To the Editor:
In his response to Tuesday night's speech to a joint session of congress by President Obama, Bobby Jindal '91.5 ridiculed an alleged $140-million appropriation "for something called 'volcano monitoring.'" Yup, the governor of hurricane-ravaged Louisiana mocked federal spending on natural disaster mitigation.
Here's a tip for future Brown grads who share Jindal's ambitions of eventually running for national elected office: Take Geo 22. Or 220. Or whatever you kids are calling it nowadays. Just take it. Please! It's a really good class and Jan Tullis is awesome. And, it will teach you what volcanoes are, and why it is sometimes (often?) a good idea to check up on them at regular intervals.
Matthew Gelfand '08Feb. 25
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