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InResponse: Letters to the Editor

In the June issue of the Metropolitan there was an excellent article about the Metro Access Center and the quality of service it provides for Auraria students. But I feel the story left out the positive aspects of having a disabled student population on campus.

To preface this, I need to explain my disability. I have dysgraphia, or a severe handwriting problem. This disorder has parallels to dyslexia. While people with dyslexia have difficulties with reading, people with dysgraphia have difficulty with legible handwriting.

To accommodate dysgraphia, I use a portable word processing device to type my notes. Another way that dysgraphia has benefited my classmates is with professor’s notes. At the beginning of the year, many professors do not have printed versions of their notes available. When I request that the professor provide a handout of their notes, they can make their notes available to the entire class. For students struggling to follow the professor’s lecture, these prepared notes are a great help.

In my experience students and professors at Metro have been accepting of my disability. Fellow classmates have appreciated how my accommodations have benefited them in their academic career. If you are a student who can benefit from the services of the Access Center, do not hesitate to ask for help. You are not alone, and the Access Center is here to help.

Having students with disabilities at Auraria is a positive benefit in classes. Wheelchair ramps and elevators help students that are tired or have backpacks that are on wheels. Because of visually impaired students, the signs outside classrooms are easier to see. This helps everyone looking for their classes. By having flexible professors on campus, everyone can receive outlines and notes from the professors.

Having disabled students on Auraria campus provides many positive benefits that enrich (and do not detract from) the educational experiences of college.
Stan Baldwin • sbaldw12@mscd.edu

I am writing to take to task the author (Nic Garcia) of the article “It’s All in the Queer Family.”
I found this article to be completely offensive and I am quite surprised that your newspaper allowed such an article to be published.

The context of the article is not the issue here, the use of such phrases as “New York homos” and “fag” and other appalling terms to refer to homosexual persons.

I completely understand that this author is defending the right of gays and although I have no gay acquaintances, can (you) please refrain from using such vulgar language? It does nothing for the article but give it a hateful feel that is doing nothing help the cause that this author is trying to promote.
Justin Keltch • keltch@mscd.edu

I’ve been attending Metro for two years and read the Metropolitan every week. I finally decided to write about what’s been on my mind because I cannot stand reading it anymore. I’m talking about Zoë Williams’ column.

Every time I read it, it’s the same complaint. America sucks, we as Americans are ruining the world, and every other country hates us (besides maybe Israel, but according to Zoë, Israel is part of the problem). Which is my concern and the main reason I am responding.

I am deeply offended by her constant attacks of Israel and support for countries whose terrorist organizations are a threat to Israel. Israel is concerned with protecting its people and only retaliates when provoked, as Lebanon and Palestine tend to do. Any country, including the United States, who aims to protect its citizens would do the same thing. Israel does not initiate confrontation. It must sustain itself in times of dangerous opposition.
Allison Jacobs • ajacob11@mscd.edu