Although normally I would hesitate to get mixed up in what looks like a private war between one individual and the rest of the world, common decency prompts a response to Mr. Ensor’s Perspectives piece of Feb. 20.

It’s always been my view that the Daily Egyptian is a training ground for students aspiring to a career in journalism and other mass media. As such, I expect that DE reporters will make mistakes, as we all do whenever we are learning how to perform in a demanding professional capacity.

I periodically have contact with DE student reporters in my capacity as Core Curriculum Director, most recently in a series of interviews about the new Core coming into existence in the Summer of 1996. The several DE reporters I talked to did a good job interviewing, quoted me with satisfactory accuracy, and followed up on suggestions made about other sources of information. In short, Donita Polly, Melissa Jakubowski and Dustin Coleman behaved as responsible, emerging young professionals.

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I’ve also had periodic contact with Mr. Andrew Ensor.

Director, University Core Curriculum