As the faculty sponsor of Uni's GSA, I find it troubling that the editors invoke our club and the Day of Silence as evidence of the school's tolerant environment. Yes, many teachers sympathetically allow for student protest on this day and work around its strictures. And while it is admirable that many students join in with the GSA on this day, it should also be remarked that the GSA is a club that has a very low membership on a year-round basis. Frankly, I don't think one day of student/teacher involvement is enough to truly gauge any level of tolerance at Uni, much less to gauge the experiences of students of color. When we realize that gay, lesbian, or bisexual students at our school do not feel comfortable to identify themselves as such, we must really question the idea that the mere existence of a Day of Silence is in itself proof of enough tolerance, not to mention respect, for all of our students, regardless of what happens (or does not, as the case may be) in other schools.