10 10 1258 https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/ff4f10bfbf658465c4b4fefa30a21154.jpg 14846c26e321a084dcc06a857a6a388c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the GSA Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document To the Editor: We are writing in support of John Ronning's letter in the November twelfth issues of the Grizzly concerning GALA. We believe that Mr. Ronning made an excellent point that students confused about their sexuality should not be counseled by people who are going to push them towards homosexuality. He makes a generous offer to put people confused about their sexuality in touch with a group offering another point of view. The remarks he made concerning certain aspects of the homosexual lifestyle, while vulgar, may not hold true for all homosexuals; however, those riturals are indeed a part of the gay culture. Some of us have heard about these practices from people we know are homosexual. We know Mr. Ronning's letter outraged large numbers of the faculty, staff, and student body. [sic] some have personally attacked his character and others have questioned his employment here at Ursinus. If we are to be open minded about accepting homosexuals, why should we be disgusted by someone holding a different opinion? Brian Toleno Dennis Cunningham Jeanine Schiano Dhinesh Samuel Jamiel Ambrad Rich Ingenito Donna Lorenzo Jamie Adam Rebecca Carreon Gregory P. Cuculino ___________________ In response to Mr. J. Ronning's opinon: November 12, 1991. It seems such a shame that a professor at a liberal arts college, whose patience and guidance should be focused on preparing young minds for the future, could be so ignorant and closed minded. Haven't we, as a culture, progressed to the point where people that are different can be acepted without question, critisism, or controversy? Someone should delicately explain to Mr. Ronning that diversity among people has existed since the beginning of time. All people have their sexual preferences. Some, like myself, prefer heterosexuality, others homosexuality, others bisexuality. Still others practice bizarre forms of heterosexuality. Should heterosexuals who indulge in sodomy or "golden showers" also be ostracized for partaking in what they enjoy? Do you judge a man by his sexual preference? If your response Mr. Ronning is yes, then I am ashamed that you are a representative of the college that I attend. Do you really expect, Mr. Ronning, that your tirade will prevent homosexual tendencies among a group that already prefers that type of sexuality? That was clearly the intention of your opinion. I do not believe for a single moment that you intended to "save" gays from future health problems by presenting them with another group that might talk them out of homosexuality. The intention of your verbal lashing was simply to embarrass and shame, not help. GALA was initiated to give homosexuals an outlet that could be found nowhere else. Its secrecy is vital simply to prevent protest by the uninformed and prying members of this campus. You took an organization, with which you had no concern, and rake it over the coals simply because your views are not in harmony with it. Mr. Ronning, the right to privacy is inherent to existence of all men. In the future, please try to work out your own sexual frustrations by not criticizing others whose happiness you obviously envy. George Yacoubian Class of 1992 _____________________ Letter to the Editor: I'm upset about this whole GALA thing. I'm on the Student Activities Committee, (or as it is not called AFAC) so I had to vote on whether or not to pass the GALA constitution. After two special meetings and weeks of debate, constitution was passed. And I was one of the people who voted for this group. Once I had throught the whole thing through I couldn't find a good reason not to vote for GALA. I even took time out at a conference I went to, to go to educational sessions on homophobia I did this to sort out my personal feelings and to find out what other colleges are doing about this. Now, I'm not so sure I did the right thing. This whole situation is becoming petty. While everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, the letters back and forth in the Grizzly are getting ridiculous! The GALA constitution has been passed both by SAC and the faculty. This campus has to accept that fact. When I voted "yes" for this group, I felt good. I thought this group could do some good at Ursinus. But all I've seen so far is petty articles in the Grizzly and slander to a newspaper staff member. In her Oct. 22 article, Melisa Miller wrote about the proposal of GALA and some students' reactions to this group. All of her information came from the SAC meeting that she was invited to. Melisa Miller's article was neither for nor against GALA, it was just to introduce the idea to the student population. It did just that! I have now read two articles in the Grizzly critisizing this article. One by Michael Cyr, a member of GALA, and the most recent one, by Dr. Regina Oboler, the faculty advisor to GALA. This really upsets me! Do something better with your time to help Ursinus instead of defending yourselves against imagined slander. You are disappointing me and I am a hetersexual who has some good ideas that could help you get your club started and involved on campus. Robin Stankiewicz, 1993 ______________________ Dear Mr. Ronning, After reading your letter, I hope you do not call me mentally ill or perverted if I publicly declare myself "homophobic-phobic." Sincerely, Antoni Castells-Talen '91 Homophobic-Phobic Hetersexual Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Students React to Ronning," November 19, 1991 Subject The topic of the resource Ronning's letter on GALA. Description An account of the resource Various students offer support for, and condemnation of, Ronning's letter. