Opinion

The UNBC faculty should be aware that if it were not for a right-wing, restraint-driven, conservative provincial government, there would be no university in Prince George, at least not one celebrating its 25th anniversary.

In the past, I have been a Conservative supporter. I am also an associate professor and the chair of the department of political science at UNBC. Am I still welcome at UNBC? Some of our students are Conservative supporters.

An ideal university is not merely an institution turning out human product after four years of indoctrination. It is a place of open learning where students are exposed to new ideas, absent any bias due to economic, political or religious restraint.

Firstly, let me say that the present action by many at UNBC regarding the appointment of James Moore as chancellor is not a witch hunt. That type of comment is factious and should properly be disregarded.

An open letter to people who care about downtown Prince George: What do you think of the premise, "if you build it, they will come?" I was never one to put a lot of stock in that phrase.

James Moore is the wrong man to be UNBC's chancellor. Overnight Monday, the online petition asking the UNBC board of governors to find someone else other than James Moore to become the university's chancellor next May crossed 1,000.

Forty-five-year Prince George resident Una (Roy) McFarlane was born in 1932 and raised in Lethbridge, Alta. She was the youngest of three children.

The author Frank Crane said, "You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough." I have found this philosophy very useful as an educator. I like to trust my students.

Re: Teaching Syrians to hate. While Israel has tremendous sympathy for the plight of these refugees who are living under harrowing conditions, what E.G.

Extending a helping hand to any refugee is the right thing to do.