It’s truly a shame that the Culturas de las Razas Unidas’ mural on the rock was painted over, (“Fraternity paints over heritage message on rock,” SN 9/25) a true shame that the members of the CRU didn’t have the pride in what they were painting to stay til dawn and defend it.

As long as I’ve been going to MSU, the only way to have your message stay on the rock was to defend it til dawn. This incident had nothing to do with racism. It was not a hate crime. It was simply another average night at the rock. The times when I have painted the rock I’ve stayed and defended it til dawn. I’ve been assaulted, egged, and had paint thrown on me (all much worse than a broken promise), but always stayed with the rock all night.

The next time Maria Garcia-Mugg decides to paint the rock, I hope she uses her energy to stay all night to defend it, rather than saving it to whine and cry to The State News. Maybe if you’re going to leave early you should try carving your message into the rock - that seemed to work good for some fraternity. Also Garcia-Mugg, you shouldn’t believe everything frat boys tell you.

As for the members of Sigma Alpha Mu, don’t worry about repaying the members of the CRU. You already have. It’s the teaching of a valuable life lesson they have learned.

Dave Kipfmiller
hospitality business senior