Comments | singdolphin: Once again Silas Says It All So Well

singdolphin

Once again Silas Says It All So Well

Feb 25, 2004 13:11

Most of my loyal reader's have heard all about the "riots" that took place over Mardi Gras here in San Luis Obispo. Everyone seems to have an opinion but facts about how it started and the events of the night have been shady at best. Silas Lyons writes for the Telegram Tribune, and is often the case, I really like his opinion piece once again. So ( Read more... )

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Re: Hmmmm singdolphin February 26 2004, 16:54:20 UTC

Well, I guess that is why all he writes is an opinion column for the paper. It is usually located on the front page of the local section along the left hand side. That is where I got this piece. It is just his opinion. It was interesting to see that when the names were published in the paper of the people involved in the riot, most of them were 19 years old. Freshman. Hmmm. Freshman writing from Silas about Freshman doing immature things. Yeah, that seems about right. I say kick them out of school for a quarter and let them think about what they did. This goes for all the college students involved, not just the Cal Poly kids. I mean, did you see me there? no. Was I invited to those same parties? Yes. Why did I not go? Because that kind of drunken behavior leaves me chapped, same reason I avoid downtown SLO at certain "college" holiday times of year. South County is the happy place to be. But thats just the local in me talking. As for articles with unbiased fact, never found one those in the Tribune yet, don't think they know how to ( ... )

Re: Hmmmm meanbuddha February 26 2004, 22:12:04 UTC

I know where you're coming from. My problem with this particular article was, once you actually got past the introduction of the read into the body it was biased.

You yourself wrote, that you were invited to the parties and opted not to go. Wise. I was invite to six of the same parties, but I was sick that weekend. Providence. My point, neithe of us are Poly students. We, and plenty more like us had opportunities to go out, and a great many actually did go out. Also me being a recent move from SM to the area, still has a lot of ties to the area. I know plenty of people from SM, AG, who were at the riot, none of them Poly students.

One of the notions I perceive time and time again from SLO residents is that they like the college being there, but don't like the students. Always passing jibes at the polly dollies from the locals. And anotner is the attitude that SLO is better than everyone in the area. But it is the college and it's patrons that pump money through San Luis. Do you down town,everyone's favorite part of Slo, ( ... )

Re: Hmmmm singdolphin February 27 2004, 21:35:39 UTC

I hate going downtown SLO. But thats just me being a local who can go there whenever I want ;-p

This CNN article was also interesting:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/26/life.rioting.reut/index.html

meanbuddha February 26 2004, 10:02:00 UTC

I didn't really like his piece. I can understand that his slant is that of a non collegic townie, and I don't fault him his viewpoint, but his article was along the lines of a poor freshman composition paper from a first year. Maybe his other stuff's better ( ... )