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Letter

Dear Reader,

I miss you. Remember when you'd leave me notes between classes telling me how cool I was? How I was really right-on most of the time? How cute that cartoon was, the way I knew just what kind of font set off a certain type of article, etc. When I decided to go more lifestyle, less political, you supported me. And then when we disagreed, my email inbox would be full of expletive-filled tirades.

There was that one time when I said something you didn't like about the outgoing President of CCNY and you put my back issues in the litter box. That was okay, I didn't mind. Because that is all part of the process, the give and take, the First Amendment, the very personally political act of increasing access to information and providing a venue for people to express their points of view, however different. Helping each other, making each other grow, change, evolve.

But now it's been a month since I've recieved a letter. This is the hour of lead. What's happening? Curse me, set me straight, but don't give me this awful cold shoulder. Maybe you lost my number. Maybe there's another student publication taking up all your time. Maybe it's me who's been distant. Anyway, you know where to reach me.

-the Messenger

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