LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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To The Editor:

Recently, Hillel has been the target of censure because they use the slogan, "Wherever we stand, we stand with Israel." Most of the complaints have pointed to the fact that this is a 'blind' statement that does not take into consideration Israel's controversial actions. While I agree that 'blind' support for any cause can be problematic, the people who oppose Hillel are missing the point of the statement. Consider this analogy: Many Americans dislike George W. Bush, just as many of us at Hillel oppose Sharon. In the same breath, many Americans oppose our military action in Afghanistan. Furthermore, there are virtually no Americans who agree with every one of our nation's laws and policies. That said, every one of us is proud to be American, despite her shortcomings, just as we at Hillel will always be supportive of Israel, even during these troubled times.

— Bryan Goldberg '05

To The Editor:

On behalf of the Arkansas State University Rugby Club, hosts of this year's Division II Elite Eight Rugby Competition, we would like to congratulate Middlebury College for successfully appearing in and competing at the highest level of Division II collegiate rugby. In addition, we would like to thank the Middlebury College Rugby Panthers for their gentlemanly behavior while competing with us in Jonesboro, Ark. Our community was greatly impressed by the high level of competition and highly pleased with the exemplary conduct displayed by the eight teams we hosted over the weekend of April 20-21. Thanks in great part to your team, our community now has a new appreciation for the great sport of rugby and the young men who so aptly deserve the accolade "student-athlete."

— Curt Huckaby, J.D. (Head Coach), Patrick Stewart, Ph.D. (Assistant Coach), Yves Pichavant (Event Coordinator/Assistant Coach) and the Arkansas State University Rugby Club

To The Editor:

We would like to recognize and thank publicly the following students for their service and dedication to the Foundation for Excellent Schools' One More Step Mentoring Program. These students devoted countless hours during the 2001-2002 academic year serving as friends and role models for elementary, middle and high school students in nearby schools. On behalf of the many students whose lives were touched, we thank the following individuals for making this program a success.

— Rick Dalton, President, Foundation for Excellent Schools
— Kristie Gonzalez '02, FES Mentor Coordinator, Vermont Schools
— Michael Silberman '02, FES Mentor Coordinator, New York Schools

BENSON VILLAGE SCHOOL (Vt.)
*Megan Kumpf '02
Oksana Romina '02.5
John Mitchell '03
Jon Wilson '02
Steve Bisgaier '03
Padma Govindon '05
Marissa Cawley '05

BRIDPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL (Vt.)
*Grayson Fertig '02
*John Kennedy '02
Brian Phinney '05
Brian Clark '04
Peter Albro '02
Gary Baronick '03
Gregory Carroll '02
Robert Chisholm '03
Levi Doria '05
Amy Dorrien '04
Shannon Egan '02
Craig Hine '02
Eliza Johnson '02
Patrick Kane '04
Lauren Keene '04
Amanda Smeal '02
Katherine Talon '02
Laura Woodward '03

BRISTOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Vt.)
*David Caragliano '02
David Wisner '04
Katherine Saunders '02.5
Kelly Stevens '02.5
Russ Budnick '05
Farhad Peerani '05
Vicky Bussereau EX
Maija Cheung '05
Carolyn Kormann '04
Jessica Wasilewski '03
Buck Sleeper '05
John McKinley '04
Catlin Ryan '02
Gabe Epperson '02.5
Ken Mullane '02.5

CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL (N.Y.)
*Leah Nickelsberg '02
Nat Shoaff '02
Kellan Florio '05
Megan Hutchins '05
Aaron Barasch '04
J-F Duchesne '03
Milan Sloboda '03
Jenny Henzi '04
Bob Wannop '04

HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER (Middlebury, Vt.)
*Eliza Johnston '02
Britt Cosgrove '04
Liza Franyo '04
Suzanne Caruso '02
Pat Nugent '05.5
Colin Davis '03
Robin Betz '02
Sommerville Johnston '03
Casey Barnard '02
Tim Graham '05
Eric Krieger '04
Molly Turco '04
Abigail Lamb '04
Nicholas Bayne '02.5
Michael Velez '04

MT ABRAHAM UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Vt.)
*Amy Ruck '02
Jon Erwin '05
Christine Lambert '04.5
Elizabeth Breuer '05
Tim Jones '02
Peter Dixon '02
Kelly Lauter '02

MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL (N.Y.)
Margot Simpson '03
Sumeet Srivastava '05
David Wright '05
Mat Geltzeiler '05
Janelli Isabel '05
George LeBourdais '03
Lauren Joseph '05
Devon Bertram '03
Kitt Guaraldi '02
Lissa James '04
Brianne Jenkins '02
Nate Marcus '04
Daegen Miller '02
Kathleen Fleury '05
Mary Houde '03
Andrew Rossmeissl '05
Ellen Tompsett '02
Agatha Vaaler '04
Andrew Weightman '04
Katie O'Connor '05
Jeff Weiner '03
Daniel Prepas '03

ORWELL VILLAGE SCHOOL (Vt.)
*Erick Dalton '04
*Andrew Helming '04
Will Chang '04
Jim Christman '04
Kevin Cooper '04
Brittany Cronin '05
Michaela Dietz '04
Amy Dorrien '04
Kelly Feeney '04
Lauren Keene '04
Jen Kim '05
Sarah Riddleberger '05
JD Schaub '04
Marc Shreuer '04
Eric Smith '04

TICONDEROGA CENTRAL SCHOOL (N.Y.)
*Tyler Kremberg '03
Oliver Louie '03
Mary Claire Hiebert '05
Sophie Reljanovic '05
Keitha McFarlane '03
Andy Lynch '03
Ingrid Erickson '03
Matt Longo '04.5
Buster Smith '03
Stephanie Etkin '05.5
Elana Rivkin Haas '05.5
Rachel Cotton '03.5

WHITING VILLAGE SCHOOL (Vt.)
*Tim Brownell '02
Jake Nicholson '05
Heidi Rothrock '02
Deena Simmons '05
Greg Woo '02

* dentotes head mentor