Dear Editor,
I throughly enjoyed Wendy Weiler's article on the latest BYU controversy of throwing tortillas at football games. Like most controversies at BYU, it focuses on two opposing views of what BYU should be. In this case, should it be a bastion of tortilla abstinence or a shinging example of youthful, drug-free, tortilla creativity.
I am currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland. The school administration here is dealing with their own school controversies. These include riots after games, with looting, over $500,000 worth of destruction and countless injuries. And don't forget student drinking, with one fraternity being shut down last year when a freshmen recruit was found dead of alcohol intoxication. Many students remain apathetic about how this reflects on the school, except as it might hurt the value of their degree.
I look forward to the impending tortilla debate, as arguments and counterpoints are flung about like their corn equivalents after a BYU touchdown. Consider Berkeley, as they have a tortilla tossing tradtion as well. Maybe we want to be more like Berkeley. Maybe we don't. I don't know. Can tortillas injure? Maybe the engineering department can rig up some tests, and find out which tortilla is really fan friendly. And what about wasting food? Perhaps only expired tortillas should be used. I don't know. I just enjoy the fact that BYU students care about their school, and are willing to go to great lengths to champion the cause. I also greatly appreciate a school where the Gospel is taught and respected. Long live BYU!
Rich Speckart
Arlington, Va.