Monday, May 5, 2008

Amelia Rawls was far off the mark in her May 1 op-ed, "Best and Brightest, but Not the Nicest."

In my experience at Dartmouth College, in the icy north where you'd expect people to be, well, cold, I have found more classmates than I can name who are caring, conscientious, compassionate and downright nice. And it isn't unexpected, or impossible, that they are also strong-willed, ambitious and astonishingly talented.

I have every confidence that my peers will do a lot of good in this world. I'm sorry that Ms. Rawls doesn't feel the same.

MAURA PENNINGTON

Arlington