I am writing in response to Joanna Mikulski's Oct. 8 column. She's right. The rules for guys and the rules for girls are totally different at Notre Dame. However, why does she want to ruin the fun for everyone? Why does she want more security at guys' dorms? Guys don't want or need more security from what I've heard from my friends. And, as a frequent visitor of guys' dorms, I don't think they need to be more secure either.

Instead, why don't they dial down the tone of the security guards for girls' dorms? Maybe Mikulski doesn't have that problem in her dorm, but I think most girls do. I mean, my boyfriend practically breaks out in hives whenever he comes over to my dorm when the security guard is on duty. Feeling paranoid around the opposite sex is not a good step toward good gender relations.

The other comment that bothered me is the one about football receiving the most money and attention than any other sport. I think Mikulski has forgotten where she goes to school. Of course football is our showcase sport. I think Mikulski must spend her game days knocked unconscious because that would be the only way to ignore what goes on at Notre Dame because of a simple football game. She must not have heard about Knute Rockne or the Four Horsemen either. Also, could it be that football receives the most money because it makes more money that any other sport, male or female? Yep, that could be it.

Mikulski is not the first to realize the gender issues on campus. We all know things are weird. However, don't ruin the fun for the guys. Yes, our rules are stricter, but why make the guys' rules like ours? Why don't we try to make our rules like the guys'? And don't try to downplay the importance of Notre Dame football. That's just dumb. Solutions are needed, but not hers.

Carrie Graf

sophomore

Farley Hall

Oct. 9

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