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Barbaro coverage

To the Editor:

Thank you for the continual coverage of Barbaro ("Barbaro recovering under Penn vets' care," DP, 8/31/06).

I'm not involved with horse racing at all, but I was really touched by the courage of this horse, the wisdom of his jockey and the dedication of Dean Richardson.

I look forward to reading about Barbaro every day.

Claire Schneider, Cal State Fullerton student

Don't be scared

To the Editor:

I was saddened to see the Opinion Art piece by David Anderson ("Opinion art," DP, 9/7/06), where a group of people surround a signature Penn food truck are looked on by two men, one with a gun and the other swinging chain saying, "You got enough bullets?"

Regardless of the lack of shading on the two perpetrators, Anderson's message is clear: New students should be scared of those who live around us in predominantly black West Philadelphia. This poorly cloaked racism should not be tolerated.

New students, as well as long time Penn community members, should know that West Philadelphia has a lot to offer. And like any neighborhood in any city there is crime.

Since the mid-1990s, Penn has, and continues, to invest significant resources into our surrounding community. In fact, according to the Penn Division of Public Safety Web site, crime in the Penn patrol area has fallen 41 percent since 1996. As Penn strives to always improve its town-gown relations, it is a true shame that on the first day of classes our community - which includes West Philadelphia residents - is shown a cartoon that promulgates stereotypes and racism.

Noah Drezner, Graduate School of Education student

A messy newspaper

To the Editor:

I am writing to request that The Daily Pennsylvanian help the environment by refraining from including "drop out" advertising in its issues.

These cards fall out all over campus and become litter that someone else has to deal with. Please act responsibly and put the environment over revenue in your priorities.

John Keane, Penn Library employee

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