Tuition for Balloons

Granted, balloons are pretty cheap as budget items go, but the triumphal archway of "welcome back students" balloons that greeted me this morning in the Bonnell Building is a ridiculous misuse of resources. The time wasted blowing up balloons should be spent actually informing students about shifts in the College Calendar, changes in class schedules, examination and graduation dates - this is what anxious students are clamouring for, not more PR nonsense. The sentiment would seem more genuine if it were coupled with an effort by the Administration to truly welcome the students back with information they need to reach their goals.

Just when they are needed most, the steady stream of glossy handouts and propaganda email blasts that were sent out from the College's expensive Marketing Department during the strike have suddenly dried up. This leaves students in a familiar situation, turning to those members of the College community who they look to for answers, the Faculty. The balloons are simply another symbol of how out of touch the Administration is in relation to the needs of the students.

Where is the leadership? Where is SGA? Why not student ambassadors armed with hand-outs in every hallway? How about info on the TV monitors, Classroom visits, Q&A sessions?