I realize now that I did not tackle the meaty issues that should be discussed in a student newspaper. Maybe I should have discussed welfare reform or some other socially relevant topic. That would have been boring. I am terribly sorry that Wood believes all columns should take on serious issues, because if they did, the newspaper would be a lot less entertaining. Not every column is going to be serious, nor should it be.
Laughter is a valuable thing.
I walk around campus every day and see people who look like they missed their morning Ex- Lax tablet. These people could use a laugh. Also, laughter has been proven to make people healthier both physically and mentally. I will admit sometimes humor goes astray, as it did when Ben Field used a racial epithet in his column a few weeks ago. Field did not intend to offend anyone.