Opinion: Hate it or love it, I don't mind

Dear Readers,

I wanted to take the time to remind you all that you are reading an OPINION column, just in case you have forgotten.

If you are looking for news, sports or anything else, please refer to the corresponding pages.

Still here, on the bottom of page 11? Then get ready for my personal view, my take on things. Call me Mark Twain, as, "I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts." I speak my mind, and I write it down.

Caution: I am not aiming to please. If that were the case, the caption under my picture would read "Kiara Lee, People Pleaser" -- anything but that! Spare me, please!

I may solicit people for "We Want Your Opinion," but you will never see me walking around campus asking people what I should write about in my column.

So don't be shocked when I expose a point of view you really like or absolutely deplore. If you don't like it, don't feel bad, because I sure won't feel bad! You are entitled to your own opinions, as I am to mine.

Disclaimer: I am an expert on absolutely nothing, so don't take what I say as gold. There is no Dr. or Professor in front of my name at the moment. If you need medical advice, head to the Student Health Center. If you need actual prices for spring semester textbooks, take a walk to the bookstore or log on to Amazon.com for yourself. If you are looking for anything more than common knowledge and the exercising of the First Amendment, you're in the wrong place!

Warning: The content of this column is intended for a mature, collegiate audience. Subjects will include things you should be able to handle, now that mommy and daddy have let you out into the semi-real world. If one of my articles stirs you up too much, and you still insist on reading my column, then toughen up and deal with it, like the college students you all allegedly are.

Want to read about a world that's perfect? I suggest you grab a book of Aesop's fables. Call your mom to overnight you some warm milk and cookies while you're at it.

Now that all of that has been said, I hope you all now truly understand the purpose of this column. Hate it or love it. The choice is yours.

Contact staff writer Kiara Lee at kiara.lee@richmond.edu