Dear Editor,

While I’m glad to be back home at UCSD, it only took a few minutes to be reminded of my least favorite part of campus: Library Walk. It is often a dicey place to walk, but never is there a time when student organizations are more vicious and frothing at the mouth than Welcome Week, shoving neon-colored fliers into your hands. No, I do not want to join your fraternity. No, I do not want to join your Asian Christian club (and you should realize that by my skin color). I have headphones on and neither of my hands free, yet you’re still yelling at me and pelting me with lollipops.

Is there really no better way to promote your club than to bully some wide-eyed freshmen into signing up for your listserv by throwing a clipboard at them? I’ve tabled for organizations. I know how the system works, and guess what? If you have a sign that stands out on your table with your club’s name, interested people will still come over, talk to you and sign up. Maybe spend a few dollars of your club funds for candy, pens or something else to give out to get attention. Just let me walk down Library Walk in peace for once without having to stop to throw away all your fliers in the trashcans in front of Geisel. Unless, of course, you have free food … then I’m all yours.

— Steven Vanderberg

Senior, Marshall College