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brian Toleno, Dennis Cunningham, Jeanine Schiano, Dhinesh Samuel, Jamiel Ambrad, Rich Ingenito, Donna Lorenzo, Jamie Adam, Rebecca Carreon, Gregory P. Cuculino; George Yacoubian; Robin Stankiewiez; Antoni Castells-Talens Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Grizzly Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 19, 1991 Adam Ambrad Carreon Cuculino Cunninghan homosexuality Ingenito lifestyle Lorenzo preference Ronning Samuel Schiano Stankiewicz Talens Toleno Yacoubian https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/40713db6059ec208bd24964f4fa4c3a4.JPG cff7a0bae2100d6d3c14faefe0554b9f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the GSA Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document To the Editor: The last few issues of The Grizzly, notable October 30 and November 12, have been full of remarks on topics that have gone a long way in causing agitation among the students on campus. There have been eloquently written letters supporting the newly formed GALA organization. There has also been a faculty member telling of the "joys" of being homosexual in a rhetorical gay-bashing effort. The existence of this organization is not opposed by me. What is bothersome is the attention that it recieves. As with any organization on campus, interested will seek out the club and participate. Refrain from giving this club any more exposure than something such as the Angler's Club. It's difficult enough to eat in Wismer without reading about this club ad nauseam. Let's let GALA become a normal part of the Ursinus community. The nausea surrounding GALA is only dwarfed by two of the articles by Mr. Woytek. First, he wrote an inconsequential editorial involving the seating arrangement in the cafeteria. Paper was actually used to print this harangue directed at the student body--unbelievable. It is human nature to continually sit in the same seat in the same surroundings. There are many classes I have been in where, although there were no seating charts, students sat in the same seat every class. This is why fraternities, sororities and sports teams dine together in the same areas. Also, at dinner, which is spread out over a longer period of time than lunch, members of the opposite sex often sit and talk with people in a forum that is not in "their territory." The mentioning that this type of arragement does not occur at other schools is simply an unfounded accusation. The last point on this loathsome topic is the terrible usage of the word "atrocity" in Mr. Woytek's editorial. If the way students congregate in the cafeteria is considered an atrocity, what stronger word can be used to describe a nefarious crime like rape? Save the dramatics--it only heightnes the amusement surrounding the topic. The last issue that I would like to address is the November 12 article entitled "The Black Hole of Greek Life." The timing of this article is poor because the IFC is considering changing pledging or banning it altogether. To let this article go without response would be sending a message to the IFC that the Greek system is not good for the Ursinus community. This is certainly not the case. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it is wrong to treat this opinion like it is the prevailing thought throughout the campus. It comes down to a matter of choice. The people belong to the Greek system chose to pledge. Those people who did not pledge did so out of choice, too. To say one decision is better than another is simply wrong. The Greek system is fine as it is and is very willing to accommodate those students who are not Greek. This must be kept in mind by the IFC, that council headed by Dean Kane, who apparently gives the IFC the same credulity that Joe BIden gives to the Senate Judiciary Committee. To disband the Greek system would leave the social life at Ursinus in a shambles. As as far as starting an all-swimmer fraternity, I wish you luck. Unlike the way Mr. Woytck feels, the fraternity would not "offend all the frats that currently exist," but limiting your fraternity to swimmers would surely be its downfall. It is diversity that keeps the Greek system alive, and for this reason, Ursinus should work hard to keep this system intact. Christopher Phiel '92 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Students React to Social Life," November 19, 1991 Subject The topic of the resource GALA, Greek Life Description An account of the resource Christopher Phiel expresses his annoynace with the amount of attention GALA has received. