http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/09/nj-college-students-give-school-f-for-spending-210g-on-hawk-statue/
A school in New Jersey has decided to spend 210,000 dollars on a statue of the schools mascot. The school said that they want to improve the school spirit and build a better sense of belonging to the Campus. The Students that attend have a different opinion though. They are outraged that their tuition fees that are 40% higher than the national norm are being spend on this other then other items that they would value more. A quote from a student says "You know what could really help school spirit?" student Jo Landau told The Record. "If tuition weren’t so high, if there were parking spots for everyone, if everyone actually knew who their academic adviser was, and if the administration actually listened to students like they say they will.”
I think that this is a huge waste of money for any school. It doesn't make since to be making purchases like that if your school has other problems that need fixing. If I were a student there I would be very mad. The school should get the opinion of the students on what there money should be spent on.
Ummm... yeah! This course of action makes no sense if the situation is actually as bad as Jo makes it sound.The students should definitely get a say as to where their money goes. This was not well considered.
ReplyDelete-Liam B.
Spending a lot of money on a statue isn't going to help school spirit if all the students are angry about it! The school should be far more concerned with the education their students are getting and the environment. When schools are student friendly, school spirit will go up (even without an expensive mascot statue).
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