Dear Editor,
I, Jonathan Hatcher, was quoted in the Oct. 9 article on Horowitz and thought it pertinent, after recognizing how easy it would be to misinterpret, to clarify my thoughts on Horowitz.
He has a valid point in that there should be intellectual diversity in the classroom, no pushed political views, etc. Horowitz’s recitation of the Student Bill of Rights (undergraduate catalog first few pages) contained the only relevant material presented. The rest of the discourse, if it could be called such, consisted of poorly arranged rants regarding politics followed by Horowitz pushing his views, and his book, by utilizing the same methods he moments before accused his opponents of using.
Multiple times, Horowitz emphasized hearing all sides to a story. This is obviously wise, but any fool can be taught to say wise words. The main problem is that it is hard to hear all sides of the story when all the sides of the story are yelling. Overall, it was an intellectually poor show by all parties involved, but for the simple minded like myself, it was an episode of “Jackass.”
Jonathan Hatcher

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