To the Editor:

We, the undersigned, find the Review's lack of coverage of the Friday, April 3, Oberlin Chamber Orchestra concert, and therein most importantly, Senior Concerto Winner Ross B. Williams' stunning performance of the Joseph Schwantner Percussion Concerto, a disgrace. While you provide a well-deserved review of Senior Concerto Winner James Ho-Jae Cho's Wednesday performance, you utterly omit any statement whatsoever about last Friday's performance. To overlook a display of artistry so profound and exhilarating is a shameful embarrassment to the College and the Conservatory, and is most insulting to the performers.

-Nicholas Baumgartner, Double-degree senior

-Letitia Stancu , Conservatory first-year

-Randy Cohen, Conservatory senior

-Donna Bartlet, Conservatory junior

-Yasuko Oura , Conservatory senior

-John Cox , Conservatory junior

Joined by 30 double-degree and conservatory students

Where is the balanced journalism?

To the Editor:

The front page article in the Oberlin News-Tribune, April 14, is in some ways inaccurate. Why is it that they only seem to check their information with City officials and not with those of us who are most immediately concerned, we who own and know the houses in question? Is this called balanced journalism?

David Sonner, Van Kirkendall and I have never objected to the regular inspections of our rooming houses. I have made this clear in previous letters. We do not object to the inspections which will take place this week, because the City has agreed to a lawful inspection, such as has been performed in years past. Their articles makes it appear as if it is we who have given in. In fact, the City has backed down from the illegal requirements it was attempting to impose upon us.

Sure, we'd like to have our licenses back. Sure, we will appeal if anything is found amiss in our houses which was not found amiss in previous inspections. In my case, nothing, ever. And I am sure that City officials are aware that if our licenses are not granted to us for the coming year we will appeal. May they be very careful when they inspect my properties on Wednesday, April 22 at 2 p.m. I will be watching.

-Carol B. Graham, Town resident

Turn in your book requests on time

To the Editor:

(This is an open letter to the Oberlin Community)

Last week you received the book request forms from the Co-op Bookstore. As you know, attending college for most students entails a serious financial commitment. Many students now spend over $1,000 per year on books. You can help reduce the cost of books by returning the book request forms on time and by allowing the Co-op to buy used and paperback editions of books.

Late forms increase the cost of books in several ways. After the deadline, the cost of shipping books skyrockets. The Co-op is forced to use expensive rush mailings in order to get the texts in time for the beginning of classes. Moreover, late forms result in the Co-op having less access to cheaper, rarer used books. This also impacts any book buy back because the Co-op cannot .repurchase any texts it does not know will be used next semester. Returning book request forms late increases the overall cost of books by 25 percent. Finally, another simple way to further lower prices is to ask for the paperback or used form of a text.

Recently it has been the case that a majority of faculty members do not turn in their book request forms on time. Please help us change this trend and mitigate the high cost of attending Oberlin by returning the form by the deadline, May 4th. On behalf of the student body, we thank you for your assistance.

-Oberlin College Student Senate