University of Virginia Library

Majority

Since when do 12 people
represent a majority of the
University community? In
your interview concerning
student attitudes toward
Christianity you concluded
that "it did reveal that the
majority of the University
community is most concerned
about Christianity."

I tend to question the
credibility of both the author
of the interview and the CD.
Twelve people certainly do not
constitute a majority when
over 12,000 students attend
the University.

And what does "most
concerned" mean? Does most
concerned imply having an
interest in Christianity, as in
having an interest in History,
English, or Astronomy, or does
"most concerned" imply
being aware of a pressing
problem and wanting to do
something about it.

If the former, then I believe
Christians probably are
concerned about Christianity
merely because a majority of
students at the University are
Christian. If the latter, that
students are aware of a pressing
problem, then I believe the
interviewer has made a gross
mis-measurement of student's
feelings.

I've conducted an interview
of my own among the 10
members of my suite. Here are
some of the interesting
conclusions we've reached:

1. a majority of the
University community is most
concerned about turning the
Lawn into a parking lot.

2. a majority of the
University community is most
concerned about changing the
name of University Hall to BP
Coliseum.

3. a majority of the
University community is most
concerned about expanding the
University to accommodate
30,000 people, high rise dorms
and moving sidewalks.

Your interview in the CD
would have been more
appropriate if entitled "Search
for Christianity in the Laundry
Room of Dabney Basement."