Princeton education is more than a resume item

Regarding 'If you have court vision, is college really necessary?' (April 5):

Call me idealistic, but I think Thad Hartmann is dead wrong.

This university is the gift of thousands and thousands of people who donated their working lives, their creative energy and, yes, their money, to make it all possible. Does Hartmann seriously believe that all of those who contributed to Princeton's greatness did so with the simple aim of helping undergraduates get good jobs?

I hope he finds a good job someday, but I wouldn't contribute an ounce of my energy to help him find one. I do hope the day comes when he will look back upon the years he spent at Princeton as something more than mere job preparation. C. Thomas Corwin '62

Here's why I make my sexuality a public issue

Regarding 'In the closet, out of the closet, who cares?' (Ashley Johnson, April 1):

I would like to explain why I choose to make my sexuality a public issue.

My sexuality must be made public when the world I live in assumes that everyone is heterosexual, marginalizing the experiences of those who aren't.

My sexuality must be made public when people across the world are being attacked and murdered for not being heterosexual.

My sexuality must be made public when my friends have beer thrown at them for holding hands with someone of the same sex. My sexuality must be made public when gay teens account for more than half of the suicides among American teenage boys.

My sexuality must be made public when members of the U.S. government seek to deny me my civil rights.

My sexuality must be made public when I am accused of being insecure, because I flaunt my sexuality around campus through such acts as bringing up my girlfriend in conversation.

My sexuality must be made public because keeping it private gives consent to those who wish to strip me of my human rights and deny my existence. Jessie Weber '05 Co-president, Pride Alliance