Greetings faithful West-Georgianists, My name is Bryan Murphy…
And I HATE this paper. Seriously. As an avid liberal, very few people have been more pissed off about what gets put in the West Georgian than me. On a few occasions, my outrage has been epitomized by violently destroying the paper itself. I've stuffed into trash cans, used it as nose-tissue, and stepped on it. I've even considered snagging a bunch of them and making a giant papier-mâché mannequin of Ellis Smith, which I would in turn dress like Hitler and burn in effigy outside the UCC. This plan is still in the works…
So, in light of the SGA's recent suspension of T.W.G's funding, you would think I would be overjoyed, Right?
WRONG! DEAD WRONG! Though I disagree with radically conservative editorials and frown in light of "questionable" reporter-ethics, I would rather swim a figurative sea of these things than see the Constitutional fabric of my beloved country soiled before my very eyes. Jacob Lovell may be an idiot, but gosh-darn it, he's our idiot. The West Georgian is an outlet of free-speech, regardless of how offensive it may be, and the attempts to silence it are criminal at best.
The S.G.A claims that T.W.G has somehow abdicated its duties to the student body. I say that this is boo-hockey. By my 3am rebuttals to arguments poised by T.W.G staff, I am living proof that this paper has done its duty in promoting healthy discussion and the exchange of ideas among its students. Though the paper is polarizing, I cannot tell you how healthy the argumentation has been for me. My will to prevail over worthy argumentative adversaries has provided the incentive for me to stay on the figurative ball of socio-political enlightenment.
It is with these things in mind that I wave a scolding finger at the SGA. In addition to losing this vindictive struggle, I hope several of you lose your jobs.
-Murph
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