The Candor’s Opinion page editor is primarily responsible for determining whether to publish letters to the editor from The Candor’s readers or other individuals. All letters to the editor and article comments must include the real name of the person it was submitted by. The Candor does not withhold letter writers’ names, with the exception of extraordinary circumstances, defined as circumstances that involve highly sensitive personal matters. The Candor’s editor-in-chief and adviser will have the sole authority to make the decision to withhold a writer’s name. The Candor’s editor-in-chief and adviser do not have the authority to withhold the writer’s name from the University administration. No letter to the editor or article comment shall be published if it contains material that is libelous, obscene, substantially disruptive of the educational process or an invasion of privacy. Letters that are personal attacks will not be published. The Candor reserves the right to edit all letters for length, grammar, punctuation and style.
