Letters to the Editor

Misrepresentation

To the Editor:

Concerning your article about the Divine Tracy Hotel, it can be summed up in one word: tasteless. Your choice of title for the write-up, along with the stick figure artwork, was unappropriate, but unfortunately a common theme widely used today.

The Peace Mission Movement has contributed positively to society in many ways -- a prime example is the hotel in University City. Many people refer to this little gem as their home away from home.

Personally, my experiences at the hotel have been truly positive. The main goal of the hotel staff is to go the extra mile for its guests, a rare quality not common today. I am sure many others can attest to the dedicated service received.

In closing, The International Modest Code is something our society at large can take a look at and utilize to save us from our falling graces.

-- Freddy Marratto

Wharton culture

To the Editor:

Shannon Jenson's column ("Wharton Culture Conundrum," DP, 9/26/05) was just another jab at an institution which, while flawed, does a pretty good job educating its students.

After spending half the column advertising Nicole Ridgway's convoluted book, Jensen finally ascertains the purpose of her article: what is the purpose of an undergraduate business education?

Well, Shannon, it's to better understand how business influences every aspect of our everyday lives, and how to use those skills to contribute to society (yes, society), whether as an actuary tabulating pensions for your grandfather, an associate consultant increasing Crest's profits so those white strips can make your smile brighter, or as a real estate developer figuring out creative solutions to Philadelphia's "brain drain."

The faculty and student leadership is well aware that business is more than that and incorporate that into the very fabric of Wharton, while offering more than just business allowing students like yourself to not just concentrate in Real Estate and BPUB, but also letting you pursue an Urban Studies Major.

Perhaps you should find more purpose and direction in your own columns. Perhaps your next column should focus on how to make an undergraduate education less expensive, allowing students to pursue less financially taxing options.

-- Russell Armstrong

Wharton senior

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