Letters to the editor
Market Square changes unimpressive, expensive
To the editor:
Placing signs about organic producers and vegan content and calling the place "Market Square" does not mask the fact that it is still just a cafeteria. I, for one, am not fond of the so-called improvements made at the university cafeteria, especially not when said improvements eliminate low cost snacks such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the menu after 10:30 a.m. The so-called improvements have also caused salads and side dishes to be more costly.
I am upset that Santa Clara has a stated mission of developing, "Undergraduate students who seek an education with a strong humanistic orientation in a primarily residential setting," and yet seeks to fulfill the mission while still allowing insensitive profiteering by the operators of the dining hall. You would think that a Jesuit institution would pride itself on the ability to provide wholesome meals to every person at a reasonable price, or better yet, that the ungodly sum of money made from nearly every student eating in the dining hall would afford Bon Appetit the luxury of allowing the little guys to eat every now and then. Frederick DeWorken-Eley III
Graduate student
Newspaper Masch coverage valuable
To the editor:
I believe that the article on Jeannine Masch was an imperative article to print in The Santa Clara. To my understanding, there is quite a bit of negative "buzz" about this specific article, much of which I believe is unnecessary. It is vital for the school community to know and understand what happened-to know the truth. This, like the article, is not a comment on her as a person, but a comment on her actions. We are all human; we make mistakes. Our actions have consequences and we are not invincible.
Through this loss, hopefully we, as a community, can learn about the importance of our decisions and the impact that our actions have on family friends, and even our own lives. The truth of the matter is mistakes are made and as a result, sometimes tragic events occur. We cannot go back in time and change the events that transpired; however, we can prevent another loss in the future.
Amanda Lowrey
Dance and Spanish studies '08