Editor:

This letter is in response to Mark Golembiewski's April 2 letter ("Breaking the Sabbath call for Fling boycott"). In this letter, Mr. Golembiewski addresses the issue of the timing of Spring Fling (April 4-7, Holy Week and Passover) and suggests Christians and Jews boycott the event. I would like to echo Mr. Golembiewski's sentiments on this issue.

In his letter, Mark Golembiewski asks why no student from the Catholic Newman Center has voiced an opinion on this situation. Well Mark - here I am. Yes, I realize that I chose to attend a public university, one designed to neither shun nor support religious beliefs. However, I do feel that the university should respect those students who hold strong religious beliefs and desire their participation in campus activities as any other student.

Through having this event during the week of April 4-7, the university has succeeded in creating a mockery of Christian and Jewish faiths, and of the students who hold these beliefs. I know all about contract agreements and the touring operations of carnival services, but surely a better resolution could have been found. The university has forced these students to make a choice; religion or Fling. I'm sorry to disappoint you, my choice will be for Christ.

Do I like having fun? Yes! Do I enjoy partying, getting wild and crazy? Surely! But no, Mark Golembiewski, the university is not "more powerful than God." My focus this week will be to mourn Christ's death and rejoice in His resurrection. I hope other Christian and Jewish students will choose for their faith as well.

John Kras
musical theatre freshman