IDS wastes time on greek luxuries

Regarding "Chapters boast all the luxuries of home - and more" by Kasey Hawrysz (Sept. 28):\nI found your article on fraternity luxury, "Greek Cribs," a vapid and classist waste of space. While some students may enjoy a life of luxury during their college years, many others struggle to make ends meet by juggling classes, loans and jobs. I have known several students who were more worried about paying their heating bill than how many people fit in their hot tub. For a publication that claims to represent students, I find this article in poor taste, exalting the lives of a privileged few in what is tantamount to an advertisement for fraternity life rather than an interesting or insightful report on class difference on campus. Notably, it was positioned next to an article claiming that low-income students don't really count as low-income citizens. It is true that students who are temporarily low income and who may (or may not) have assistance from family occupy a significantly different category than those people who live in situations of persistent economic duress, but there are some students who really do struggle. These are the people you should be doing stories about, people who work 30 hours a week to pay their rent and still carry a full class schedule. You might also consider reporting on actual poverty in Monroe County. Poverty is a serious and underrepresented issue in our country. Often, these are the people who most need their stories told and who could benefit from a serious report on the complex social conditions that contribute to poverty.\nWe already know that people in fraternity and sorority houses live a cut above the rest of us. You don't need to rub it in.