Dear editor:

Of course there is going to be an occasional stabbing here and there when you live in a compressed community of over 11,000 resident students. Leave it to a few isolated incidents of violence (involving people who, oh, I don’t know, carry knives?) to stir up the media and have people hiding indoors and questioning our campus security.

Well, if you haven’t noticed, we have an entire police department all to ourselves. The UMPD is dedicated to the safety of the people of our campus community, and not only are they fully trained and equipped officers of the law; they also have the Amherst police department helping them out. That’s right, we have TWO, not one, fully functional police departments patrolling our campus and keeping us safe. Much better than the two rent-a-cops my girlfriend’s school offers.

I mean, how much safer do you want it to be? Should people be subject to warrantless searches if they want to be on campus property? Maybe you have a curfew in mind? Hell, we might as well all go home and take our classes online.

In such a time of “crisis” I offer you some wise words from Bob Marley, “Don’t worry, Be happy.”

“Every little thing, is gonna’ be alright.”

Nathan Davies UMass student