Letters: Learn to speel, Elderly an inspiration, Thrilled by recognition and more!
Martlet offends elderly, while typos and mistakes abound
Regarding your front page article of last issue regarding older students at UVic, in particular 88-year-old Thelma Fayle.
It occurs to me that the clearly very capable Ms. Fayle could be profitably invited to “persue” typos in your cutlines (assuming, that is, you didn’t offend her too much by calling her an “old dog” in the headline).
Robert Moyes UVic alumni
Elderly students an inspiration
Congratulations Thelma, Arnold and Denis. I am so proud of you for fulfilling your dreams. You are an inspiration to future generations. Dreams do come true. From the daughter of a former Griffintowner: Maurice O’Connell.
Denis Delaney Community member
Thrilled by recognition
Re: “University 101 helps old dogs teach themselves new tricks”
My mother Dorothy was one of the younger siblings who Aunt Thelma dropped out of school all those years ago to support.
Life was not easy in those days, but she did a terrific job of parenting her younger siblings when she herself should have been parented. I am absolutely thrilled that this gregarious old woman whom I have loved for years is having so much fun exercising and expanding her already colourful and expansive mind.
Steve Henderson Community member
Hutterites are still around
Re: “We’re having sex, not babies”
Your article says: “Long gone are the days of the Hutterites” but that makes very little sense, as the Hutterites still exist and still have very strong growth rates.
Hutterite women tend to get married at around 25 now instead of 18, and still have three to five children on average.
The Hutterites living on colonies are still growing, although they have reached the size where they are splitting into sub-groups and in some cases colonies are changing rapidly.
Still, the underlying culture and history remains the same. The reference to Hutterites in the article seems quite out of place.
Andrew Waldner UBC student
Embarrassed by profanity
I would like to comment on the “My Battles with granolafication” article.
I did not finish it so I could have misinterpreted its message, however I found that the amount of profanity truly turned my off reading the rest of it.
As well, as sad as it is, it made me feel embarrassed that this was published at UVic.
Alexander Floercke Corporate Relations Director UVic
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Steven Herald Jan. 15, 2009, 11:50 p.m.
regarding Mr. Floerke's comment on the profanity in the granolification article. As a director of corporate relations, you are not doubt well versed in communication - and as such must recognize that context and tone are of far more importance that written or spoken word. the article used the word
Fuckin an explitive sense, such aswell, fuckandhow the fuck- used to emphasize a point. The word was not used in the profane sense as you indicate. Had you read the entire article you also would have noticed that the explitive was used a total of two times (not what i would consider any kind of amount in a 500+ word article). although the article was not perhaps the most elegant use of the english languge, it makes me feel embarassed that a director of corportate relations of UVic would be so narrow minded in his assesment of an article.Steven Herald Jan. 15, 2009, 11:50 p.m.
regarding Mr. Floerke's comment on the profanity in the granolification article. As a director of corporate relations, you are not doubt well versed in communication - and as such must recognize that context and tone are of far more importance that written or spoken word. the article used the word
Fuckin an explitive sense, such aswell, fuckandhow the fuck- used to emphasize a point. The word was not used in the profane sense as you indicate. Had you read the entire article you also would have noticed that the explitive was used a total of two times (not what i would consider any kind of amount in a 500+ word article). although the article was not perhaps the most elegant use of the english languge, it makes me feel embarassed that a director of corportate relations of UVic would be so narrow minded in his assesment of an article.Web Editor Jan. 19, 2009, 6:35 p.m.
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