Letters

I was pleased to see the Bulletin take notice of the legal cannabis industry, but surprised it didn’t cover the industry in a more expansive, inclusive way.

Please use the Bulletin to tell alumni far more about the myriad metrics of the incoming class, the varied student activities, and the plans and decisions of the graduating class. 

Some of us were lucky enough to hang out with my fellow Swat Mock Trial Team alum Gabriel Tajeu ’03, currently featured in the Bulletin, during Garnet Weekend!! 

Ken Giles ’71 (“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” fall 2018) is one of our better angels.

I appreciate the spotlight shone on the newly emerging cannabis industry (“When the Smoke Clears,” fall 2018), but I think the piece could have been improved.

I teach a course called “Preparing for Your Own Death” where we cover topics such as: What would be a good death? What are “green” alternatives to embalming or cremation? (My favorite is a papier-mâché clamshell that opens underwater to release your ashes.) Can you carry a dead body in your car? What happens in hospice?

How fascinating: Tying end-of-life issues with humor (“Dying is Easy; Comedy is Hard,” fall 2018) grabbed me.

What sets Professor Allen Kuharski (fall 2018’s “Ruptures and Commemorations”) apart is his lifelong commitment to his students’ work and their well-being as artists.