Latinos and Science

Considering the fact that Salgado feels that “it is natural for children to be curious about their world, to wonder about the sky above and the earth below,� we feel it ironic that he chose to participate in a Department of Energy fellowship program that included work with a laboratory (Los Alamos) whose primary purpose is creating the means by which humanity can potentially bring about the demise of this wondrous environment.

As Salgado suggests, to eat menudo in space may be an interesting experience, but the problem of feeding people here on Earth is more pressing; Salgado should reconsider the application of his interest in the sciences to this and other more pressing issues.

JOSE OROZCO

ROY MARQUEZ

Alhambra