2008 Woodie Awards
Student groups deserve more funding, more attention
Gregory Paris
Issue date: 9/23/04 Section: Opinion
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Marist College claims it is committed to excellence in education, the pursuit of higher human values, and the principle of service. To continue meeting these goals, Marist should focus on how it can improve student life.
The McCann Center, a relatively new complex, has terrible hours. It often closes early and students are even told to finish so employees may leave early. Students should not have to change their workout schedule because the employees at McCann are too lazy to close at the posted time.
McCann should also be open all night on Fridays and Saturdays, instead of closing at 7 p.m. Those in charge of its operations might be surprised at how many students show up.
Speaking of hours, the Cabaret's should be extended to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Students are left with few eating options on weekend nights. Campus Deli and Palace Diner serve food that looks like road kill.
College Activities and the SPC are the most efficient, student-conscious organizations on campus. Every year, their members bring quality performers and speakers to campus.
Instead of buying for security another golf cart (allowing officers to avoid walking) the college should increase the funding of College Activities and SPC so they may be able to provide students with options other than drinking alcohol on the weekends.
It is difficult to write about improving Marist without mentioning safety and security. If Marist College is serious about keeping its students safe, then why does it allow vans to pull up in front of Donnelly and take underage students to venues in which the college knows there will be heavy alcohol consumption?
Vans transporting students to bars and frat parties should only be allowed on areas of the campus where upperclassmen live.
The college could also keep unwanted visitors from entering the campus and terrorizing students by blocking two of the three vehicle entrances to the college between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekends. It is about time those CRV's are put to good use.
This editorial serves to begin a discussion within the Marist community. Those who agree with any of these suggestions should contact the Student Government Association.
If SGA is the voice of the student body, then it should stop making excuses for why its members won't pursue policy changes and start standing up to a stagnant administration.
An institution may improve itself only through constructive criticism. Happy students will take pride in their school and advocate the college. This is why student life should be a fundamental issue to the administration. By making its students a priority, Marist College will continue to fulfill the virtues of its mission statement.
The McCann Center, a relatively new complex, has terrible hours. It often closes early and students are even told to finish so employees may leave early. Students should not have to change their workout schedule because the employees at McCann are too lazy to close at the posted time.
McCann should also be open all night on Fridays and Saturdays, instead of closing at 7 p.m. Those in charge of its operations might be surprised at how many students show up.
Speaking of hours, the Cabaret's should be extended to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Students are left with few eating options on weekend nights. Campus Deli and Palace Diner serve food that looks like road kill.
College Activities and the SPC are the most efficient, student-conscious organizations on campus. Every year, their members bring quality performers and speakers to campus.
Instead of buying for security another golf cart (allowing officers to avoid walking) the college should increase the funding of College Activities and SPC so they may be able to provide students with options other than drinking alcohol on the weekends.
It is difficult to write about improving Marist without mentioning safety and security. If Marist College is serious about keeping its students safe, then why does it allow vans to pull up in front of Donnelly and take underage students to venues in which the college knows there will be heavy alcohol consumption?
Vans transporting students to bars and frat parties should only be allowed on areas of the campus where upperclassmen live.
The college could also keep unwanted visitors from entering the campus and terrorizing students by blocking two of the three vehicle entrances to the college between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekends. It is about time those CRV's are put to good use.
This editorial serves to begin a discussion within the Marist community. Those who agree with any of these suggestions should contact the Student Government Association.
If SGA is the voice of the student body, then it should stop making excuses for why its members won't pursue policy changes and start standing up to a stagnant administration.
An institution may improve itself only through constructive criticism. Happy students will take pride in their school and advocate the college. This is why student life should be a fundamental issue to the administration. By making its students a priority, Marist College will continue to fulfill the virtues of its mission statement.