Luquire’s attempted to show us the ‘real world’

TO THE EDITOR:

In my opinion, Rebekka Veith has mistaken the purpose of Lea Luquire’s column (“Luquire’s columns failed to capture New Orleans,” Dec. 1). The focus of Luquire’s column was to serve as a looking glass of sorts into the notorious but sometimes frightening “real world” — not to inform readers about New Orleans and their renewal efforts.

Luquire is extending her views about a world removed from the Chapel Hill “bubble,” a place that I believe many UNC students, and especially soon-to-be-graduates, either tend to forget about entirely, fail to properly consider or are apprehensive about entering.

Her last column, “Get out there and take a chance”, (Nov. 30) highlighted Luquire’s own views and experiences of the world as removed from the Blue Heaven, and offered an overall lesson she learned from her experience — that challenges are key opportunities for obtaining perspective and achieving personal growth.

As a senior applying to various grad schools and summer jobs, I find myself anxious about the uncertainty of my whereabouts after graduation. Reading of Luquire’s adventures in New Orleans have imbued me with a sense of excitement and possibility for the future, which is a welcome relief from the stress.

Nicole Land
Senior
Psychology