<pre>Dear John Carroll Community,

On behalf of the Student Union Programming Board and the Winter Formal
Committee, we would like to apologize for our use of the theme, "I'm
Dreaming of a White Cleveland" for this year's event. Although it was not
our intent to be offensive or insensitive with this theme (based on the Bing
Crosby song - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas), we now realize the
negative impact this has had on members of our community. We admit we made
a mistake and sincerely apologize for the insensitivity that we demonstrated
through using this theme. Please know we are committed to learning more
about how we can make sure this does not happen again.

We would like to extend a final invitation to the dance tomorrow night.
This is a reminder that tickets will be on sale during dinner tonight from
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm in the atrium for $20.00 per person.

Sincerely,
Student Union Programming Board
Office of Student Activities</pre>