Kudos to Greg Rivara for addressing an issue that is an all-too-common occurrence not only at NIU but with today’s society.

My entire life I have always been sympathetic to racial injustices across this country.

But what recently happened at Lincoln Hall, especially the reaction afterwards, does not appear to me to be an example of racial injustice.

It was simply an unfortunate incident that shouldn’t have happened. But to label the accounts of the story as racist is an irrational attack.

The only thing that comes from this is bitter feelings and a heightened racial tension which is not necessary.

I don’t mean to create controversy, but how would the Black Student Caucus feel if a white man got pulled over by a black officer—that the officer’s motive for pulling him over was racism?

If the story appeared on the front page of the Star, would that warrant cries of racism that is justifiable? Of course not.

Now, I agree racism is a problem in today’s society that needs to be improved drastically.

But rash cries of racism at anything involving whites and blacks where things have gone wrong do not help put out the fire but rather feed it.

Michael Donohue

Freshman

English