles, but it will also never go away. Writing about what a racist said is either to tell the world, "you see, I'm not a bad guy, I'll fight for your shortcomings with word." To me, it seems very selfish.

And who gives a shit if Tim Hardaway is uncomfortable around gays? Who gives a shit if a frat house feels that gays are bad? As long as they aren't acting out through violence of some kind, then it affects nobody. Then again, I guess you wouldn't have something to write about, so it does affect you.

"Are they one person's rantings or the unspoken attitudes of society at large?"

This is not the most important question, like you say it is. In fact, if it weren't for the DN, a select few would have known about this in the first place. The fact you guys chose it to be a story, created the story.

Jeff Keller, author of "Attitude is Everything," says that one of the best ways to change attitudes into action is to associate with others who share your attitudes.

The members of TNE are certainly doing that and, if unchecked, these anonymous attitudes towards women, gays and other minorities are going to translate into open attitudes and eventually actions.

So, what you are saying is that if their article had been ignored, then their attitudes couldn't have been associated with others?

We need to move out of our false sense of comfort. Despite what admissions advertising would have us believe, our campus is not a safe-haven of diversity and free thought.

Ha, so the only way to have free thought is to abolish those who think differently than Lee? I don't agree with what TNE said, but listen to yourself.

There is nothing you can do about it. There will always be people who think differently, or ignorantly as you may label it. Call it chemical makeup. We get past it.