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Christopher Phiel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Grizzly Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 19, 1991 GALA Phiel https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/37c050f5b6fe876cff96b9225b52d59b.JPG c72977e243606aaca5e3e73a54e352e4 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Tarrago" Tarrago https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/630191d4f380ff5f644f495cf8b028b2.JPG cf7246f5eebd49aed1b5533b78f5b2f2 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I wish to state that I believe that everyone has the right to voice their opinions. In last week's Grizzly Dr. Douglas Nagy did this, and this week I offer my rebuttal to his article. <br /><br />I am not a member of the school's homosexual community, but still I was offended by what this professor wrote in his paper. We were all treated to a grand little lecture of the Judeo-Christian standards for sexual behavior, and how homosexuals are deviants. <br /><br />After reading it, I was fuming with anger. <br /><br />I'm very, very intrigued as to just what the standard Judeo-Christian sexual practices are these days. <br /><br />I know what people in 17th Century New England thought they were. They used to sleep in beds with boards between them and their spouse. They put scarlet letters on women and men who had affairs. They were not allowed to dance or show any skin other than hands and face.<br /><br />In that time homosexuals would have been hanged for their deeds. Let us not forget, Dr. Nagy, that in that time, chemists, or alchemists, would have also been hanged. They<br />were called "witches." <br /><br />If I am interpreting my Bible correctly, people who have premarital sex are sinners. People who have sex for pleasure rather than reproduction<br />are sinners. People who masturbate are sinners. By the looks of this, probably not a single, solitary soul here at Ursinus is fit toenter Heaven, and all will bum in Hellfire for all eternity. <br /><br />Well, imagine that. I guess most of us are deviants, eh? <p>I think that sex is something which is part of nature. All animals do it, and so do we. It is actually a beautiful thing, not something of deviance. This concept applies to any situation in which two people who care about each other make the mutual decision to "do it." Whether these people are man and woman, man and man, woman and woman, or a group of men and women, it is their right to pursue their own desires.</p> <p>Even if I didn't include sex in this discussion, I believe that Dr. Nagy's comments are wrong. Not all gay and lesbian couples are sex fiends. Some, and I believe this to<br />be the majority, are in it for love or<br />at least companionship. So what if their love is for someone of the same gender as they are ... it is still love. You never know who you are going to fall in love with, it just happens.</p> <p>Whether homosexuality is caused by something genetic, or is merely a choice, it is about something much higher than deviance.<br /><br />I know too many people who are unable to find love.<br /><br />If one man's happiness is found in another man's arms, I say good for them. I'm happy for them.<br /><br />Just imagine, if everyone was able to find someone who truly loved them, male or female, how truly Heaven-like this earth would be.</p> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document "Valentines day marked the first time that gay and lesbian couples could legally declare themselves as partners. Under a new law, Proposition K, adopted by San Francisco voters, same sex and non-traditional couples are permitted to formalize their relationships but without any legal benefits of marriage." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Global Perspective" Feb 19, 1991 Subject The topic of the resource Proposition K Description An account of the resource Law in San Francisco that allowed same sex couples to formalize their relationship. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Grizzly Editorial Board Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Grizzly Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 19, 1991 Type The nature or genre of the resource News Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant San Francisco, California, United States https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/53989a4ba79021513413631479fd3a6e.JPG 92675fa17e6e36f5be7a9805e6d8665d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the GSA Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Dear Editor, To those who expressed appreciation for my November 12th letter, particularly those gutsy enough to do so in print: thank you for your support. To those who told me to mind my own business: I point out (again) that I was solicited by GALA in a letter to faculty which stated, among other things, their intention to combat "homophobia" (GALA has their own private definition for the word, but those who invented the term knew that phobia is used in compound words to indicate irrational fear; thus "homophobia" would have the ring of "mental disorder"--precisely the