In the Jan. 13 article “Cuffed” Dr. Thomas Hill, vice president for student affairs, is quoted as saying, “No matter how you describe it, the activity could potentially injure someone.”

This can be said about many clubs and organizations on campus, most notably the actions of sports clubs.

Activities that range from the use of bamboo swords in Kumdo to the tackling that takes place in a rugby match could and do injure people.

However, such actions do not come under fire because their existence within society is well accepted. This is not the case with Cuffs, which is the reason behind such allegations.

While it is the duty of students to discuss and debate what is good for the university community, it is not the role of administrators to place their personal moral biases into a decision-making process with which they have little or no involvement.

Physical contact is present in many clubs and activities, and when this contact remains within the intended arena it is not detrimental to the student population.

Andrew Tugan

Junior

Political Science