Dear Daily News,
In years past, students were able to vote in categories like ‘Best Religious Hangout’ or ‘Best Religious Organization’ on ‘The Best of Ball State’. This year, you removed any type of religious organization voting completely. However, other categories relating to BSU’s Greek system, athletics, food, education, and Residence Halls still remained the same. I know this is a secular university, but based on President Ferguson’s recent speech about promoting diversity throughout BSU, I would hope that the university’s diverse culture includes students with strong religious beliefs, and that BSU’s newspaper would reflect those principles. I feel like students from CRU, the Muslim Student Association, the Lutheran Student Union, Hillel (the Jewish student organization), the Catholic Student Union, and all other religious clubs who all highly value our respective religions would appreciate still being included as a part of the diverse campus culture. I know that some of my fellow students are against religion, particularly after the recent passing of the RFRA. However, in order to fully gain the diverse culture that Ball State promotes, I believe emphasizing that religion is a crucial part to some BSU students’ lives is necessary to promote the University’s diversity. I feel we would appreciate our clubs holding equal respect and stature other campus clubs and organizations receive.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Larson
ealarson@bsu.edu
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