Memorial needed
Thirty years ago, on Tuesday September 11, 1973, U of T student, Constance Anne Dickey, was murdered at the university’s Erindale Campus. Constance Anne Dickey was murdered because she was a woman who happened to be in the same place as a serial killer. The killer went on to murder another young woman and attempted to murder a third before being arrested.
Neither U of T nor Erindale College ever established a memorial to Constance Anne Dickey, so it becomes incumbent upon U of T students, alumni, staff, faculty, and others to remember Constance Anne Dickey-one of our own-and all the other victims of violence.
Sidney Knowles
B. Comm. 1983
Laser research is real
Although I hesitate to dignify Nick Nelson’s trolling letter with a reply, I should defend our research from such factless attacks. Nanometer-sized diamond-coated silicon tips do indeed exist and we use them to probe the nanometer-sized features of real semiconductor lasers. These lasers are employed in communications systems that run, for example, the Internet and telephone networks. Our technique has revealed several performance limitations of these lasers; by observing and understanding these limitations, engineers can build better models of laser operation and thus build better lasers. I would kindly like to offer Nick Nelson a personally guided tour of our research lab and demonstration of the technique in return for a prompt retraction of his misinformed remarks.
Scott Kuntze
MASc Candidate
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Blues rule
I watch, with pride, as the Varsity Blues football team march onto the playing fields. Other universities dominate the stands (even at home games) with only a small percentage of Blues fans cheering for the team. Week after week, the Blues continue to put their best foot forward against (what appears to be) insurmountable odds. Newspapers and hecklers seem to enjoy taking aim at their shortcomings, but this does not deter the Blues. Never once have I seen the U of T cheerleaders on the sidelines. To this day, I don’t know if we have cheerleaders. The ‘men in blue’ shoulder the spirit of U of T each and every game. They play with heart and someday the winds will change and their strengths will be recognized by fans and opponents alike. I salute Coach Howlett, his staff, their wives, the loyal cheering fans, student volunteers, and most of all he players. Go Blues, go!
Susan Gilson
