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Taken from an online response to the student newspaper where the aboved article was published.

If the principles of journalism require that you must criticize the establishment at all costs, by all means, be trendy and bash the Greek system—it’s never been done before. In lieu of a scandal or incident that could really expose them, let’s go back to the default and stereotype them. My response to your article about short shorts is pretty simple. We like the way they look. We like they way they feel. We don our short shorts, date-night shirts, and croakies (can’t leave out the leather flip-flops and loafers either) for the same reason you choose to gel your hair, wear cargo-capris, and of course—top it off with a nice tight fitting polo with collar turned up (since that’s what all of ya’ll wear). The conservative look is an appropriate, established look and that is why it is so popular. That’s not to say that it is the ONLY good look. You could argue that the “frat uniform” is contrary to individuality and creativity and is nothing more than conformity. However, individuality and creativity are determined by things like will power, discipline, confidence, and vision—not by the length of your shorts. I beg of you: be different, stand out; write about something worth more than the paper it’s published on.