Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 13:42:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevyn Jacobs To: "Kansas Queer News [KQN]" Subject: UDK: LETTERS ABOUT MOORE STORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS - LAWRENCE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR APRIL 19, 1995 ================================ MOORE'S PAST IS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED I am responding to the Kansan's article announcing Eric Moore's resignation from LesBiGay Services of Kansas and as a candidate for Student Senate, and to Stephen Martino's editorial about his "commitment to the truth." The truth is that the Kansan probed into the private life of Moore, and while this paper may have the freedom of press, he has the right to privacy. This is something that occurred in Moore's life five years ago, and his life obviously has changed since t hen. He has contributed a great deal to the University and community as a resident`assistant at Templin Hall, as director of LesBiGayS OK and as a Senate candidate. He has lost two of these activities because of the Kansan's muckraking. Since he recently learned that he is HIV positive, Moore is no doubt dealing with enough emotional turmoil, but Martino felt the need to add to Moore's pain in order to tell the "truth." I praise David Ambler and Ken Stoner for stating their admiration for Moore and emphas izing that his situation is "considered in the past." Martino should have left it there. -Katie Hillstrom, Leawood junior PROTEST HURT REAL COALITION, NOT KANSAN I would like to publicly applaud the Kansan for informing students of Eric Moore's criminal record. I am a student and former student senator, and the University of Kansas population has a right to know if a potential senator has been convicted of a crime. I don't have a problem with the students, including members of the REAL coalition, who protested the issues. It is their legal right as citizens. But throwing out papers which they help pay for wasn't the right choice. I can bet that if a potential state or U.S. senator had a criminal record, students would want to know about it before voting for him or her. The thing that bothers me about the protest is that no one protested about the printing of Ana Calderon and Brent Bowen's records. I guess since minor in possession and possession of stolen property are not as serious, no one cares that the Kansan printed it. -Michael Sullivan, St. Louis senior