As a former College of General Studies student and a proud recipient of the Capstone Award, I am offended by two of the Letters to the Editor that appeared in the Oct. 19th issue. Both responses were disheartening to read because none of its authors, Charlie R. ’08, Jessica A. ’08, Kaitlyn L. ’08, or Mary V. ’08, have any experience at CGS and therefore, no basis for judgment. The article they were responding to did not belittle their colleges, yet it fueled bitter responses. In “CGS is below the rest” Charlie Renfro ’08 wrote, “The only mistake here is the convoluted opinion that CGS is anywhere near as demanding as the College of Engineering. I am an engineering student and to hear someone make the claim that his social science test was even close to the physics test…is absolutely ridiculous.” Later he adds, “…they [CGS students] can be thankful that nobody sees that they attended the College of General Studies…” I am unsettled by the slanderous remarks made by these writers in order to resolve their animosity towards CGS. Charlie’s claim that physics is more difficult than social science is pretentious and incorrect; both subjects require comprehension in two different fields of study. The girls behind the blatant, unwarranted sarcasm in “Glorifying CGS,” did not consider the effort that CGS sophomores endure during the Capstone projects. My teammates and I spent one month rigorously researching and writing a fifty-page paper on orthotopic liver transplants, a task which has prepared me for future collaborative research work. However, I am not writing to validate my education at CGS; I have received enough validation through my academic success post-graduation. I would, on the other hand, like to argue against their sophomoric views of the College of General Studies, and to remind them that it is unfair to propagate stereotypes.