LETTERS

Dear Damon Hodge,

Regarding your article "Biking While Black" (May 26)—give me a break! As a lifelong resident of the Las Vegas Valley I can say that this story was ridiculous. First of all if the guy had warrants and made an illegal U-turn, he was supposed to go to jail. I am sick of people of color crying about racial profiling. Have you been Downtown lately? I challenge anyone to do the research on the crimes in that area and I'm willing to bet that they were executed predominately by people of ethnic backgrounds other than white. This is not an attack on blacks or Hispanics, but the police in that area have a job to do.

My car was broken into a year ago in the Downtown area and the cops apprehended the suspect with my stereo in hand while riding a bike, and guess what? He was a 27-year-old black man. This seems to be a struggling artist just crying for attention. There are better ways to get attention for your contributions to society than this. I have been to this guy's gallery numerous times on First Fridays and his work is pretty good, but I can remember a few months back when he was crying about the city not allowing him to put up a mural. Wilmore seems to me to be the type of black person who will use racial discrimination claims to get himself somewhere (like Al Sharpton).

Now if the cops would have beaten him up without cause then maybe he'd have a point. But c'mon!!! The officer pulled you over and you had warrants. Where's the injustice? And besides, if you have a driver's license and you're some sort of famous contributor to the local art scene, why drive a dirt bike around? Where's your car? How old are you, 16?

Yours truly,

Hello Wink Columnist Sonja,

I was just reading the Las Vegas Weekly ... I think you should know, you've developed quite a fan base at the 763rd Maintenance Squadron since I started bringing in copies of the Weekly to read at work. In fact, your cover photo became a wallpaper on a work computer in Afghanistan. It was the only photo our commander approved of enough to allow ...

Not all men are "insufferable bastards" (I think that was the term you used), just the retarded ones who wouldn't call you back. I know, I took a poll at work, and everyone agrees. Even one of the female troops cast her ballot with the rest of us ...

Dear Las Vegas Weekly,

Regarding your article on the Front Sight firearms resort advertising DVD (May 26 edition):

Hilarious! Brilliant!

So true and so funny.

But rappelling is cheaper than a HUMVEE. Are we about to enter an age of retreat? Or is it slick escape?

The Robert Goulet story (May 26 edition) was great fun, too. And so perfect. Who'd a thunk? A gay Goulet.

Bravo to you!

sincerely,

Hello Damon Hodge,

I recently was given a copy of your article on UNLV and Cornell and want to say that is the first time that I have seen such a comparison. I thought it was a great way to take a fair look at each school. It was thoroughly researched (you had names of our graduates in positions in the industry, for example) and gave a comprehensive overview of each school.

I am a graduate of UNLV ('79) and again with a master's in '85, and—after a 13-year career in Las Vegas—I am now on the faculty at UNLV (15 years). I have always heard this comparison and gave a similar response as Dean Mann's. Both are great schools—depends on what you are planning to do with your career.

The second item where I need your approval concerns your mention of our project in Singapore. In the paragraph where you discuss our project in Singapore, you mentioned that we are waiting for approval from Japan (mentioned twice). Japan has nothing to do with our project in Singapore and I believe that you intended to say Singapore. Here is the text:

... UNLV has signed memorandums of understanding for cooperation with universities in Korea, Japan, Macao, Hong Kong China, Australia (Queensland University of Technology for a joint master's program in event management) and, pending approval from the Japanese government, will open a UNLV-Singapore campus, in June. Created will be a 2+2 Exchange, Mann says, where students will complete two years of bachelor's degree study in hotel administration at UNLV and two in Singapore. That UNLV is opening a campus, as opposed to partnering in an institution—next June, Cornell will start a joint master's program with Nanyang Technology University in Singapore—is a positive sign. "It shows the respect the government there (in Japan) has for our program. The government wants to deliver an international education to its students," Mann says.

"Japan" should be "Singapore." Thanks again for taking the time to write an article that gives a great response to that age-old question—which is better, UNLV or Cornell?

Thanks,

But it didn't play at this year's CineVegas, as we randomly decided it was in the June 9 issue. CineVegas screened the newer Ocean's 11.

Dear Greg Miller,

I was moved by your piece on the plight of American wild horses in the June 2-8 edition of Las Vegas Weekly. While it was difficult to swallow, I found it informative and balanced. Hopefully it will inspire more people to become actively involved in the politics that shape our world and affect the living beings within it.

Thanks again.

Dear Greg Miller,

Thank you for the horse story ... it needs to be heard

I have been following the "wild" destruction of the Western icon since the Burns Act. This is the most thorough and detailed story I have read on the subject. Thank you again.