message they wanted to convey). My letter was a response to their announced intention to attack my value system. If GALA is going to peddle their perversion in public then they shouldn't whine about persecution when someone who doesn't go along with it point out what's really being sold. To those who said I should offer "proof" that homosexuals really do the things that I listed: I refer you to GALA's November 19th letter, under point 4): "Not all gay people engage in the activies he listed." They denied something I didn't say (that all gays do all the things I listed) because they can't deny what I did say (that such things are characteristic of gay culture). The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality (to which Joyce Lionarons so helpfully referred me in her letter) describes the gay lifestyle as a "markedly hedonistic lifestyle, which includes drug usage, frequent change of sexual partners, and a restless search for new diversions and gratifications." I simply detailed some typical "gratifications" gays pursure, and asked if that's what Michael Cyr meant when he said he wanted some recruits to whom he could show (by demonstration, I presume) the wonderful and exciting features of gay culture (he has yet to answer). I left out anal intercourse and oral-genital sex because I'm sure that's not news to anybody. To those interested in further documentation I'll gladly provide it. To those who accused me of hatred, rage, and venom: there is a difference between disgust of certain acts, and hatred of people who do them. If that were not the case, then I can charge you who expressed disgust at my views with hatred towards me. What justifies your hatred but not that of others? To those who expressed the opinion that our society is now more tolerant than in the past, and that this represents progress: I point to the personal attacks agaisnt me expressed in the last two issues of this paper, with all their vilification and hysteria, as proof that our society has merely changed the thing of which it is intolerant. In another age the words "vile" and "criminal" would be used without controversy to describe homosexual acts (which were in fact, and still are in half the states, criminal felonies or misdemeanors for which homosexuals could be locked up for the rest of their unnatural lives). In the present, Dr. Hess uses the word "vile" to describe my exposure of those acts, and Lionarons says my opinions are ignorance, which is nearly "criminal." Is that progress, or the evidence of a sick society? To those who quoted Scripture or otherwise referred to the teachings of Jesus in order to advise me about how I should behave or think: I suggest you read the whole book. You'll find that the same One who said "Judge not, that you be not judged" (aren't you judging me, Dr. Hess?) also said "Stop judging by mere appreances, and make a righteous judgment." Context indicates that the standard of righteousness he was referring to was the Law of Moses, which repeatedly describes homosexual acts with the word "abomination." (Moses' first Book also has the record of Sodom and Gomorrah, in which the men of Sodom used the "judge not" line against Lot when he objected to their demand to hand over this guests so that they could practice their deviant homosexual gratifications on them.) Those who want a hero for tolerance won't find one in Jesus. And who did Paul have in mind when he siad "it is disgusting even to mention the things they do in secret?" To Dr. Kelley, who insisted that gay culture is exciting, I suppose driving down the street at 140 mph or robbing a bank would be exciting too. The question is whether such behavior should be encouraged as a particular "orientation" or wanred against as a moral perversion that harms the individual and society. Your detection of a "troubling, logical lapse" in my letter seems to be due to an assumption on your part that by "normal, healthy" I mean those who are merely not homosexual. That is not what I meant. In my opinion, heterosexuals who do not find homosexual acts disgusting have a real problem, just as you no doubt think people who don't find my opinions disgusting have a problem. Our disagreement is not over logic, but values. You also misrepresented me by saying that I said it was cruel "to allow peers to help one another." I said it was cruel to hand a student over to a group that was going to hurt, not help him or her. Again you disagree; but if you have to twist my words then you are confessing that your argument is weak. To Kathy Gretzenburg: thank you for showing by your use of analogy that the charge of "hatred and bigotry" against me is as silly as charging George Bush with bigotry for pointing out in his campaign that Michael Dukakis regularly let convicted 1st degree murderers out of prison for unsupervised weekend furloughs--like Willie Horton who decided to go to Maryland and rape and sodomize a young woman and torture her fiance. Thank you also for agreeing that gay acts are "lewd and disgusting." To the GALA Executive Committee: I nominate you for "hypocrites of the year" award for preaching "tolerance" in your diatribe against "fundamentalist right wing kooks," "closed minded