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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A Student Complaint
When
we look at a student, what is it that we infer? What are our thoughts that
conjure forth
a
set of tinted shades? The following is an excerpt from an interview conducted
by myself
on
Feburary 7, 2013. The subject is a “continuing student”.
Their
experience, thus far, consists of a clear separation between the academic
and
administration sectors of BSC; the academic sector fosters a friendly, engaging
environment.
However, the administration support, e.g., student affairs, health service,
is
“hostile.” Such hostilities experienced by the individual include comments made
from
administrative
staff as, “Drop out of school”, due to financial reasons, for older students
tend
to have more deductions, and financial assets. The student notes that financial
aid
is
structured to deal with the “traditional student” needs, and not for
“continuing students.”
Student
affairs, such as health insurance--more particularly the health insurance fee
at
BSC--do
not accord with the Obamacare initiative. The fee is $2000 and, as the student
notes,
“is age-specific.” Furthermore, the student notes that, “The College needs to
start
addressing
the health fee policy so to accord with the Obamacare initiative. Also, the
student
went to the student affairs office to seek assistance in terms of his/her
financial
standing,
which they replied, “You should move to South Carolina to live with your
sister.
The
student feels that such a statement stems from a commitment by the said campus
entities
to be “selective”, only serving the need of the general traditional student
population.
This
also may suggest that the student should become someone else’s problem.
What
a calamity we live in and have to witness. Man striking down man for
superficial
reasons.
No wonder there is so many tinted shades when the sky is light, and dark.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Kindness is a very BIG thing!
Every one of our greatest
national treasures, our liberty,
enterprise, vitality, wealth,
military power, global
authority, flow from a surprising
source: our ability to
give thanks.
-Tony Snow
When we are angry, it is easy to
complain and project our aggressions
and frustrations onto someone
else so that they may carry the burden
instead of us. We are quick to
judge, and even quicker to make a
great noise, sometimes without
stopping and appealing to the logic of
a situation.
I ask of us all, where is that
same intensity when another human being
shows the most virtuous of
characteristics: kindness. Where is our call
to arms to show someone that
their actions or words of thoughtfulness
and caring are truly appreciated?
When do we go out of our way to
show compassion and encouragement
to our fellow man and woman?
The reality that we live in is
that negativity and positivity must coexist,
they are the catalysts for
change, but imagine this scenario if you will:
If we all committed one act of
appreciation every day for every act
of depreciation we carry out.
Accentuate the positive people and
experiences of our lives; make
the good with the bad.
Outstanding leaders go out of
their way to boost the
self-esteem of their personnel.
If people believe in
themselves, it's amazing what
they can accomplish.
– Sam Walton
Signed, Andrea Gustafson, Speaker Pro Tempore
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