Anyone
may submit letters to the editor of The Observer. Items submitted
by members of the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's community will be
given preference for publication.
All letters submitted to The
Observer must include the author's signature and phone number.
Letters may not exceed 350 words. The Viewpoint editor may shorten
any letter regardless of length.
The Observer has no obligation
to publish submitted letters. Such works will not be published
if they are libelous, unintelli-gible or irrelevant.
Relevance will be determined with
respect to interest of a particular issue on a local, national,
or world level, extension of existing issues on the Viewpoint
pages, and/or role in fostering spirited and intelligent discussion.
A disclaimer will appear with
any letter deemed highly graphic, profane or discriminatory, yet
nonetheless relevant. The disclaimer will appear at the beginning
of the letter and will alert readers to the serious nature of
the piece in question.
Commentaries submitted as letters to
the editor may not exceed three in number from the same individual
or organization within the same academic semester.
All letters to the editor must
be verified before publication. Authors of letters must be notified
before their work is published in The Observer.
Paid employees of The Observer
are not permitted to have their commentaries appear in the Viewpoint
section as letters to the editor. Regular columnists and members
of the Viewpoint staff also are not eligible to have their commentaries
appear in the Viewpoint section as letters to the editor. The
status of such individuals is determined by the Viewpoint editor.
