2008 Woodie Awards
Room for growth in OHRL
Lisa Marie Basile
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: Opinions & Editorials
Being an editor at a newspaper teaches you something very important about the masses: they have an uncanny ability to only see and hear what they want to see and hear.
They can reduce a situation down to the very worst of its aspects. While this may be a natural human inclination, we should try to make the effort to see what's good, as well as try to rectify problems.
At Room Selection Process 2008 in the past weeks, Clark Hall was offered to students on the final day of room selection.
This is entirely unacceptable. Not only were students left to chose yet another expensive option, it caused mass confusion. The housing Web site, to this date, has yet to display the rates for Clark Hall. An ample amount of forewarning would have benefited the student body.
Better planning, clearer communication and compassion for students are, I'm sure, the intent of Housing. However, this aspiration must be shown through actions.
And while this mistake is something students call a classic Pace maneuver, we have to keep in mind that Housing has changed for the better.
During my first year in 2005, Housing turned me away at Room Days for having a small balance. This happened to an absurd amount of students. I literally was told to pay my balance and deal with it at a later date.
Today, Housing strives to help students as much as they can. It's good to see that they are doing what they should be doing, but the University (and Housing) must always keep working toward betterment.
On another note, it is appropriate that Housing decided to change the name of the selection process from "Room Selection Daze" to a more standard "Room Selection Process" because in previous years, the pun was a little too close to a truthful account of a disoriented, confusing week.
They can reduce a situation down to the very worst of its aspects. While this may be a natural human inclination, we should try to make the effort to see what's good, as well as try to rectify problems.
At Room Selection Process 2008 in the past weeks, Clark Hall was offered to students on the final day of room selection.
This is entirely unacceptable. Not only were students left to chose yet another expensive option, it caused mass confusion. The housing Web site, to this date, has yet to display the rates for Clark Hall. An ample amount of forewarning would have benefited the student body.
Better planning, clearer communication and compassion for students are, I'm sure, the intent of Housing. However, this aspiration must be shown through actions.
And while this mistake is something students call a classic Pace maneuver, we have to keep in mind that Housing has changed for the better.
During my first year in 2005, Housing turned me away at Room Days for having a small balance. This happened to an absurd amount of students. I literally was told to pay my balance and deal with it at a later date.
Today, Housing strives to help students as much as they can. It's good to see that they are doing what they should be doing, but the University (and Housing) must always keep working toward betterment.
On another note, it is appropriate that Housing decided to change the name of the selection process from "Room Selection Daze" to a more standard "Room Selection Process" because in previous years, the pun was a little too close to a truthful account of a disoriented, confusing week.
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