University of Virginia Library

Letters To The Editor

Right Attacks

We assume that Mr. Heblich's
article, "Distant Travel Required to
Meet Virgina Belles" in the September
orientation issue was all a
big put-on - (C'mon, girls, you can
take a joke. All that male chauvinism
was just to amuse and
titillate the first-year men, to
initiate them to the Virginia stud
farm. Mr. Heblich didn't really
intend to have us believe that the
"playboy" atmosphere of male
arrogance here was the truth)! -
However, we take your joke seriously.
We likewise expect the
Cavalier Daily to take its editorial
positions and its role in reflecting
and molding student opinion seriously.
-When will the staff cease to
aid in the perpetuation of the
tradition of male chauvinism at the
University?

I write this letter in reference to
the article appearing in the Tuesday
Cavalier Daily which reported the
fire in the Delta Upsilon Fraternity
House. To clarify, there never has
been and is not now any suspicion
on the part of the fire Marshall or
the insurance investigators that any
member of the fraternity was in
any way involved with the incident.
It is strictly a matter of formality
that such inquiries be made after
incidents of this type and were not
intended to reflect in any way upon
the brotherhood. All investigations
by both the fire Marshall and the
insurance companies involved are,
in fact, complete.

After reading Rod MacDonald's
column on the Right
at the University, I could not
hold back my nausea for his
complete misinformation
about the Y.A.F. and its
posture on today's college
campus (or grounds, whichever
you may prefer).

He made three comments which
need to be contested. First was his
comment on the traditionalism of
the Y.A.F. The conservative movement
is caught between two poles,
traditionalism and libertarianism,
with libertarianism the much more
dominating force. Second, his comment
on the violence of "rednecks
and young conservatives" (look
how typically he grouped the two
types together) was ill-perceived.
The New Right is against violence
for violence's sake. But I'll be
damned if I'm attacked by a thug
or communist aggression (both
threaten my individual freedoms)
and don't fight back. What would
you do, Mr. MacDonald? And his
final comment on our stand on
racism. No group is more against
racism than Y.A.F. But we believe
anti-racism must be encouraged on
an individual level. Could you point
out, Mr. MacDonald, where in
history was it possible to control
men's minds, either by coercive
legislation (which takes away the
right to discriminate - forgot about
that human right, didn't you?) or
by gun point?

Than you for the time to
straighten out a very naive editorial
writer.