2008 Woodie Awards
University decision making leaves many searching for answers
Issue date: 9/5/08 Section: Opinion
There are some things in life that just make you want to scratch your head and ask, "What in the world were they thinking?"
For instance, the Green Bay Packers refusing to let one of the best quarterbacks on the planet come out of retirement and run your team, despite the fact that he lead you to a 13-3 record and had you within one game of the Super Bowl a year ago.
Or in the case of Pennslyvania, where just over three years ago, lawmakers allowed motorcyclists to choose whether or not they wanted to wear a helmet while riding.
Seriously folks, what in the world were they thinking?
That brings us to Slippery Rock University, the beloved home where we live for roughly eight months of the year.
Here, there are more than a few things that make students, staff and faculty wonder, "What were they thinking?"
First, the decision to put new dorms, specifically building F, waaaaaaay out by the football field, nowhere near civilization. Imagine having to walk from building F, which could be considered closer to Grove City than our campus, all the way to your class in BSB.
Not too bad, you say? Now imagine that walk in the dead of winter, when the temperature is below freezing and there is a foot of snow on the ground. What do you think now? What on earth was the university thinking when it decided to plop those structures out there? Was it, "They could use the exercise, after all they have to lose that freshman 15 somehow."
The more than $110-million dollar project was undertaken as student demand for individual bedroom/apartment-style living quarters over the past decade increased. The number of students enrolled at SRU has also increased over the past decade, meaning the university has had to accommodate the ever-growing campus population. And as more students trickle onto campus, the university has to find more areas to build; meaning new terrain has to be used for the construction, terrain that is not often the most convenient.
For instance, the Green Bay Packers refusing to let one of the best quarterbacks on the planet come out of retirement and run your team, despite the fact that he lead you to a 13-3 record and had you within one game of the Super Bowl a year ago.
Or in the case of Pennslyvania, where just over three years ago, lawmakers allowed motorcyclists to choose whether or not they wanted to wear a helmet while riding.
Seriously folks, what in the world were they thinking?
That brings us to Slippery Rock University, the beloved home where we live for roughly eight months of the year.
Here, there are more than a few things that make students, staff and faculty wonder, "What were they thinking?"
First, the decision to put new dorms, specifically building F, waaaaaaay out by the football field, nowhere near civilization. Imagine having to walk from building F, which could be considered closer to Grove City than our campus, all the way to your class in BSB.
Not too bad, you say? Now imagine that walk in the dead of winter, when the temperature is below freezing and there is a foot of snow on the ground. What do you think now? What on earth was the university thinking when it decided to plop those structures out there? Was it, "They could use the exercise, after all they have to lose that freshman 15 somehow."
The more than $110-million dollar project was undertaken as student demand for individual bedroom/apartment-style living quarters over the past decade increased. The number of students enrolled at SRU has also increased over the past decade, meaning the university has had to accommodate the ever-growing campus population. And as more students trickle onto campus, the university has to find more areas to build; meaning new terrain has to be used for the construction, terrain that is not often the most convenient.
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Greek Alumni
posted 9/09/08 @ 1:56 PM EST
In my opinion, they should have made the land by the football field into Fraternity/Sorority Row. This would have given the Greek System promotion and made them all located in the same area. (Continued…)
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