SOS, really, do you have to pick on UNO of all places? Come on. UNO is a part of the LSU system anyway, headed by William Jenkins. For that reason, UNO will never have a football team. I spent a year at UNO before going to LSU, and I can tell you that most of the students there root for LSU. Maybe there are some exceptions, but for the most part, this is true. And yes, it is an aweful campus. They know it is. They don't need anyone to tell them. Most of them don't care either. Many students at UNO are older, some parents, but most are past the college life days. They are going there to finish or continue their education. It is a commuter school with a large variety of different students. It certainly isn't this playground that we call LSU. As for the younger college-age kids, maybe they can't afford to go off to school like you or I. Maybe a family situation is keeping them there, like what happened to me. I moved on to LSU because it's what I wanted to do. I wanted to go have fun while in school, and I could afford it. But don't make generalizations about people at UNO. UNO and LSU, while a part of the same system, are two totally different places in almost every way. You should know this as well as I do.
Apparently Mr. Pittman wants to make an example out of me I don't understand what difference it makes - why not use "Anonymous"? I've noticed that name in major papers all over the United States. I could give you a pay phone number or multitude of numbers and simply answer the phone with any name, and you would apparently consider that confirmation. It sounds as though you are looking to select a few people to use as targets for the readers which agreed with you. I do not have an ego that desires attention; you contacted me and asked if you could use my comments, remember? You have my correspondence and e-mail address to use should you choose >From: "Pittman, Nick" <[email protected]> >To: "private nconfidential" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Thank goodness for UNO, USL and Toolame >Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:30:31 -0600 > >Ok, here the deal is: people send in letters sometimes. They slap on a false name. She, my editor, calls the number and asks for the name. If its a false name, 99 percent of the time, they give themselves away. Sure you can call her, but what is stopping you from giving a false name. do you want to be included or not? > >Nick Pittman >Staff Writer, The Times of Acadiana > > > ---------- > > From: private nconfidential > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:24 PM > > To: Pittman, Nick > > Subject: RE: Thank goodness for UNO, USL and Toolame > > > > If this is not really me, then who is it then? I will be more than happy to > > call and speak to your editor. What is his number? > > > > > > >From: "Pittman, Nick" <[email protected]> > > >To: "private nconfidential" <[email protected]> > > >Subject: RE: Thank goodness for UNO, USL and Toolame > > >Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:15:20 -0600 > > > > > >well, we have no use for a hard copy. we need your # simple so my editor > > >can call and say is this really you. your name and town will be made > > >public, but not the # > > > > > >Nick Pittman > > >Staff Writer, The Times of Acadiana > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: private nconfidential > > > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:01 PM > > > > To: Pittman, Nick > > > > Subject: RE: Thank goodness for UNO, USL and Toolame > > > > > > > > Mr. Pittman, > > > > > > > > You are free to use my full letter to you in your paper, but not a > > >chosen > > > > excerpt. My name and number are unpublished in the phone book of the > > > > Louisiana town where I live. However, if you give me your personal > > >address > > > > and phone number, I will send you a hardcopy letter. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Pittman, Nick" <[email protected]> > > > > >To: "private nconfidential" <[email protected]> > > > > >Subject: RE: Thank goodness for UNO, USL and Toolame Date: Fri, 16 Jan > > > > >2004 10:48:11 -0600 > > > > > > > > > >we're trying to put together a response to my column feature, with five > > > > >letters from each view point. would you like your letter featured? we > > >will > > > > >need your name and # (for verification purposes only) and where you > > >live. > > > > >thanks, > > > > > > > > > >Nick Pittman > > > > >Staff Writer, The Times of Acadiana > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > > > From: private nconfidential > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:21 PM > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: Thank goodness for UNO, USL and Toolame > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am very happy to say that UNO, USL and Toolame are all still > > >around. > > > > >The > > > > > > reason I mention this is because for LSU to be recognized as the > > > > >greatest > > > > > > college football program in the country, there must be schools out > > >there > > > > >for > > > > > > it to tower over. Granted, UNO does not have a football program, and > > > > >many of > > > > > > you might argue (uncontested) that the same could be said for the > > >other > > > > > > schools. However if LSU was the only program in the State, we would > > >be > > > > > > saddled with all of the the bush league fans and writers like > > >yourself: > > > > >the > > > > > > other schools give these clowns a place to claim home. Let's keep > > >from > > > > > > condemning those that attend these schools or the schools themselves > > >- > > > > >many > > > > > > are great people who do not suffer from such myopia. > > > > > > > > > > > > However, now is the time to recognize EXACTLY WHY it is important to > > > > >have > > > > > > one, central flagship State University and rally around it. It is > > >time > > > > >for > > > > > > LOUISIANA to say to the Nation - look at US! and be proud. > > > > > > > > > > > > True, the other LA State schools do suck money away from LSU, but > > >that > > > > >is > > > > > > our state motto - the mother pelican taking from her own flesh so > > >that > > > > >her > > > > > > underlings may grow, so although it hurts a little bit, we are all > > > > >better > > > > > > off.> > > > > > > > > > > > > I will continue to pull for the other state schools when they are > > >not > > > > > > playing LSU despite the few morons that these universities appear to > > > > >have > > > > > > attracted, because I love Louisiana. Even though I am from New > > >Orleans, > > > > >I > > > > > > will not pull for Toolame, because they are not a State school and > > >the > > > > >far > > > > > > majority of their students are from outside of N.O. (Penn, and NY so > > > > >says > > > > > > the enrollment records). Each of these institutions do contribute > > >jobs > > > > >and > > > > > > education to many young people in this State, so I recognize the > > > > >necessity. > > > > > > I will also continue to buy Louisiana products FIRST and support > > > > >Lousiana > > > > > > jobs where I can. > > > > > > > > > > > > What I don't understand is how Louisiana residents, whose taxes > > >support > > > > >the > > > > > > State institutions, are not proud of the accomplishments of all > > >State > > > > > > institutions.