bigots," "ludicrous self delusion," "old fashioned ignorance," "these fundamentalist right wingers," "misinformed bigots," "this lunatic," and "closed minded, bigoted, extremist, fanatical, narrow, prejudiced, intolerant zealots." This should also get you the ad hominem and name calling awards and these others: The "pseudo-science award" for classifying as "kooks" the tens of millions who disagree with your claim that "sexual preference is not a matter of choice." Is that the politically correct way to prove a point? It's interesting that in 1970, only 9% of homosexuals believed they were "born that way." I guess that means 91% of homosexuals at that time were "right wing fundamentalist kooks?" From your long list of cures that don't work you omit that one that has been working for 2,000 years. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Corinth, "That is what some of you were [i.e. homosexuals, adulterers, crooks, and tohers whom he said would not inherit the kingdom of God.] But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." That it is difficult to get out of the gay lifestyle is granted (the same is true of crack cocaine addiction). All the more reason not to get into it. The "straw man award" for attacking positions I never took. I didn't say all gays do the things I listed--but what I did say is true and much more could be added. Neither did I saw [sic] that perversions are confined strictly to homosexuals--but it is a fact that they are far more characteristic of the gay community (which has cute names for them like "fisting" and "golden showers," I left out "rimming" in my first letter; placing the tongue in the anus), and heterosexuals who engage in them did not form a campus group and solicit my support (or they would have heard from me too). Nor did I say that STD's and unhealthy practices are confined to gays--but again, such things are rampant int he gay community to a much greater extent (as is well known in the medical community). If it is "ludicrous self delusion" to suggest that men should stay away from gay culture like the plague, then why is it that the Red Cross will take my blood but not yours? Even before AIDS, some health officials advocated exclusion of homosexual men as blood donors because of the prevlance of Hepatitis A and B (and now C) in gays. Way back in 1980, the homosexual newspaper The Sentinel said that the "risk of contracting disease among gay persons is approimately ten times that of persons in the general populaiton." The "change in the subject award" for asking my position on other issues. Adoption of this strategy is an admission that you can't win the debate. But since you asked; on divorce: it's one of the greatest tragedies that can befall a family, as those who have been affected by it can tell you. On birth control; I'll give you a hint--in three years of marriage I've had two children, and we hope God gives us ten more (and we'll raise them to think just like us!). On pre-marital sex; I agree wholeheartedly with Daniel Flickinger's letter printed November 19th. On inter-racial marriage; my opinion is the same as my opinion of non-inter-racial marriage. On working women--what's the question? To Joyce Lionarons: you make a list of charges agianst me almost as long as GALA's (I'll give you 1st runner up in name calling), which altogether only amount to a mere assertion that what I said was not true. Not one fact, reference, etc, to back up any of your assertions, not one reference to my letter to illustrate what in the world you are ranting about (eg, what are my "tacit assumptions" that you mentioned; and why does the listing of typical gay behavior constitute "pornographic fantasy?"). You do provide some condescending advice where I can go to get educated out of my "little less than criminal" "ignorance" (i.e., indoctrinated in political correctness). It turns out the source you mentioned confirms much of what I said in my letter (I cited only one example above), even though it comes from the perspective of GALA and can hardly be considered an objective work (for example; readers may be surprised to find out that, according to this Encyclopedia, the only reason most of us don't practice anal intercourse is not because it is repulsive, unnatural, or extremely unhealthy, but because we have happened to have found more pleasurable things to do). You shield yourself against the extensive evidence contradictory to your beliefs by saying that virtually all "reputable" research in all relevant fields agrees with you; evidently the criterion by which research is judged "reputable" is whether it agrees with you! That would be arrogant even for experts in those fields; you are an expert in none of them (I never claimed to be but I can read and think independently). I'll let you share the "pseudo-science award" with the GALA executive committee. I knew that my letter would be about as popular in some circles as sunshine in a bats' cave. I would prefer to carry on discussion in the more moderate tone of Andrew Economopoulos' excellent letter (which will likely be ignored or dismissed with a contemptuous sniff by the P.C. crowd). I tried to craft a letter that would not only state my position