Just for Caitlin

Big props to the Student Council on a quick effort to get money to the Tsunami victims. Hopefully more, better publicized efforts will follow, but it's a cause I really support. I look at 9/11 and people with terminal illnesses and think that there are larger pictures that should be addressed instead of the individuals. But the tsunami was on such a scale that it deserves as much attention as it can get. We were shocked, awed, and massively changed by around three thousand deaths in a terrorist attack. This is at least 50 times 9/11 in its death toll alone, not to mention the widespread devastation. It fills my heart with a literal surge of joy (strangest feeling) when I read of people donating, especially countries giving a really significant amount (although given the total we've supplied to Iraq, our tsunami relief seems lacking). At any rate, good job Student Council. I deride your dances and lack of any real meaningful power in the school, but this sort of thing is what the group ought to be about. More people should follow its example. A Cardboard tournament for Tsunami victims? You never know...