2008 Woodie Awards
University does what it can to promote safety
By: Letter to the Editor
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Forum
I don't know what Greg Chick was thinking when he wrote his column about dangerous drinking ["Univ. needs to curb dangerous drinking," April 15]. I want to bring out a few points that he clearly missed.
Firstly, before we even get into college we have to hear all these lectures on drinking and drug use from a variety of guest speakers the high school brings in.
So by the time we get to college, we are well-informed on the subject but still decide to go out and drink.
Secondly, when did it become the University's job to babysit us? It sounds like he would like the University to start a curfew that we all have to be in by 11p.m.
It is not the University's job to babysit. We are all teenagers that will do what they want and can think for themselves, or at least that's what we claim when we want something done.
Thirdly, if he looked into his own newspaper on events around campus, then he can see that it is never blank. There are always things going on.
Plus, look in Olscamp going up the stairs - there are flyers posted all over for events going on. Most groups realize, though, that people would rather go out to the clubs than go to these programs.
Lastly, I can't believe he had to go for the low blow and attack Undergraduate Student Government, Resident Student Association and the University administration.
They have done all they can to find out concerns and voice them to the administation, and when things can be done, they are.
Rollover is one thing that is out of the students' and the student organizations' control. No matter what happened, it was going away.
So he finds it OK that one thing goes wrong, then no one has a say.
Well, I find that sad and typical for a writer to find one thing wrong and then use it to cover all issues.
Carl Fowler, Jr.
Sophomore, Sport Management
Firstly, before we even get into college we have to hear all these lectures on drinking and drug use from a variety of guest speakers the high school brings in.
So by the time we get to college, we are well-informed on the subject but still decide to go out and drink.
Secondly, when did it become the University's job to babysit us? It sounds like he would like the University to start a curfew that we all have to be in by 11p.m.
It is not the University's job to babysit. We are all teenagers that will do what they want and can think for themselves, or at least that's what we claim when we want something done.
Thirdly, if he looked into his own newspaper on events around campus, then he can see that it is never blank. There are always things going on.
Plus, look in Olscamp going up the stairs - there are flyers posted all over for events going on. Most groups realize, though, that people would rather go out to the clubs than go to these programs.
Lastly, I can't believe he had to go for the low blow and attack Undergraduate Student Government, Resident Student Association and the University administration.
They have done all they can to find out concerns and voice them to the administation, and when things can be done, they are.
Rollover is one thing that is out of the students' and the student organizations' control. No matter what happened, it was going away.
So he finds it OK that one thing goes wrong, then no one has a say.
Well, I find that sad and typical for a writer to find one thing wrong and then use it to cover all issues.
Carl Fowler, Jr.
Sophomore, Sport Management
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