Agree to disagree, Dr. Rodriguez

Editor:

I wanted to thank Connie Rodriguez for her response to my earlier editorial; the one in which I propose that we bulldoze the Iberville Projects. We most certainly disagree on the matter, but she takes the time to consider my thoughts, and I appreciate that.

Just to clarify a few points, I am in strong favor of low-income housing. I just happen to think that the project system does much more harm than good. I hope we can come up with a better way. As for the mixed-use neighborhood model that I think she advocates. Downtown real estate today is just too expensive for that. Better a high-end arts and entertainment to generate income and provide jobs, much of which will be for lower income folks.

Finally, I would love to read Plato’s Symposium in the original Greek as Connie suggests but, alas, I fear I lack her linguistic skills. It is our good fortune, however, to have someone like Dr. Rodriguez to help us plum the thoughts of great thinkers like Plato and of not so great thinkers such as my poor self.

Roger White,City College

No privacy in dorms with hall cameras

Editor:

One day about a month ago, I was coming back from class as usual. I got off the elevator on the fourth floor of Biever South, and the wing door was propped open by a stack of white boxes. When I entered, I saw a man on a ladder fuddling with something in the ceiling. He was pulling wires, and it didn’t seem unusual with Katrina and all, but I still wondered what he was doing. Later that day my friend Dave came to my room; he said “look man they put a camera in the ceiling.”

So, my question is, why? It is an invasion of our privacy without justification. I would like the university to make a statement about this. It seems like they are trying to be sneaky in an effort to avoid student confrontation.

Well, here it is.

Alden WonnellBusiness freshman