I thought that the idea of a "No Hate at Penn State" march through campus and downtown was the perfect response to the situation. The administration should be commended for the idea and efforts. It would have served the Penn State community well to unite, students, administrators, faculty, staff, alumni, and residents with a common cause.

I believe the march would have gone a long way toward bridging some of the gaps between the various cultures in the Penn State community, and the recent divide between the Penn State community, and some residents. The march could have been a new beginning for open talks on diversity at Penn State and throughout our society. I know that time is short, with the semester's end drawing near, but please continue efforts to conduct such a march.

Please stress to your fellow students the importance of such activism in association with their efforts and ongoing dialog with the administration.

The administration, faculty, and staff are not the enemy, ignorance, and the heinous acts of the few are. Through activism together with the administration and others in the Penn State community, great alliances can be forged, especially in such a wonderfully diverse community as Penn State. Over the past couple of days, I believe that you and your fellow students are beginning to realize what strong allies you have in each other. But through community activism along side the rest of the campus community, as students you will come to realize that you are not alone in the fight against racism. It is my sincerest hope that students and the university can make progress at Penn State and elsewhere.