Mail to the Editor: May 2013

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Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for May 2013: SMOKING RULES To the Editor, Back to the future? When I attended Illinois State, smoking was not allowed anywhere on campus, a holdover from Jesse Fell’s rules. But this did not stop dedicated smokers from going across the street to the old Pilgrim during class breaks. Everyone

Mail to the Editor: November 2012

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for November 2012: THE REAL BLAME To the Editor: I am writing in response to a letter published in the August 2012 edition that scolds you for your “left-wing propaganda” (“Voice of dissidents,” May 2012) in blaming “greedy people for the crash of the economy. It makes no

Mail to the Editor: August 2012

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for August 2012: PROTECTING OUR PARKS What magnificent pictures accompanying the outstanding article on Alfred Runte (February 2012)! Runte is on target about protecting our national parks. Runte’s words are spoken in the hearts of all environmentalists, conservationists, and citizens who value the beauty of this planet. The

Mail to the Editor: May 2012

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for May 2012: NURSING PROGRAM Great timing and great issue (February 2012). As we’ve recently begun the official college tour circuit with our daughter, who is in pursuit of a high-quality nursing program, it was great to read the update on ISU’s Mennonite College of Nursing. The new

Mail to the Editor: November 2011

Mail to the Illinois State magazine editor for November 2011: RELIVING OLD MAIN To the Editor, I came to ISNU from a small Oklahoma college. I had classes on the second floor and it was a special comfort for me to enter Old Main (“Artifacts & Memories,” May 2011). It was the only spot on