Letter to the Editor 12/11

To the Editor,

I am writing in response to the Wednesday’s article “Students Pack SGB.”… To the Editor,

I am writing in response to the Wednesday’s article “Students Pack SGB.” I was particularly concerned with the comment by Dylan Drobish that reducing funds for the Rainbow Alliance may be viewed as “homophobic to anyone looking at the Board from an outside perspective.” It is both an outlandish and irresponsible sentiment to assert. Should potential cuts in funding to the Black Action Society and Hillel respectively be judged as racist and anti-Semitic as well?

Absolutely not. The cuts reflect neither bigotry nor intolerance but simply reflect the seriousness of the present economic climate. I wholly believe that most people, including myself, support the efforts and great work that the Rainbow Alliance contributes to this campus. Nevertheless, this organization is no more deserving of money than countless other student groups seeking to promote numerous important causes to our students. In a difficult economic period, we all must share the burden of sacrifice, and no student organization should be exempt from such a framework.

Daniel Gore

School of Arts and Sciences