2008 Woodie Awards
Apathy at new levels
Issue date: 9/19/06 Section: Forum
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Apathy is running rampant at West Chester University. Rampant.
September 11, 2001, is a day ingrained in our minds and lives forever. The terrible tragedies we endured, the incredible bravery we exhibited and the unimaginable plight we had yet to endure is something we try to remember each eleventh day of every September since. The world stopped on September 11, and for a moment in time, to mark the words of Jean-Marie Colombani on Sept. 12, 2001, "we are all Americans."
Each year, we remember those we lost, we pray for their families, friends, loved ones. Each year, we try to pay our respects in a new, almost clever way, so as not to repeat any past memorial services we may have held.
This year, Student Government Association hosted a memorial service in the academic quad to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack on our country. University President Madeleine Wing Adler and student body President Kyle J. Mullins spoke words of encouragement to the crowd of--.
Okay, now be prepared, here comes the part that you read, gasp, and look up in disgrace.
--120 students. The administrative and student presidents spoke words of encouragement to the crowd of 120 students. One hundred and twenty students made it out to the academic quad to pay tribute to the over 3,000 lives lost on September 11. That is a complete and utter atrocity, and it makes me question the respect and integrity of today's youth.
West Chester University has more than 13,000 students enrolled this fall. More than 4,000 of them live on campus and more than 3,000 of them live directly off-campus. The remainder of the school's students commute. Out of the 7,000-plus students within walking distance of the academic quad, 120 took the walk, stood for 20 minutes, and left. Disgraceful.
The service began shortly after 6 p.m. Several classes were being dismissed from Main Hall and students were filing in and out of FHG Library. In more instances than not-in fact, in nearly every instance-they walked right past the service. They didn't stop, just for a second, they kept their heads down and kept on trucking. Disgraceful.
September 11, 2001, is a day ingrained in our minds and lives forever. The terrible tragedies we endured, the incredible bravery we exhibited and the unimaginable plight we had yet to endure is something we try to remember each eleventh day of every September since. The world stopped on September 11, and for a moment in time, to mark the words of Jean-Marie Colombani on Sept. 12, 2001, "we are all Americans."
Each year, we remember those we lost, we pray for their families, friends, loved ones. Each year, we try to pay our respects in a new, almost clever way, so as not to repeat any past memorial services we may have held.
This year, Student Government Association hosted a memorial service in the academic quad to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack on our country. University President Madeleine Wing Adler and student body President Kyle J. Mullins spoke words of encouragement to the crowd of--.
Okay, now be prepared, here comes the part that you read, gasp, and look up in disgrace.
--120 students. The administrative and student presidents spoke words of encouragement to the crowd of 120 students. One hundred and twenty students made it out to the academic quad to pay tribute to the over 3,000 lives lost on September 11. That is a complete and utter atrocity, and it makes me question the respect and integrity of today's youth.
West Chester University has more than 13,000 students enrolled this fall. More than 4,000 of them live on campus and more than 3,000 of them live directly off-campus. The remainder of the school's students commute. Out of the 7,000-plus students within walking distance of the academic quad, 120 took the walk, stood for 20 minutes, and left. Disgraceful.
The service began shortly after 6 p.m. Several classes were being dismissed from Main Hall and students were filing in and out of FHG Library. In more instances than not-in fact, in nearly every instance-they walked right past the service. They didn't stop, just for a second, they kept their heads down and kept on trucking. Disgraceful.
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sauerlemon
Steve Sauer, The Quad's first wire editor
posted 10/09/06 @ 10:57 AM EST
The Quad apparently caught some flak over the publication of the F word in this thought-provoking piece. That the main point of this piece was overlooked, which holds that students are apathetic, really just proves the point, doesn't it? What's ironic, however, is that while the author admonishes those who appear to be apathetic and instructs them to "grow a fucking backbone," the author still "wishes to remain anonymous. (Continued…)
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