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Letter to the Editor: We all want football. Let the professionals decide if it’s safe.

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August 23, 2020
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To the Editor,

It’s been a long, hot summer unlike any we’ve ever known. The slightest whiff of fall in the early mornings takes many spirits almost immediately to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. To be clear, we all want football.

However, the University of Mississippi should immediately reconsider and abandon use of the #WeWantToPlay hashtag and associated content on social media. Public health decisions should not be subject to politically-tinged pressure campaigns. Moreover, the University of Mississippi should not use its official social media properties to engage in them.

Martin W. Bartlett, B.A., class of 2005

El Paso, Texas

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