[Snorlax94]

Yes, this letter is flawed. It comes off as uninformed, a little entitled, lacking in perspective, and a bit irresponsible in its innuendo, but I am glad the Stanford Daily published it.

If student newspapers never published whiny, potentially uninformed letters by students, what would they publish? I thought Paulsen Adebo tweeted some potentially harmful misinformation in his Twitter feed. But I thought, he's a student. He has his views even if I disagree with them. And since my college days, I've regretted some of the things I did. I expect college students will often lack experience in their viewpoints, and some will say things they may want to take back, or at least re-phrase, another day. They're students.

Plus, we're in the midst of a very painful pandemic. Everyone has lost something very special to them. Everyone misses special, communal experiences they wish they could be attending. There's a little bit of a meltdown in that letter, and I think that's OK. It probably represents a great deal of pain and frustration felt by many members of the Stanford community.

Let students express their concerns and perspectives. Let the Athletic Department, the university, athletes, whoever, respond and give their perspectives. Let the process work itself out. It's a university.

[Snorlax94]

Yes, this letter is flawed. It comes off as uninformed, a little entitled, lacking in perspective, and a bit irresponsible in its innuendo, but I am glad the Stanford Daily published it.

If student newspapers never published whiny, potentially uninformed letters by students, what would they publish? I thought Paulsen Adebo tweeted some potentially harmful misinformation in his Twitter feed. But I thought, he's a student. He has his views even if I disagree with them. And since my college days, I've regretted some of the things I did. I expect college students will often lack experience in their viewpoints, and some will say things they may want to take back, or at least re-phrase, another day. They're students.

Plus, we're in the midst of a very painful pandemic. Everyone has lost something very special to them. Everyone misses special, communal experiences they wish they could be attending. There's a little bit of a meltdown in that letter, and I think that's OK. It probably represents a great deal of pain and frustration felt by many members of the Stanford community.

Let students express their concerns and perspectives. Let the Athletic Department, the university, athletes, whoever, respond and give their perspectives. Let the process work itself out. It's a university.