Letter to the Editor
Issue date: 11/18/09 Section: Opinion
Dear Editor:
This is a letter that hopefully will convey a sense of frustration and indignation that has gripped my sense of right and wrong today. When I woke up - besides being too early for any human being to rightfully be awake - it seemed like a normal day. I went about my business - the usual going to the library to finish a paper right before class when it was due. I finished my paper early and decided to go to the Student Union and sit down and read. Well I picked up a copy of The Rotunda since it was new that morning, sat down, and then read through it.
Just that didn't seem to satisfy my need for news; I really wanted a copy of The New York Times or Washington Post but I realized, alas, Longwood no longer provides free newspapers to the student body. Instead, the money that went to providing the school with a student body subscription was given to a "yearbook" committee.
I was outraged (it's funny because it's almost been a whole semester); I realized it is really unfair. First off, the newspapers were free - something I believe we paid for as part of our comp. fee or tuition. We went from being able to grab a free newspaper to having the privilege of buying a yearbook - a yearbook that isn't even a yearbook: it's a "Spirit Book." You can't quite catch the sounds of butterflies, flowers, and rainbows I included in saying that dreaded word combination - if you had you would've caught the sound of sarcasm in it.
I feel like this was stupid of Longwood to do - the "Spirit Book" will only have pictures of student events, which eliminates half the student body from ever being in it. I much prefer being able to read a newspaper - which according to Dr. Harbour makes me an active citizen - to having to shell out $30-$50 for a stupid book that doesn't have any pictures of me or my friends in it at all. I hope that others share my sense of indignation - especially the students who still have to take POSC 150 and instead of being able to pick up a free copy of The New York Times will now have to buy their own subscriptions.
Sincerely,
Eric - A Semi-Outraged, Indignant History Major
This is a letter that hopefully will convey a sense of frustration and indignation that has gripped my sense of right and wrong today. When I woke up - besides being too early for any human being to rightfully be awake - it seemed like a normal day. I went about my business - the usual going to the library to finish a paper right before class when it was due. I finished my paper early and decided to go to the Student Union and sit down and read. Well I picked up a copy of The Rotunda since it was new that morning, sat down, and then read through it.
Just that didn't seem to satisfy my need for news; I really wanted a copy of The New York Times or Washington Post but I realized, alas, Longwood no longer provides free newspapers to the student body. Instead, the money that went to providing the school with a student body subscription was given to a "yearbook" committee.
I was outraged (it's funny because it's almost been a whole semester); I realized it is really unfair. First off, the newspapers were free - something I believe we paid for as part of our comp. fee or tuition. We went from being able to grab a free newspaper to having the privilege of buying a yearbook - a yearbook that isn't even a yearbook: it's a "Spirit Book." You can't quite catch the sounds of butterflies, flowers, and rainbows I included in saying that dreaded word combination - if you had you would've caught the sound of sarcasm in it.
I feel like this was stupid of Longwood to do - the "Spirit Book" will only have pictures of student events, which eliminates half the student body from ever being in it. I much prefer being able to read a newspaper - which according to Dr. Harbour makes me an active citizen - to having to shell out $30-$50 for a stupid book that doesn't have any pictures of me or my friends in it at all. I hope that others share my sense of indignation - especially the students who still have to take POSC 150 and instead of being able to pick up a free copy of The New York Times will now have to buy their own subscriptions.
Sincerely,
Eric - A Semi-Outraged, Indignant History Major
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