Le Moyne still remembers Monan
In your article about University Chancellor Rev. Donald Monan, S.J., it is mentioned that he came to Boston College from Le Moyne College, a Jesuit institution "located in Buffalo, N.Y." In fact Le Moyne is located in Syracuse, N.Y.
Father Monan served as faculty and chairman of the philosophy department at Le Moyne and later as academic dean and vice president. Until recently he was a member of the board of trustees. He is still very fondly remembered here.
Stamatios Kyrkos GA&S '93,'03 Asst. Prof. of Physics Le Moyne College
Thank you to a few good samaratians
On Friday, at approximately 1:30 p.m., my 90-year-old mother found her car disabled by two flat tires. Two Boston College students, described by my mother as a "tall student who was a junior and a shorter student" demonstrated kindness, selflessness, and character by coming to her rescue. They stayed with her after attempting to change her tire to reassure and protect her until AAA came to tow her car away. Forgive me for referring to one of them as the shorter of the two, but he even left to return with his car to park behind her car until the tow truck arrived.
My mother has lived a life of giving to others - how wonderful of these two students to give to her so unconditionally. She wishes she could thank them more personally by name, but she never did get their names. There is no higher form of good deed than an anonymous one. On behalf of my mother and my family, we want to say "thank you" to the two men of honor from BC. BC, the community, and my mother were honored by your behavior.
Paula Stahl
Apple products worth the price
The otherwise thorough article in Monday's edition, "Linux: the mystery of the penguin" has one factual inaccuracy. "As people become disenfranchised with Windows and its continuous security problems and MacOS stays a very expensive alternative ..."
There is no question that a student with an Intel machine would be better off dumping Windows and adopting Linux. But anyone with a desktop system can pick up a Mac mini for $479 and use their existing monitor and peripherals. Someone with a laptop can get a robust, full-featured replacement, the Apple iBook, for $949. That's more than a Dell laptop, for sure - but it comes with wireless, CD burner/DVD playback, the iLife apps, and is a Unix machine: with the same high reliability and absence of viruses enjoyed by Linux users with a user interface readily understood by any Windows user.
A visit to the always-crowded Apple Store at the Chestnut Hill Mall will show that there are many people out there who agree with the adage "you get what you pay for." In paying for a Macintosh, you are buying insurance against the increasing weaknesses of the Windows platform. Many will agree that this is money very well spent.
Kit Baum Department of Economics
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