Free Speech Flap at Occidental

In response to “Free Speech or Vulgarity?� March 1:

It wasn’t the word that Tim Usher used, it was the hostility prompting it. Occidental College needs to deal with the way men react to the word “no.� Usher couldn’t respond with mature dignity and understanding of safety measures. His immaturity and his hostility are the reasons for the suspension--not the language he used.

I propose a class for men like Tim Usher in how to change their angry feelings into peaceful, mature behavior toward women.

ELLEN DOUKOULLOS, Redondo Beach