More devastating than 9/11
Dear Editor:
Hurricane Katrina is far more devastating than 9/11 was. An American metropolis is almost completely underwater, in some parts 30 feet deep. Sewage and other chemicals are contaminating the water and the city, which is being described as the world’s biggest Superfund site. There are up to 100,000 residents still in the city, most of whom are black and poor and remained in the city because they had no way to get out and no place to go.
Now that the hurricane has destroyed their city, they have no possessions, no jobs, and are struggling to survive. Few of them have insurance to cover what they have lost and help get their lives back. As residents of St. Louis, a city that knows the devastation of a major flood, we need to offer all the assistance that we can.
The University should set up a donation Web site to send money to the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and other humanitarian relief organizations, and then the University should offer a matching donation for every dollar given by students, faculty and staff.
The city of New Orleans may never recover, and the people of New Orleans need all the help they can get.
Joseph D. Adamson,
Class of 2006
Arts & Sciences
Liberals: please work on your tolerance
Dear Editor:
I would like to mention that my original correspondence was not a letter I had even wanted to be published. It was sent to the author of the article and not to Forum. As noticed by your failure to correctly publish my graduation year, I did not follow your requirements to submit a letter to the editor, since that was never my original intent.
Also, after I received a response [from Student Life], I realized how I had misinterpreted the comment as biased and apologized. You can only imagine my surprise as I return to school a month later and read my original e-mail published as a Letter to the Editor.
Norman Pressman’s comments are exactly the sort of thing I would expect from the liberal community here. Their tolerance of everything but a conservative viewpoint still boggles my mind. I’m sorry to inform you, but I do not watch Fox News. I know you must be shocked. I do not listen to Rush Limbaugh, nor do I “love” Reverend Robertson. I didn’t think politically correct, tree hugging, SWA-loving hippies promoted stereotypes. I guess I was wrong.
Also, your claim of affirmative action letting in more conservatives who can’t think for themselves is quite absurd (one might even say “absoludicrous”). I will proudly say I was admitted for my residency in the tiny state of Ohio (seventh largest in population). As shown by the 2004 election, it also is a very conservative state (rolls eyes).
I also do not remember checking a box noting my political affiliation when I was applying.
Well, I need to get off the phone with Ann Coulter now. She’s given me all the firepower I need to write this letter. If it weren’t for her, I’d have nothing to say.
Bill Maas,
Class of 2007
Arts & Sciences