October 21, 2005
Vol. 133, Issue 15

Neil Vishnu Williams, ArtSci '09

Who are we to judge steriod use in sports?

I have no problem watching a 300-pound linebacker run down a quarterback on a bootleg play to make a huge hit, seeing Asafa Powell breaking the 100m dash record, or watching Barry Bond’s swing lifting a baseball over 500 feet. But I do have concerns with these accomplishments being fraudulently achieved through the use of steroids and countless other performance-enhancing drugs.

Letters to the Editors

"So in the context of this campaign that the AMS and others are waging against Adèle Mercier, we are to understand—what? That this whole time we’ve been pursuing Adèle Mercier for discriminating by age! Well, why stop there? The whole institution is ageist! I mean, almost all the students are between the ages of 17 and 23. And have you noticed how old all of our professors are ... ?"

Talking Heads

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