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Journalist should investigate the facts n ioi nc ar en ht one finds the following: BR It is precisely WPIRG‘s reliance on student ignorance which CPTFE opposes. To call this informing of student "dirty tactics" be convenient, but it is Wfil mfinKirkbygouontouyM is apolitical which, granted, is the official indin'ul ' r m c 'l" hl ‘mw,whum (CPTFE) that "first year students were being asked to sign mm even before they knew the truth about WPIRG". mmmmmm thi.lhhmonteloqmflymit;h WPIRG, by including a "voluntary" fi*r:tmmthemifimwupm year students to pay this charge "even before they know the truth about WPIRCG". the beginning of a school term a teacher was given the names of several pupils who were considered to be above average in performance At the end of the term, all those students had indeed done better than the rest. And yet their names had been picked entirely at â€"random. It was only lan Kirkby‘s column of Sept. 13th certainly entertaining, but m';:: accuracy demands certain corrections. To begin with, Mr. Kirkby cites as a primary Kirkby‘s column others think of them.:And either way, pnene o prove it, some at the beginning of a 250 5of onA at It is well known that expectation is one of the strongest motivators influencâ€" ing our behavior. We all like to live up to the expectation of others, and some, especially this crazy new . sales tax coming out" Others‘ expectations can really bring us down cost of everything and T B ete es im eemes BC doesn‘t realize that the mere inclusion of a "shall we say" cannot relieve him of his obligation to present definite points to support his accusations. Mr. Kirkby‘s column demands this reâ€" z:me, however, lest it be lost from sight, CPTFE is not attempting to silence WPIRG, but simply seeking to prevent it from receiving inappropriate funding arisâ€" ing from student ignorance or apathy~ Amit Ghate, Janice Jackson Kemano, BC Waterloo, Ont. " " 7 : + £ $ P s » - hk t * 'c\ ®) j 7 k j s lR ts + hy i « es i * Ry> es ty » im s P m s \~ "& e fls s P 1 â€" e P C . 7 +@ * Â¥ ‘ E 4 $X ‘ s ,‘: -\v,‘ h‘. “ s k ; ‘ .2-’ « s, €* 3 i & k +t : @ ‘“Z hi . ; ,' # gi s â€" Â¥ j ' P . 3 + t kR ie *) «< 5 «1*3;‘ h4 M "A «. / ie * * % "I hate w! ids dri P wl Q:a _ i hate when young kids drive "hy bet Deeve i8 the auce â€". P 4 oty sheep" of the family is not born that way. Little by little they are made that way by the low expectations of their Muddblm&;omgb,ghfim they are adults they know that they whole lives. the Sood from countries ‘;â€"M':rl- NM-%WQ' m»lm the context of an i uningt intornmntianet aopl p. â€" an article entitled â€" A Deeply h.;“!‘.lhl"’: Fudâ€"A "I hate when young kids drive their bikes on the sidewalk when I‘m walking." Geoffrey Fellows ‘ac in +. hi lc sont_ T2 STHwe Oy Ian I "" â€" br ol en ie o Pewugh at the Universi & appeared in the Chronicl ld in this article, Mr. criticizes the e “w&ht:., and Free Enterprise," for their attempts to to _ stage a referendum over WPIRG funding. I is would like to correct two misleading is statements made by Mr. Kirkby in his of what we allow it to be influenced, which'isutuallypublicopinionand experience. This can be either benevolent or malevolent. For example, we fully exâ€" pect to recover from a common cold (for which there is no known cure) but we rmlyexpeawmbomm, dthoughmanyhne;sowbomny how many died or recovered because oi mame . e may ve 60, but have serious doubts about makâ€" ing it to 100. It seems that even life minflmmdbyfl:embmd The hardy ion living in the people over years cans. It‘s not because myngn..c wise. It is because, in this isolated area o 3. se hantr,p of what w which' is 1 experience. This can 2e mm CEAETTT UTEL wrmumnflm‘ 1 Mm holds that pollution and y would like to correct two misleading other environmental problems are scientif. staiements made by Mr. Kirkby in his li,cyinnnmr:éandtberefmmuubesolved ‘ i ientific advancements, not Mr. Kirkby implies that the Students of throuey aqrucar paye; ‘ . fectiviem are I 9J the thrm.lghpohtlca] lobbying. } gm controversy. This insinuation is It is unfortunate that Mr. Kirkby beâ€" not only unfounded, but entirely false. The lieves that the Students of Objectivism are Students of Objectivism (UW) is an official enemies of the environment. It is also 1 University of Waterloo club, recognized disappointing that the club received negaâ€" and supported by the Waterloo Federation tive publicity for activism in which it had of Students. The club is dedicated solely to no part. In the future, I would ask only that the study of the philosophy of Ayn Rand, Mr. Kirkby check the validity of his ideas called Objectivism. The Students of Objecâ€" before voicing them in a public forum such tivism is an educational group which as the Waterloo Chronicle. provides literature, guest speakers, video Rob Stevens presentations and taped courses in fllo» President, phy. The club does not sponsor, ei or Students of Objectivism (UW) Ob sucarin "My pet peeve is the winter &!g&ntmmfikhmy ‘"What is your pet peeve?" WNATERLOO CHROWICLE, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1989 ns i0 o0 00â€" Pefflicty WEDNESDAY SE1 (“yonm'tdoth.td.m.p")_ They don‘t feel old but think they should nathtvny,nlitthbylitzk,u.qm on all the characteristics of old age without realizing it, for no other reason Mfidthythinkit'uupaodd them. It‘s sad, isn‘t it? Iy, and so we find people getting old because other people expect them to d ut PObbBnhM atvairacss n d badihecs" 4 happen to live beyond this age because they believe in an irrelevent statistic! lmcth;n .li m butliu: our lives y, has been done to lengthen them mentalâ€" they shouldn‘t! We, on the other hand, have a "life expectancy" at birth at a little over 73 for their own reasons, say so. The trouble is that people tend to accept this as their life span, when it is just an average figure; and who can say you are an average person or have an average fund the "Committee for Progress, Techâ€" aciogs and Tree Enterprise," o any aner Mr. Kirkby‘s second inaccurate stateâ€" Ol-‘i is the implication that ironically, people will believe Reg Wagiand â€" PAGE 7