Lisa Rucks’ letter to the Star (Nov. 3) directed toward the JLS really disturbed me. I’m personally offended by the remarks you made under the title: “To The JLS.” The fact that you engage in petty name calling (i.e. “insignificant left-wing fanatics”) bothers me, but it’s not why I’m writing this letter.

The comments you made later in that paragraph are what offended me. You wrote, “If you really want to help the downtrodden of the world, why don’t you have food drives or become literacy volunteers.” Then you go on to say that being an activist “takes much less time and effort than volunteering or any other really worthwhile action.”

Ms. Rucks, you have no right to make comments such as those. How could you possibly know what I, a JLS member, do with my free time? How could you possibly know that I spent every Saturay for 6 months tutoring gradeschool children down at the Henry Horner Homes in Chicago or that I’ve worked in numerous soup kitchens? How could you know that I was a peer counselor in high school or that I am in training right now to become one at NIU?

Just because JLS members don’t engage in volunteer work under the JLS name does not mean it never happens. JLS members are many things you will never see until you stop your prejudices and take a look at us through untainted eyes. You might even want to come to a meeting. Attacking someone blindly and fostering ignorance is simple. Actively seeking to discover truth takes the time and energy you don’t seem to be willing to spend.

obert Ferrera

sophomore