To the editor:

I am not a prude, really, I’m not. However, don’t you think out of over 70 potential Jayhawk football players that you could have held up as a role model to our kids, or to everyone in general, you could have selected one that has not chosen to do the single most irresponsible thing any young man can do, having children out of wedlock? Not once but TWICE.

Let’s celebrate! Where will his seed pop up next? Maybe in an unsuspecting girl near you, or more frightening, one dear to you. This article is so wrong on so many levels. This young man may well be an NFL millionaire-in-waiting and it is nice he has assumed responsibility AFTER the fact. Most kids his age who impregnate various young women are not as lucky financially and certainly are not as responsible.

Oh well, what’s a parent to do? “Oh, Dad, big deal, it’s just a baby (or two), and look how happy and proud everyone is of Jamal. He even made the front page!” I guess all of those single, childless ballplayers just didn’t provide enough good copy.

Thomas Langas,
Lawrence