To the Power at the top of Library tower

Can it be true? Is Fresno State really not allowing students in to the Satellite Student Union for the Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown debate? With students paying more for their college experiences than ever before and the Master Plan just a bloated, rotting corpse, this comes as no surprise. Students are constantly reminded that there is no need for their input and the paternalist administrators will make all decisions as they see fit.

Administrators surely will say, “We are selling tickets to the event. The money will be added to the Auxiliary funds to be used as we see fit.”

Step up administrators! Do we really want another scandal like the Palin event at CSU Stanislaus? I plead with you, set aside some seats for the students that they can purchase for a sliding scale or grant them to students who may benefit from the event academically, like political science and social science majors. Isn’t that what students are paying for, academic excellence?

P.S. While you’re at it, please demand that my professors’ money to be put back into their paychecks. There are no more furlough days, but forcing them to work more hours with more students at less money is a crap deal.

Whitney Thompson
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