Letter to the Editor: Elections Gone Sour

To the Editor: I could not agree more that the cost and rhetoric of Trustee elections have moved into a sphere that is regrettable ("Verbum Ultimum: Poisonous Politicking," March 2). Having watched this trend develop over more than 18 years, I would just wish to point out that until this election no sitting trustee ever spoke out in favor of a candidate ("Smith '88 endorses Asch '79," March 2). Although there may be no formal rules to date within the Board, it used to be understood that the Board spoke publicly only with one voice.