Piece on Rawlins Lacks Point

Molly Hennessy-Fiske may be able to "Say Anything" in her column on student life ("For Rawlins, Two Lunches and Coffee is Business as Usual," Sept. 26) but she might want to say something. Her scoop on the daily planner preferences of our fearless Undergraduate Council president, Lamelle D. Rawlins '99, masquerades as a piece about students' daily planners, but instead comes off as an authorized biography of our most prominent campus politico.

Lamelle (the piece suggests that, like Madonna and Pele, Lamelle transcends surnames) admits that she is "addicted" to her Quo Vadis planner, finds it "therapeutic" to write things down, and is "for now perfectly happy." No doubt, the Crimson's readers are relieved that our student body president manages to maintain a stable psyche despite the chaos that engulfs her.

Hennessy-Fiske unabashedly gushes that Rawlins is a "seasoned campaigner" and "political powerhouse," and claims that no other student "has reached [Rawlins'] depth and breadth of immersion" in extra-curricular activities. How could we?

The point of the column? Lamelle is busy. Very busy. Much busier than anyone else on this campus. It seems that Hennessy-Fiske operates under the common Harvard delusion that students like to hear how busy other students are. -David Lehn '99 Adam Kovacevich '99