To the editor:

What is happening on our campus regarding the current controversy over music is pointing out something some people have been commenting about for some time now, the state of communication existing on our campus.  Let me raise some questions for us all to consider:

When we communicate with someone who holds different views from our own, are we willing not only to speak our piece, but also able and willing to listen objectively to what the other person is saying to us?

Are we willing to admit that possibly we are wrong in some ways and to do so to the other person without our feeling threatened, unappreciated (I'll take my bat and ball and go home if you won't play by my rules), or without having to revert to personal attacks?

Do we remember that we are all human beings, each with failings and faults?  (Remember the Deeper Life week speakers?)

Are we all behaving as Christians--loving our neighbor no matter who he is (or what department he is from)?

Finally, does each of us try to communicate to other people outside our own 'cliques' in the best sense of the above questions--even though there may be no current controversy raging on campus?

Let's all remember somebody on our campus said, 'Hey . . . it's me . . . I'm in here.'  I don't think they are alone, do you?  Let's get it together campus, let's get it together.

R. Steinhaus
Instructor of Sociology