Whatever happened to looking both ways before crossing the street? It is one of the first things we learn in kindergarten and now we barely practice it. This doesn't make any sense to me. As a commuter I see students crossing the street, showing complete disregard for the fact that I could kill them with my two ton weapon.

A thought came to mind as I was spending hours on a project in public relations class that had no function outside of the classroom: why am I doing this? Number one, it was to get a grade. Also I was learning about a new computer program. But after I put the finishing touches on this project and I get the grade back all of that work goes into the trash bin.

This Sunday Oct. 21, 2007, will mark the second anniversary of the death of a Bridgewater State College student at the hands of another BSC student. Jackie Nilsson, a BSC junior at the time, was killed after being struck by a car driven by, then first year student, Lisa O'Connell.

Dear "Comment" Staff: I am writing on behalf of the Department of Foreign Languages, which was both surprised and dismayed by the editorial column "Downfall of education" [sic] in which Ms. Porter complained about being in a class, "The Latin American Short Story in Translation," that is "a cake course" and "meant for LD students.

As a Special Education major with a concentration in Communication Disorders at BSC, I am very much aware of the several types of learning disabilities that many students are diagnosed with. Their learning disabilities may range from mild to severe and can affect their life profoundly.

The man. The mentor. The Dude. Many members of the student body have been affected in a positive way by Dave DeAngelis. "Dave was always there for his students under any circumstances and he always made me feel like I could come to him for anything," said Junior, Laura Gilbert.

We debated whether or not to respond to Ms. Kelly Porter's opinion piece "Downfall of Education" because we thought people would just assume that the staff of the Disability Resources Office would be upset because we work with students with disabilities. Then, we thought about one of our roles as Disability Service Providers which is to inform and educate the college community about students with disabilities.