Whitman is our first-year athletic director, having replaced John Schael after a tenure spanning nearly four decades. Whitman has actively recruited students to our sporting events with all-school email blasts advertising Red Alert. But one message he sent to only student-athletes last week is his most significant yet, and it has little to do with Bear sports.

After receiving an influx of e-mails this summer regarding the implementation of a new e-mail system, we are still confused about the new changes. Not only are we unsure about critical details of the pilot program, but many students are unaware that this pilot program even exists. Instead, they hold the mistaken impression that all student e-mail accounts will soon be switched over to Live@Edu and that this change will happen automatically.