Colin H. Wood '00
Oct. 5, 1999
Hicks Column Hits the Mark
I would like to defend George W. Hicks (Column, Oct. 1) and his point of view against the onslaught of intellectualism that has been written against him. To begin, Hicks's article was not only about the woman perched in front of J. August. He wrote about begging, panhandling, those that do it--and he used her as an example. We have all seen her, we have been asked for change by her, and most of us, at some point in time, have found the idea of an obese beggar amusing, if not counterintuitive. Maybe she is fat because she eats fast food. Maybe she has a glandular problem. Maybe there is some evil capitalist socioeconomic principle at work and we are all in danger. I don't care. Tell it to your gov section.
Terence S. Dougherty '00
Oct. 4, 1999