2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial supported by half-truths
letter to the editor
W. Tramaine Rausaw
Issue date: 9/22/06 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor,
I feel that I must address the half-truths printed in the Sept. 15 editorial, "Senior year sees lack of community." First, Senior Week is a sponsored series of events that brings graduating students together before their farewell to celebrate their accomplishments and future goals. It in no way concentrates community-building efforts into late spring. If seniors are peeved about the lack of senior events throughout the year, I suggest doing some research and reviving the Senior Disorientation Committee.
Second, off-campus students give up their free access to residence halls when they move off, but this does not mean they are prohibited from the community; they need only be guests of residents. In addition, Trinity residents have a privilege that many university students do not: access to other halls. As assistant director of Residential Living at a state university, I don't allow resident students access to halls other than their own. It is a safety precaution that most students welcome when they think about how often their rooms are robbed by other students (something that Trinity students should think about considering that it happens frequently and is reported rarely).
As for the meal plan, good luck with that one. The use of Tiger Bucks is open to anyone who visits Trinity and is actually more convenient for seniors because they get a refund after graduation whereas, with dine money, it's gone forever. All in all, senior community is what the seniors make of it, not what the University does for them.
W. Tramaine Rausaw ('06)
I feel that I must address the half-truths printed in the Sept. 15 editorial, "Senior year sees lack of community." First, Senior Week is a sponsored series of events that brings graduating students together before their farewell to celebrate their accomplishments and future goals. It in no way concentrates community-building efforts into late spring. If seniors are peeved about the lack of senior events throughout the year, I suggest doing some research and reviving the Senior Disorientation Committee.
Second, off-campus students give up their free access to residence halls when they move off, but this does not mean they are prohibited from the community; they need only be guests of residents. In addition, Trinity residents have a privilege that many university students do not: access to other halls. As assistant director of Residential Living at a state university, I don't allow resident students access to halls other than their own. It is a safety precaution that most students welcome when they think about how often their rooms are robbed by other students (something that Trinity students should think about considering that it happens frequently and is reported rarely).
As for the meal plan, good luck with that one. The use of Tiger Bucks is open to anyone who visits Trinity and is actually more convenient for seniors because they get a refund after graduation whereas, with dine money, it's gone forever. All in all, senior community is what the seniors make of it, not what the University does for them.
W. Tramaine Rausaw ('06)
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