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Coverage of the responses to a bowl game sponsorship exemplifies how newspapers can stimulate relevant discussions

THIS IS pretty much the way this newspaper thing is supposed to work.

The Cavalier Daily published a story about an open letter The Serpentine Society sent to University President Teresa Sullivan ("LGBTQ organization protests bowl game," Jan. 19). The Society's letter expressed "great dismay" that the University's football team was participating in a bowl game associated with "Chick-fil-A, a company whose anti-LGBTQ record has been consistently noted over the years." The University responded with a letter that said, in part, "The administration, however, believes that its actions diminish neither the University's respect for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, nor its commitment to inclusivity and diversity

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