I found a recent article offensive and ignorant in more ways than I can count. Let me give some examples. “After an unhealthy dose of televised hurricane coverage convincing you that an upcoming storm is in some way different than its predecessors, and a diminishing adventurous attitude towards riding out the storm, you decide to evacuate.” I’m not sure if you can have too much disaster preparedness. Besides, what if it was the storm to end all storms, and everything you know and love was destroyed?”Evacuations don’t have to be miserable. In fact, an evacuation should be more like a vacation – a hurrication, that is. Not only are the following popular evacuation destinations within relatively close proximity to New Orleans, each city also offers unique activities sure to soothe your storm stress.” So you are essentially saying that we should ignore the possibility of impending doom and the danger many of our fellow residents are facing and have fun instead?”Because the refugee look hasn’t exactly caught on in mainstream America yet, you may want to abandon your rain boots, tank top and dirty tousled hair concealed-by-a-baseball-cap look and hit the Galleria mall in Houston.” This is a joke right? We’ve just evacuated, New Orleans is in imminent danger, thousands of residents can’t get out and you’re telling us to go to a mall? People can’t afford to even get out of the storm’s path, and you’re telling us, that when we get out we should go blow our money at a mall. “Soak up the antebellum ambiance in Natchez, Miss., with a horse-drawn carriage ride through the city’s notable historic district.” I would like to note that antebellum means pre-civil war. And since this is Mississippi that’s being talked about that also means slavery. So for those of us African Americans, when we take our “hurrication” to the beautiful Natchez, Miss., we should soak up the feeling of slavery, really try to understand what it was like, get that wonderful ambiance. Which means we should pick some cotton, put some shackles on, then get a white man to beat us until we are bowing our heads saying “yes, massa.” “Your friends may be stuck in the slums of some never-before heard of city, but that doesn’t mean you have to be. Instead, you should live it up in the “A.T.L.” ” As you know, New Orleans has only had two mandatory evacuations. Loyola may have gotten scared and left plenty of times, but didn’t. And, the last time New Orleans ordered evacuation, 1,500 people died before the storm was over and Loyola was closed for an entire semester. During times of evacuation, the Jesuit ideals should really take hold over us, and we should worry about others before ourselves and do everything we can to show solidarity with those less fortunate. Because a horrific disaster could very well happen, and in the event it does we have to be ready to show we care. I don’t think we can do that if we are on a “hurrication!”Rob Harman is a sociology junior and he can be reached at [email protected]