Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Letters to the Editor
Interracial dating still problematic

I was captivated with the section in the TCU Daily Skiff on Friday, Sept. 15, 2001 about interracial dating. I am in an interracial relationship. My boyfriend is a first generation Iranian. Through the past two years that we have been dating, we have encountered many obstacles. Both of us have felt pressures from family, close adults and peers. We do not get many stares, but some people close to me have commented.

Some people I have talked with, mainly adults, have very negative feelings toward Iranians considering past events dealing with the United States and Iran. I find that most people are accepting of our relationship. Most close friends do not have a problem with me dating my boyfriend, and many of them have dated people outside of their race. I feel pleased when people are accepting of interracial dating, but there are still people our age who disagree with dating.

Each day I continue to learn from him about his culture, and he learns from me as well. The race issue was never a concern for either of us. We are both humans with the same feelings and emotions. I hope that many people will overlook the color of skin and see what is on the inside of a person.

— Candace Lawrence,
sophomore chemistry major

Battle for Skillet not real rivalry

I picked up my first Skiff newspaper in thirty-five years and there was your wonderful article, "Battle for Iron Skillet not true rivalry”. How true, how true, and let me add these comments.

I have missed less than a dozen games since 1952 and I saw the great ones - Doak Walker, Lindy Berry, Jim Swink , Don Merideth, and Bob Lilly - still visit with several of them. I never heard of the Iron Skillet-until a couple of years ago the Star Telegram suddenly announced it as a honored tradition. I can’t even find a friend who has even heard of the award, but I have found friends who shake their head and role their eyes when the skillet is mentioned.

The Skillet looks like someone picked it up at an Ace Hardware store before the game; it could have come out of an antique store.

Forget or bury the skillet and go win the Conference USA a couple of times. You'll have your rivalries.

—Ted Lange, Class of '59