1988_04 The Daily Collegian April 1988

              Page 2  Tuesday, April 5,1988
Opinion
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Weston addressed
Dear Editor,
After reading Cael Weston's column
"Never accuse him of being sensitive," I
felt compelled to address some of the
more obvious inaccuracies that permeate
his "writing." Having had the good fortune not to hire Mr. Weston, it amazes
me that a person who was never around
the Daily Collegian office would know
what I instructed, or didn't instruct, the
Collegian's reporters to write about. It
appears that Mr. Weston) lack of sensitivity also extends to his journalistic integrity. The dictionary defines sensitive as
"capable of appreciating aesthetic or intellectual subtleties." Mr. Weston's claim
that he "will never be accused of
being sensitive," should be amended to
the more correct "Mr. Weston will never
be. accused of being intelligent." It's too
bad that Mr. Weston's earlier life was so
full of abuse and mistreatment that he felt
« necessary to strap on blinders and adopt
an ate aide of contempt What's worse is
that as an aspiring journalist, Mr. Weston
is proud that he tacks the attributes to do
a competent and thorough job. Do yourself, and concerned readers everywhere, a
favor, take your ignorant, callous attitude
and apply it to a profession where you
can't do any harm.
Ton Hurrianko
Proulx's response
Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to Jim
Proulx's article which appeared in the
Wednesday, March 23 issue of The
Collegian. Mr. Proulx stales that he is a
aetnendous As (and Giants) fan,but why
does he insist on making his favorite
teams look good at the expense of some
other teams? I find it sad that Mr. Proulx
finds the need to put down other teams
while bragging about how good his teams
are.
I must admit, the A's and Giants are
nothing to sneeze at. but as a faithful
Dodger fan, I feel that it is my duty to
stand up for my team when they are being
put down unnecessarily by someone that
is very biased Maybe the Dodgers haven't
done very well the past couple of seasons,
but Td like you to know, Mr. Proulx,
that as of this writing, they have the best
win-loss record in the major league
exhibition standings. (With the
acquisition of a few new players, I feel
that the Dodgers may be contenders this
year.)
Just because you hate the Dodgers, you
shouldn't put down the whole city of Los
Angeles. Saying that "Los Angeles
should just be nuked," whether joking or
serious, is really a rotten thing to say.
You seem to forget, Mr. Proulx, that Los
Angeles is the home of WORLD
CHAMPION Lakers.
I so hope, Mr. Proulx, tk>t you can
stick by your team when they're in a
slump as faithfully as I do by mine. I'm a
true-blue fan, not a fair-weather fan. (If
that doesn't apply to you, disregard it; if
the shoe fits, wear it) I just had to stand
up and defend my team because I'm a
Dodgers fan and I'm damn proud of it! I'm
sure there are several others out there who
will agree with me #00 percent.
Sincerely,
Natalie Uyeno,
a proud Dodgers fan
Coverage lags
Dear Editor,
As FSU students concerned with our
AS government, we are very disappointed
with  the  Collegian's coverage  of the
see LETTERS, page 11
Mass murderers
hold fascination
Fishin1 With Kurt
By Kurt Hegre
I'm fascinated by mass murderers. Not
obsessed, just filled with the kind of
natural curiosity one feels when driving
past an ugly car accident.
There is something interesting about
someone so bent thai they feel the need to
kill in multiples.
I've been doing research on the subject
for years and have compiled a list of some
of my favorites.
John Wayne Gacy. Gacy had a fine
sense of showmanship that is usually
lacking in mass murderers. Known as
"The Clown Killer," Gacy made pan of
his living as a clown at children's parties
before going on a rampage and killing
more than a dozen young men and
burying mem under his house in
Chicago. For his name alone, Gacy tops
the lisL It's hard to imagine a more
American name than John Wayne. It will
be quite some time before another
American mass murderer steals the
spotlight from Gacy.
Charles "Chuckie" Manson. A true
family man, Manson was and continues
to be his own best promotion man. He is
probably the most famous murderer in
history, and the mention of his name still
strikes terror in the hearts of good
Americans. Even while in prison,
Manson has managed to maintain a high
profile with such madcap antics as trying
to parachute out of his holding pen in
Vacaville, California. A frustrated
musician who Neil Young once called a
genius, Manson is the only person on
this list who could get his own television
special at Christmas: The Manson
Family Christmas Show.''
David "Son of Sam" Berkowiu.  What
sets Berkowitcz apart from his peers is
not his brutal murders, but the fact that
he clajmed to be getting messages from
his dog. This twist is not enough to fate
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him higher man Manson or Gacy, but he
gets points for originality.
Charles Branson. The only man on the
list who is not serving time, Branson has
probably killed more people than Gacy,
Manson and Berkowitcz combined.
Bronson sees himself as a one-man panzer
division, out to get revenge for everyone
who can't quite find the time to wander
into the local shopping mall with a flame
thrower.
At this point, the list gets a little hazy,
lis easy to separate the men from the
boys and come up with the top three or
four, but after that, the names begin to
blur together. So, in order to be fair, the
following mass murderers get honorable
mentions:
Ted Bundy. The All-American boy
gone bad. Bundy was a law student who
strangled and mutilated women from coast
to coast He still denies any involvement
in the crimes and is known by fellow
inmates as a mean skateboarder. He also
has the second coolest name (after Gacy)
on the list
Richard Speck. Killed a bunch of
nurses. He's also the tallest person on the
list, coming in at six foot six. Known to
his friends as Skeeter Speck, he is
hoping to someday host his own game
show or patent his most recent invention,
the edible shoehorn.
Juan Corona. He killed a group of farm
workers and buried them in a field. Still
claims that he was on some sort of secret
mission for the Army and is "just the fall
guy." He also tried to cash in on the
recent popularity of Corona beer by
trying to get his picture on every bottle.
Well, by now some of you are
probably cursing me for leaving out the
name of your favorite mass murderer
Unfortunately, there just is not enough
room for everyone who deserves to have
his name on the list.
Kurt Hegre's column appears every
other Tuesday in The Daily Collegian.
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