Dear Editor,

This is concerning the article “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week” written by Alex Legeros and published in The Gustavian Weekly on Nov. 19, 2010:

The point of the sleep out was never to combat homelessness; it was to bring awareness to the Gustavus community. We learned how difficult life would be homeless, to an extent, but we experienced fatigue and weariness just the same. I believe in checking sources and facts. Something my professor of this course taught me. If you would have spoken with the professor of the class, a former or current student, I think your article would have been a lot less cynical to our demonstration. Perhaps, you should experience the sleep out yourself before you trash talk it.

Meg Kaderlik ‘09