Letter to the Editor
Connor Thompson
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: Opinion
Last week, the Chimes disappointed many readers when they saw that there was no "Stay Classy, Capital" column. I heard a multitude of reasons for why there wasn't an article. Everything from "he was fired" to "he wasn't allowed to write because of Family Weekend." All of those are false. There was no column this week because I resigned from the Chimes. I know when to pull out.
With that, I'm sure that you all think that I was secretly fired and am just saying I resigned so that I can keep my dignity, but that's not the reason. I decided, out of my own personal choice, to resign from sexual advice columnist because things were getting way too heated.
All that I wanted, upon deciding to write for the Chimes, was to add humor to, as well as inform and educate on the taboo subject of sex. Instead, I created a monster--something that I had not intended to do.
I knew that I would have a small group of close-minded closet freaks, who didn't want people to know that they're actually the ones who e-mail me with questions, who would publically bash my articles each week. I was prepared for that. What I wasn't prepared for was the bad reputation that the school itself received- something that I never wanted. I had never planned on hearing alumni say that they would not donate to the school, parents with prospective students say that their child would not be allowed to attend Capital, and a woman tell me that she would keep me in her prayers--all based on a sexual advice column.
With that being said I would like to thank the Chimes for letting me have such a radical stint, the University--more specifically the Admissions Department--for putting up with me and the haters for making me famous.
If you would like to continue to follow my work, please add me on Facebook- there you will find a link to my blog. I hope you Stay Classy, Capital.
Connor Thompson
Freshman
cthomps2@capital.edu
With that, I'm sure that you all think that I was secretly fired and am just saying I resigned so that I can keep my dignity, but that's not the reason. I decided, out of my own personal choice, to resign from sexual advice columnist because things were getting way too heated.
All that I wanted, upon deciding to write for the Chimes, was to add humor to, as well as inform and educate on the taboo subject of sex. Instead, I created a monster--something that I had not intended to do.
I knew that I would have a small group of close-minded closet freaks, who didn't want people to know that they're actually the ones who e-mail me with questions, who would publically bash my articles each week. I was prepared for that. What I wasn't prepared for was the bad reputation that the school itself received- something that I never wanted. I had never planned on hearing alumni say that they would not donate to the school, parents with prospective students say that their child would not be allowed to attend Capital, and a woman tell me that she would keep me in her prayers--all based on a sexual advice column.
With that being said I would like to thank the Chimes for letting me have such a radical stint, the University--more specifically the Admissions Department--for putting up with me and the haters for making me famous.
If you would like to continue to follow my work, please add me on Facebook- there you will find a link to my blog. I hope you Stay Classy, Capital.
Connor Thompson
Freshman
cthomps2@capital.edu
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Morgan
posted 11/19/09 @ 12:31 PM EST
Connor Thompson is to be commended for his mature attitude in resolving the issue of his former column. His personal blog is the appropriate venus for the material he presents. (Continued…)
Mark Zieg
posted 11/19/09 @ 12:35 PM EST
That letter impressed me with Connor way more than the original "Get To Know" interview. (Note that this was never about censorship, just venue; we hardly want the Capital website to be blacklisted by high school internet filters such that prospective students can't virtually tour our campus :-)
One's freshman year is always a major learning experience. (Continued…)
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