Is Penn State truly an equal opportunity university? I write to you as a member of one of the largest discriminated-against groups at Penn State. A group that crosses both sexes, all racial and social groups, and lives in every country in our world. While you may laugh at my group affiliation, your laughter only proves my point of discrimination. I am a left-handed person who faces additional challenges and differential treatment from the repressive majority of right-handed people who run this university.

There is a severe lack of facilities and resources for my fellow brothers and sisters who predominately use their left hands. While some classrooms do indeed have desks, right-handed people take up most of them simply because they are the cherished aisle seats. These seats must be labeled and reserved for left-handed people. The university bookstore in the HUB favors right-handed people by not selling the tools, notebooks, etc., that benefit the needs of a left-handed person. The bookstore must not discriminate any longer. It must sell products that serve all university students' needs. There is also not a well-publicized left-handed resources center on this campus. We deserve a place where we can come together and discuss the trials and tribulations Penn State and society place upon us, as well as learn how to live in this world.

At approximately 13 percent of the population, we are too large a group to ignore any longer. We must demand our rights and receive the same adequate facilities that the oppressive right-handed majority has. President Graham Spanier, please act now to truly make this an equal opportunity university.