Letter to the Editor 11/5

To the Editor,

I found your editorial advising students to vote “against Ravenstahl”… To the Editor,

I found your editorial advising students to vote “against Ravenstahl” genuinely frightening. It actively promoted a short-sighted method of political action that is harmful to the whole political process.

It was right to show students that the election had deep consequences for us, but the article’s reasoning was limited to the view of one student who sees nothing beyond Oakland. Your argument against the $50 tax on students said nothing but that it would cost students money. Why exactly does Ravenstahl want to tax us? Where is the money going? In other words, is it worth it?

Along with knowing there are issues at our doorstep, students must act in a way that respects the fact that we are an intricate and integral part of the city, as a whole, and not just Oakland.

Brendan Sullivan

School of Arts and Sciences