but also put GALA and their allies into their unthinking, cliche spouting mode in which they would condemn themselves far better (and more believably) than I could do by myself, thereby letting everyone see what GALA is really all about. Mike Evans' letter of November 26 describes how my strategy succeeded, and I must say, far beyond what I expected. Moses described two world views as "the way of life, and the way of death." I hope that readers of The Grizzly can now tell more easily which is which. Sincerely, John Ronning _____________ Correction: The second sentence in the fourth paragraph of Mike Evans' letter to the editor in the November 19 issue was printed incorretly. It should have read: "In their zeal to discredit Ronning's perceived message, his detractors stumble through their efforts without understanding or improving upon the devices of his letter." We apologize for the error. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Last Word from Ronning," December 10, 1991 Subject The topic of the resource Ronning's final word on the GALA controversy. Description An account of the resource Ronning thanks his supporters and rebukes his detractors--in detail. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Ronning Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Grizzly Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 10, 1991 AIDS Cyr GALA gay Hess homosexual Lionarons https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/9bc5fee7983bb2823e922d4813052b37.JPG 873c39b0d2365f9ff49afcd4d6eacd76 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of the GSA Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Dear Editors: When reading different viewpoints in The Grizzly, it becomes apparent that the argument is not about sexual preference, but rather morality. Each of the viewpoints are based on a moral 'wrong,' whether it be a different sexual preference or hate speech. Therefore, the point is in determining how these moral positions are drawn. Morality deals with individual choice, therefore only aspects which are subject to human choice fall within their scope. To say that it is right or wrong to be pigmented 'white' or to be gendered 'womyn' would be ludicrous, because the individuals diplaying those characteristics have no means to control them. Under this light I question the view that states sexual preference differing from 'Judaeo-Christian' heterosexuality is morally 'wrong.' Sexuality is a very complex topic, so I must define it in order to use it. I will define sexuality as an attraction towards another individual which leads to a relationship being sexual in nature. This definition raises the question of whether or not 'Judaeo-Christian' heterosexuality is chosen. Do heterosexuals choose members of the opposite sex as attractive? To state that heterosexuals do choose their sexual preference would assert that heterosexuals find members of both genders sexually attractive, but only choose partners that are not of their gender. Heterosexuals that I have spoken with state that they are only sexually attracted to members of a different gender. If any heterosexual readers are sensually attracted to members of their own gender I welcome your correction Assuming that heterosexuals do not choose their sexual preference, why would one think that a homosexual individual chooses his or her sexual preference. Homosexual individuals that I have spoken with state that they too have not chosen their sexual preference, but they sImply find certain people attractive. This undermine the posItIon that it can be 'wrong ' to be homosexual It can no more be ' wrong' to be a womyn or to be black than It is to be homosexual. Individuals that state that a certain sexual preference or a certain skin color is ' right ' or 'wrong' are mistaken. This is because ' wrongness' is a moral statement which is given to aspects of individuals that can not be questioned by morality, namely aspects of one's self which do not involve choice. -Mark Turney Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Morality of Sexual Preference." October 24th, 1995. Subject The topic of the resource edit Description An account of the resource edit Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mark Turney Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Grizzly Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995-1996 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource opinion article LGBTQ morality sexuality The Grizzly Ursinus History https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/1eb9913bcfe74ec1642a4a14286541ba.JPG fb717f04796e4e0ebccc9ac0b76146c2 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper article Text Any textual data included in the document When all of the fuss over GALA's meeting started, I sat by and watched. I did not want to get involved, because I felt that the uproar would disappear in a few days. Then Dr. Nagy's first letter appeared in the Grizzly. I was disturbed by the manner in which he expressed his views, but I still said nothing. When I received this week's issue of The Griz· :Iy with Dr. Nagy's second leuer, I was so enraged that I felt I had to reply. The contents of the "esteemed" doctor's