To the editor:

As a member of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band, I have had the privilege to play at all the home games. As I stand on the field waiting for the teams to come out, I have noticed firsthand how rude our fans can be to the opposing team. You would think that our fans would be nice enough to give them a warm welcome, but they don’t. As the opposing team comes onto the field, all you can hear is a wave of boos coming from our fans.­ Personally, I find that embarrassing, especially when it’s being aired on ESPN. It just makes our school look childish and unprofessional. Our fans are just creating a hostile playing environment. Instead they should promote a more positive attitude.

Recently, the Marching Band was asked by Dr. Welty to play the opposing team’s fight song in hopes of creating a better atmosphere for the opposing team. I thought it was great idea because I have noticed that other colleges do that and it has worked for them.­ It’s going to take some time to get used too, but I believe in the future it’s going to help create a more welcoming feeling for the opposing team.

Gonzalo Quezada

Political Science

To the editor:

One crappy bike rack is all it takes to ruin an entire semester, maybe even a year. Hundreds of students rely on bicycles to get to class in a timely fashion every day, but the unsuitable racking stations on campus make it an almost hazardous place for your bike.

Fresno State is not a small campus. Most would agree that walking across the campus is not an enjoyable task. That in itself may affect a student’s ability to perform in his or her class. The consequences go deeper than meets the eye, and the root of the problem is right under our noses. If a sturdier rack was implemented, students would feel much more secure about putting their bikes on them, and students would feel more secure about buying a good bike in the first place. Thieves will be always be a factor, but they would have to match the rack with more expensive means of theft, which is unlikely to happen on account of the fact that they are probably stealing because they’re broke too. Just like that they are out of the bike stealing business. It seems like a win-win situation to me, but I’ll leave it up to you to decide.

Diallo Fry