2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial: Hypocritcal Condemnation
Issue date: 4/23/07 Section: Op-Ed
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Let me start out by saying that I love West Chester. I love West Chester University and I love West Chester Borough, but I still have my qualms. While I do not have a "95 theses" to post on the door of Asplundh, I do have the following grievances that many of you may either share with me or not be aware of.
Several news articles in recent news, no pun intended, have berated students for their ill mannered behavior. I am not writing this article to condone the actions of some students nor am I writing to defend the student body reputation. Rather, I am writing this article to attack the hypocrisy of the Borough and condemn the University for it's inaction in supporting and addressing the issues of its students.
To begin, lets look at Church Street - specifically between - Sharpless and Rosedale. Anyone who has ridden the bus to Church Street can tell you first- hand that you can save on the cost of Disneyland when you get the full Indiana Jones experience riding the bus to south campus. With the number of potholes that exist, the trip makes for one bumpy ride. Taking this into account, it would seem that while the borough has no problem collecting the coins from meters and ticketing cars, it certainly seems to have its reservations to fixing the quality of the street.
In response to Nancy Petersen's article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, I would like to know where she found her information regarding taxes. As a student who works, I find my paycheck swindled from me in the form of EMS taxes, township taxes, county taxes and state taxes all in a state where I am not even a registered voter. To top it off, I pay taxes to my home state, in addition to what is already deducted. I thought taxation without representation was kind of what we rallied over to declare our independence.
If taxation without representation is not enough, the Borough has passed housing restrictions to control who can rent houses to students. This limits the supply while maintaining the demand for housing, thereby, increasing the price for off campus student housing.
Several news articles in recent news, no pun intended, have berated students for their ill mannered behavior. I am not writing this article to condone the actions of some students nor am I writing to defend the student body reputation. Rather, I am writing this article to attack the hypocrisy of the Borough and condemn the University for it's inaction in supporting and addressing the issues of its students.
To begin, lets look at Church Street - specifically between - Sharpless and Rosedale. Anyone who has ridden the bus to Church Street can tell you first- hand that you can save on the cost of Disneyland when you get the full Indiana Jones experience riding the bus to south campus. With the number of potholes that exist, the trip makes for one bumpy ride. Taking this into account, it would seem that while the borough has no problem collecting the coins from meters and ticketing cars, it certainly seems to have its reservations to fixing the quality of the street.
In response to Nancy Petersen's article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, I would like to know where she found her information regarding taxes. As a student who works, I find my paycheck swindled from me in the form of EMS taxes, township taxes, county taxes and state taxes all in a state where I am not even a registered voter. To top it off, I pay taxes to my home state, in addition to what is already deducted. I thought taxation without representation was kind of what we rallied over to declare our independence.
If taxation without representation is not enough, the Borough has passed housing restrictions to control who can rent houses to students. This limits the supply while maintaining the demand for housing, thereby, increasing the price for off campus student housing.
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