letter perturbed me. First, Dr. Nagy made the brass assumption that Gina Oboler was going to apologize. It was, at the very least, insensitive, ifnot downright obnoxious of Dr. Nagy to assume that Dr. Oboler . was going to apologize to him. Second, Dr. Nagy continued to compare homosexuals to adulterers and pedophiles. This comparison is completely unfounded. Homosexuals do NOT infringe on any other person's basic rights, and they only ask that others treat them in the same accord. Adulterers and pedophiles, while possessing the lack of ability to control their sexual appetites, as Dr. Nagy states homosexuals do, also hun others in the process. I can recall numerous times when a young wife has cried because her husband cheated on her, and I also have had experience working with children who are victims of incest and pedophilia. I cannot recall a time when any homosexual has corne to me, or any one I know, and complained that their lover was a homosexual. I do not believe that Dr. Oboler was encouraging adultery and pedophilia, but rather encouraging the fact that ALL people should be free to love whomever they choose, as long as that love does not infringe on the personal rights of the other individual. He also states that he encourages people to overcome their handicaps, insinuating that homosexuality is one of those handicaps. Homosexuality should not be considered a handicap. People like Dr. Nagy tum it into one. Dr. Nagy writes about a young relative who died of AIDS, and he writes that the young man had been a cheerful person until the misery of his behavior began to torment him. What was really tormenting him was the disease that was ravaging his body. Later in his letter, Dr. Nagy states that "this disease has claimed the lives of many people who do not engage in the activities that are most likely to transmit it." I would like to pose a question to Dr. Nagy. Ifthese "innocent" people do not engage in the activities that will transmit AIDS, then how, pray tell, did they get it? It is true that there have been cases where people have received tainted blood through transfusions, such as Ryan White. With today 's advanced medical technology, there are tests administered to blood before it is used for transfusions to prevent transmissions. In effect. the only conceivable ways that a person can acquire AIDS is through sharing needlesand sexual contact; not only homosexual sex, but any sex. This fact is further illustrated by the point that the fastest growing group to contact AJDS is young women. How would Dr. Nagy's theory explain this? Dr. Nagy also states that his view is the most prominent one. It is almost as ifhe is attempting to justify his opinion about homosexuals by saying that it is the majority opinion. The majority is not always correct. Slavery is an excel· lent example of this point. Yet, Dr. Nagy would lead us to believe that any view that is in the majority is automati· cally the correct one. Dr. Nagy writes in his conclusion that two students who wrote in response to his first letter came "dangerously close to intolerance and bigotry" when they said that they would not want to be in his class. I feel compelled to agree with those two students that they would not want to be in a class with a professor who disapproves of homosexual behavior. Such a professor is not an open minded person, and I do not believe this environment is conducive to learning. Dr. Nagy needs to understand the fact that there are people in this world that do not adhere to his moral standards, and no matter what his opinions about those people are. they 'till deserve his respect as fellow human beings. Our Constitution states that ALL men are created cqual. This idea is included in our Constitution, and the Bible s!\ltes that we should not judge each other. because the onl~ true judge is God. [EDIT this: fix line and paragraph breaks, SP] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Only True Judge is God." November 14th, 1995. Subject The topic of the resource edit Description An account of the resource edit Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Therese Tiriro Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Grizzly Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995-1996 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource opinion article Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/7143bb6d03b7edb773b1b8e4d82ebcce.jpg 7b63d29feb76d3fca3ab6e841ac14f60 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Road To War." Subject The topic of the resource War propaganda at Ursinus, 1955-60 Description An account of the resource Narrative piece written by a student and published in the paper's opinion section. From <i>The Ursinus Weekly</i>, Vol. 57, No. 17, pp. 2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jay Salwen Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana Collection, Digital Commons @ Ursinus Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <i>The Ursinus Weekly</i>, Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 21, 1958. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Used with permission of Ursinus College Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper article