LETTERS: Men's basketball ticket sales must be improved

To the Editor: I don't believe that individual game tickets went on sale until November, leaving only two weeks to sell non-season tickets. The Athletic office will respond by saying that they had to reserve the season ticket demand before individual games could be sold, but there is no reason to wait until November to sell individual games. The season ticket demand should have been completed in September, leaving plenty of time for people to plan for the Kansas game. I also thought that the game was sold out, as I read in The Daily Pennsylvanian a few weeks ago that the Athletic Department anticipated a sell-out of the Kansas game in the first week of ticket sales. I had two friends call me at the last minute looking for tickets, but due to poor communications by the Athletic Department, I informed them that the game was sold out. Geoff Filinuk Financial Coordinator, ISC Networking Accuracy in headlines To the Editor: I was quite surprised when I picked up the DP last Tuesday and saw the headline "New dorm plan praised by many local residents" prominently displayed on the front page. This headline piqued my interest, since to the best of my knowledge most local residents have not been fond of the University's prior construction initiatives, especially those involving the western end of campus. However, my surprise and curiosity soon turned to anger as I realized that the headline did not accurately summarize the contents of the article. Instead of finding "praise" for the new dorm plan, I discovered an article, complete with quotes, which described a local community apathetic and bitter toward the plan and toward University construction initiatives in general. The headline is a clear misrepresentation of the article as well as the feelings of many local residents, especially if those quoted in the article are to be considered as representative of the local community as a whole. Since the headlines on the front page of the DP are seen by many members of the University body, I believe the DP has a responsibility to ensure that these headlines are accurate. Unfortunately for both the University and for the local community, this responsibility was ignored in this case. William Miller College '00 Career opportunities To the Editor: We are writing in response to David Glasner's letter ("Don't forget teachers," DP, 11/13/98) to correct a misunderstanding about the programs and activities available to students interested in teaching. Though his letter was focused on the lack of teachers at the College Alumni Career Fair, in it he states that "the lone information session on Teach For America? just doesn't cut it." The Teach For America presentation was only one of many teaching-related programs and services that Career Services offers annually. Carney Sandoe and the Inner City Teacher Corps have also held presentations. On October 28, we hosted a "Private School Teaching Panel" including four speakers (Penn alumni and one current Penn graduate student participated) who talked about all facets of teaching in independent schools. We have collected resumes and arranged on-campus interviews for four different teacher placement agencies, and we have posted to our distribution lists over two dozen different teaching internships and permanent positions. Through the Penn Career Network, our database of alumni eager to give advice to students, we can connect students to alumni who are currently teachers. Career Services is actively committed to providing as much support as we can to students interested in teaching. Peggy Curchack, Associate Director Barb Hewitt, Career Counselor Career Services