Whenever I hear someone call Georgetown students stuck-up or apathetic, I get angry. “No,” I tell them. “That may be the Georgetown you see, but you don’t know my Georgetown!” For me, Georgetown has been defined by the students fighting for a more just, inclusive Georgetown community and world.

As a member of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee, I felt obligated to respond to the letter “Tomato Growers Ripe with Outrage” (THE HOYA, March 18, 2008, A2) from Reggie Brown on behalf of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange. Not only does Brown misrepresent conditions in the tomato industry, but his declarations that growers are “socially accountable” lack substance.