Editor,

We would like to thank the staff of The Post for their past coverage of club sports events and athletes. However, we would also like to clarify any confusion caused by the inaccurate depiction of the club sports program in the recent article, "Halloween weekend events scheduled," Oct. 30.

In the article The Post suggests the events hosted by club sports on Halloween weekend are merely an excuse for the teams to party. This is simply not true. The club sports games and tournaments that weekend were played not only for fun, but also for pride and national recognition. Besides the mountain biking club's competition for regional championships, the men's lacrosse club also defeated defending national champs Penn State in a possible preview of this year's championship game. And the rugby games and ultimate frisbee tournament offered fierce rivalries and highly competitive matches for fans.

Also, The Post depicts club sports athletes as being more concerned with Halloween-night celebrations than with their games. This is again inaccurate. The students who participate in club sports are highly motivated campus leaders who play for pride and physical fitness as well as enjoyment. According to the club sports mission statement, "Club Sports are committed to improving the quality of life for students, faculty and staff as well as encouraging healthy lifestyle choices." The club sports athletes exemplify this ideal, as they work toward exceptional mental and physical condition through long, tough practices and strategically played games.

Finally, there are three blatant mistakes in the article that need to be corrected. First, this is the first year that the mountain biking club has hosted the Midwest Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships, not the sixth. The Post also errs in identifying Chandra Walker as a member of the lacrosse team. Ms. Walker is the president of the women's rugby club. Lastly, the men's lacrosse club's Pumpkin Invitational was a tournament and not a race, and the men's rugby game was a match and not a race. We hope this clarifies any confusion caused by the article.

James Wamsley, club sports executive board president club@oak.cats.ohiou.edu This letter was signed by four others, as well as club sports presidents.

Landlord leasing rights

Editor,

Reading a lease you're thinking of signing is, of course, important, but Student Senate Off-Campus Housing Commissioner Ron Minto made a common error. He said in "Students should study for house hunt," Nov. 6, that some leases forbid guests staying overnight or consumption of alcohol, and potential renters need to know the rules to avoid unknowingly breaking them.

Landlords may promulgate reasonable rules, but they may not intrude on a tenant's privacy; a blanket ban on overnight guests or forbidding legal beverages are good examples of improper intrusion. Such lease provisions are unenforceable, as are any that violate or diminish the rights of a tenant or obligations of a landlord as set forth in the Ohio Landlord/Tenant Law.

Nonetheless, "privacy" is not a license to get drunk and damage the landlord's property or repeatedly wake the neighbors. Nor can it be used to exceed or circumvent legal lease or code provisions regarding capacity of residence.

So, how does one know if a rule or lease provision is unenforceable? That's where organizations such as the Center for Student Advocacy come in.

Eliot Kalman 902 Carriage Hill