The Plainsman Press - South Plains College

Desiree Mendez, staff writer

It was recently called to my attention that there are certain people on campus who are mad at me because of my opinions.

I was informed that these certain people want to “beat me up.” I find this very comical.

An opinion article is on anything that someone has strong feelings about, whether it is for something or against it. We all have the right to express our opinions, according to the First Amendment.

It is really dumb for people to want to fight someone over an opinion. If it makes you mad, then write a letter to the editor.

It is very immature in the first place, and we’re not in high school. This is college and we should act like college students.

I find it highly offensive when I hear from immature people who talk about wanting to cause me physical harm. First, I know better, and obviously I’m more mature, since I don’t care about those threats.

We should all keep negative comments to ourselves.

The only good thing that came out of this is that at least I get to write another article about the same stuff I’ve been complaining about for the past four months.

I understand that some of my articles might make you mad. If they did then you took it too personally. I’m not mad or angry about what these immature people are saying about me. It is the fact that they told a fellow editor to tell me about it that bugs me the most.

If you don’t like what I write about, come talk to me and let me know what offended you. Then I will tell you why I wrote about these things. I like to meet new people, and maybe it will help you understand why I feel so strongly about what I write.

Just so everyone knows, I’m not trying to make fun of you, put you down or make you feel dumb. So if it seems like that, I’m not. If I did, I’m very sorry.

I know how it feels to be mad at someone because of an opinion. But please come talk to me and let me explain, or write the editor a letter. I promise, I won’t bite or be ugly to you if you want to come up to me and talk.

Since we are on the subject of immaturity, I have noticed that some of the freshmen are acting very immature or rude to the college students that have been here for a while.

We should try and get along. We’re here to learn, and some like to make friends. So lets all get along, learn some new things and try not to worry about what everyone else is doing. Let’s grow up, and if you make a mistake, try and learn from it, don’t blame it on some one else. Be responsible.