Newspaper mischaracterized BunisTo the Editor:

I want to thank the Justice for your front-page article on Feb. 1, 2011 announcing my new role as chief of staff. It is a thrill to find myself back here at my alma mater so very many years (as the cartoon on page 10 made clear) after my graduation. But I feel that I should set the record straight on one point. I did not, in fact, found the Jewish Repertory Theatre. Someone else with the name David Bunis did that, and although it looks like a great project, I cannot take any credit for it. And for that matter-and for anyone Googling my name to learn more about me-I am not the David Bunis who lives in Buffalo, N.Y., the David Bunis who wrote A Guide to Reading and Writing Judezmo or the David Bunis who wrote to boatbanter.com looking for swim platform support brackets for his houseboat. The truth is, I haven't been to Buffalo since my cousin Barry's wedding, I can't speak or write Judezmo and I don't have a houseboat. In all seriousness, though, I appreciate your interest in my return to Brandeis, and I sincerely hope that your readers will feel free to stop by my office and introduce themselves. My door is always open, and I am looking forward to working with all of you.

-David A. Bunis '83

The writer is the University president's chief of staff.

Cigarette bans can be successful

In response to your article "Cigarette bans promise to be ineffective" (Forum, Feb. 1):

Actually, smoke-free campus rules have been very effective, and are often suggested and enforced by the students themselves. Quite a few of the colleges and universities in Minnesota have gone smoke free. The latest was Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minn.

-Robert Moffitt

The writer is the communications director of the American Lung Association in Minnesota.