Mr. Black or White Penn State? Quick question Matthew Reed, how are minorities treated differently? From your opinion ("Minorities should not be treated differently," March 2), it seems that you were irritated at the fact that an African American sophomore was elected Mr. Black Penn State.

After getting the shortest month in the calendar as Black History month, I feel the African American population at Penn State and all over the country has the right to voice out their feelings and emotions to the community.

This is one way of raising awareness and preventing history from repeating itself. So what if they had one contest named "Mr. Black Penn State"?

It was an opportunity for the African American community to come together, unite and be the majority for a change. A more productive way of dealing with this issue Mr. Reed, would have been if you actually tried joining the Mr. Black Penn State competition.

You will be surprised at the warm welcome you will get from your fellow "Black" students.

You can also get a first hand experience of being a minority.

Then you might understand what we, the minorities here, go through each and every day.