Comments on: No need to pretend http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/ The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cato http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-690 Cato Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:26:54 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-690 Here here! Must agree with your claim that "the article borders on libel" Where would WU be without Nelson and EST? Here here!

Must agree with your claim that “the article borders on libel”
Where would WU be without Nelson and EST?

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]]> By: Jerome Howard Bauer http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-685 Jerome Howard Bauer Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:15:29 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-685 I was puzzled when I first read Eve Samborn's piece. After reading this rebuttal and all your comments, I reread her article. Your points are well taken, but I think "the article borders on libel" is a little strong. I think all she was saying, in a very roundabout way, with her tongue in her cheek, is that she regrets being part of the WashU Bubble of pride and privilege, and is looking for a way out. Perhaps we should all be a bit more generous to each other in these dark times. Lecturer Dr. Jerome Bauer, PhD (but who needs it?) local homeowner and taxpayer I was puzzled when I first read Eve Samborn’s piece. After reading this rebuttal and all your comments, I reread her article. Your points are well taken, but I think “the article borders on libel” is a little strong. I think all she was saying, in a very roundabout way, with her tongue in her cheek, is that she regrets being part of the WashU Bubble of pride and privilege, and is looking for a way out.

Perhaps we should all be a bit more generous to each other in these dark times.

Lecturer Dr. Jerome Bauer, PhD (but who needs it?)
local homeowner and taxpayer

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]]> By: Textsfromlastnight http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-679 Textsfromlastnight Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:48:38 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-679 "Ms. Samborn, I'm a let you finish but...Dione Drew just killed your article...I'm just sayinnnnnnn" “Ms. Samborn, I’m a let you finish but…Dione Drew just killed your article…I’m just sayinnnnnnn”

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]]> By: Raghu Hariharan http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-674 Raghu Hariharan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:44:52 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-674 So, so true. Samborn's article made it seem like Jeff was trying to falsely aspire to something, when all he's been doing is trying to help the student body. Well done for calling her out, Dione. So, so true. Samborn’s article made it seem like Jeff was trying to falsely aspire to something, when all he’s been doing is trying to help the student body. Well done for calling her out, Dione.

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]]> By: Maris Mosley http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-673 Maris Mosley Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-673 "I hardly think a student who did not fall into the apparently small “well-spoken, highly educated black male” demographic would have been compared so strongly to our nation’s leader." Absolutely true. “I hardly think a student who did not fall into the apparently small “well-spoken, highly educated black male” demographic would have been compared so strongly to our nation’s leader.”

Absolutely true.

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]]> By: Trevor Mattea http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-671 Trevor Mattea Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:36:30 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-671 Well done Dione! Well done Dione!

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]]> By: Phil Christofanelli http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-669 Phil Christofanelli Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:18:04 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-669 Thank you for saving me the trouble of wasting another one of my columns on correcting Samborn's nonsense. Thank you for saving me the trouble of wasting another one of my columns on correcting Samborn’s nonsense.

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]]> By: Mamatha Challa http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-668 Mamatha Challa Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:29:52 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-668 This was a much-needed and thoughtful response to that article. "zzzzzzzzzzzzing!" indeed! This was a much-needed and thoughtful response to that article. “zzzzzzzzzzzzing!” indeed!

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]]> By: Grrr. http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-666 Grrr. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:58 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-666 Why do we need a newspaper to play out these dialogues. Just don't publish crap like this in the first place!! Why do we need a newspaper to play out these dialogues. Just don’t publish crap like this in the first place!!

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]]> By: Best Quote Ever http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/09/18/no-need-to-pretend/#comment-665 Best Quote Ever Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:18 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=4227#comment-665 "Unfortunately, I cannot defend the claim that a Student Life writer is not a real writer—that seemed to be the only nugget of truth in the article." “Unfortunately, I cannot defend the claim that a Student Life writer is not a real writer—that seemed to be the only nugget of truth in the article.”

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