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Posted on April 26, 2010, at 1:22 a.m.

RE: Cultivating ‘higher’ education

I have been associated with the University of Maine since my graduation in 1985. Wherever I travel and talk to people about UMaine, the “stoner” reputation is something I never hear. The author does a huge discredit by creating a myth about drug use as a sterotype.

Back in the ’80s when we had Bumstock, you could have talked quite a bit about marijuana, but no one would have called us a stoner university. Let’s get some factual reporting back in The Maine Campus and get some pride back in being part of the UMaine community. Quit searching for made-up stories.

You changed the names, and there is no way to verify the basis of any statement. Did anyone other than the reporter check these statements? I think this is a bunch of crap.

— Harry ’85

RE: Doctor explain’s student’s behavior, mindset

Wow, this article makes me sick. What happened is not hazing, but clearly a ritual to join the fraternity. If you don’t do it, you can’t be a brother because of the meaning of the act.

The possiblity of hazing in this instance is zero. The kid is an idiot and got lost. They take away the cell phone because you are supposed to be focusing on what you are doing. They didn’t have to worry about things like this 20 years ago when there were no cell phones.

— Frat Daddy

RE: Clinton and Obama bash Bush, feel threatened by tea partygoers

Tea parties are so unlike what the liberal media portray. Yes, the crowds are angry and want to take back the country, but it’s not the kind of anger one needs to be fearful of.

I encouraged my friend to bring his children with him to the National Tea Party in Berea, Ohio, last Sunday so they could witness history, but his wife was concerned for their kids’ safety. For the same reason, I couldn’t even begin to sway a few other friends.

They think tea parties are attended by nothing but dangerous right wing wackos. They base their opinions on listening to the media or seeing photographs of signs rather than attending one of these meetings themselves. If they would go to one, they could find out how safe, patriotic and friendly the attendees are.

These same people vote without taking the time to see the other side, so how can they make an informed decision?

— Carey Masci

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